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NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Cohasset (Ellery C. Bates). — There is very little complaint of 

 insect damage at the present. The hay crop is above normal. Oats 

 are mostly raised as a forage crop and are in fair condition. Late 

 potatoes and other late market-garden crops look very well; early 

 crops nearly a failure on account of dry weather. The fruit prospect 

 in general is fair. Pasturage at present is in poor condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are about normal. There are no silos in this locality. 



Randolph (Rufus A. Thayer). — The potato beetle and gypsy 

 moth are our greatest insect enemies at present. Corn is in excel- 

 lent condition and nearly all will be put in the silo. The hay crop 

 was a good average one. Corn, oats and millet are raised as forage 

 crops and all are doing well. Market-garden crops are in good 

 average condition, with prices fair. The prospect for the apple 

 crop is rather poor; for pears fair; grapes good. Pasturage has 

 been greatly helped by the late rains, which have also given rowen 

 a good start. Oats and barley only used as forage and they are in 

 good condition. Only a very few new apple trees have been set. 

 About one-half of the dairy farmers use the sUo and no new ones 

 are going up. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — The maple louse, potato beetle, 

 elm-leaf beetle, gypsy and brown-tail moths are worrying the farmers 

 the most. Indian corn is very backward and poor; about 90 per cent 

 came up. The hay crop was very fair in quality and about 75 per 

 cent in quantity. As forage crops oats and peas half a crop ; millet, 

 Hungarian and barley just put in latelj^ Market-garden crops are 

 in a poor condition and high in price. Fiiiit prospects: apples 90 

 per cent; pears 70 per cent; peaches none; plums 40 per cent; 

 quinces 60 per cent; grapes 75 per cent; and cranberries 50 per cent. 

 Pastures are very dry. Rye compares favorably with former years 

 and oats and barley about one-half normal. About five acres of new 

 orchard have been set. Eighty-five per cent of the farmers in this 

 locality make use of the silo. Rye is used to a slight extent for 

 ensilage. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Tent caterpillars and potato bugs are 

 most injurious. Corn has been injured by the dry weather; prob- 

 ably more than half the crop is for ensilage. A very good hay crop. 

 AU kinds of forage crops are raised, but it has been too dry for a 

 good growth. The dry weather has injured market-garden crops, 

 and prices are consequently high. The prospect for apples is light; 

 peaches none ; pears light ; plums few ; quinces good and grapes good. 

 Pastures are very dry. About half of the dairy farmers have silos, 

 which is about five to one compared with ten years ago. Early, 



