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Norton (H. G. Danfortpi). — Com is looking well. There will 

 be a light crop of rowen. Fruit prospect: apples, poor; pears, poor; 

 peaches, none; grapes, poor; the local outlook is for a good cran- 

 berry crop. Pasturage is in fair condition. No barley; very few 

 oats. Interest in ducks and geese has decreased in recent years. 



Dighion (Howard C. Briggs). — Indian corn is backward. There 

 will be about a one-half crop of rowen. Late potatoes will be about 

 a one-half crop ; no rot yet. Fruit prospect : apples, one-half ; 

 pears, average; peaches, none; grapes, average; cranberries, one-half. 

 Pasturage is in poor condition. Oats and barley about three-fourths 

 crop. Celery and other late market-garden crops are in good con- 

 dition. Interest in ducks and geese has shown no marked change. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Corn is now recovering from the long 

 drought; early planted is looking good. Prospect for rowen is very 

 poor. Late potatoes, owing to drought, are vei-y small; no blight 

 or rot. Fruit prospect: apples, poor; pears, fair; peaches, small 

 crop; grapes, good. While the recent rains have improved pasture, 

 it is still very short. Oats are a fair crop; barley is not grown 

 for grain in this vicinity. Celery is looking good now ; turnips look- 

 ing fair. Market growing of ducks and geese is not practiced here. 



Aeushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Corn bids fair to be nearly up to 

 normal. Rowen will be nearly a normal crop. Late potatoes looking 

 well, but some blight is noticed. Fruit prospect: fall apples, good; 

 pears, a one-half crop; grapes, good; quinces, few; cranberries, fair. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley not up to normal. 

 Late market-garden crops in fair condition. A very small increase 

 in the market production of ducks and geese is noticeable. The wet 

 weather of August has been a great help to all late crops. Early 

 potatoes, owing to the dry weather, were a failure, but the late crop 

 is in fine condition. 



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Norwell (Henry A. Turner). — Corn is looking well. The rowen 

 crop will be larger than usual. Late potatoes promise a good crop, 

 showing no blight as yet. Fruit prospect: apples, rather poor; 

 pears, not many; peaches, a fair crop; grapes, good; quinces, fair; 

 cranberries, good. Pasturage is in fair condition since the rains. 

 Celery and market-garden crops are not much raised in this vicinity. 

 Cannot see that there has been any marked change in the interest in 

 the growing of ducks and geese for market. 



Hanover (Harrison L. House). — Indian corn is in fair condi- 

 tion. A good crop of rowen is promised in most places. Prospect 

 for late potatoes is good; no blight or rot noticed. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, very few; pears, good; peaches, fair; grapes, good; quinces, 

 none raised; cranberries, fair. Condition of pasturage is good. No 

 oats or barley raised, or at least a very little of the former. No 



