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Brewster (Thomas D. Sears). — Corn is now in good condition 

 as a result of the late rains. The prospect for row en is good, the 

 promise being for a full average crop. Fruit prospect: apples, 

 good; pears, good; peaches, fair; grapes, fair; cranberry crop, poor 

 on account of worms, and drj'^ weather the first of the season. Pas- 

 turage is now looking good as a result of the recent rains. Oats and 

 barley compare favorably with former years. All late market-garden 

 crops are looking well. The interest in the production for market 

 of ducks and geese has increased noticeably in recent years. 



Wellfleet (E. S. Jacobs). — What little corn is raised in this 

 locality is in good condition. Rowen crop will be larger than that 

 of last year. Fruit prospect : apples, excellent ; pears, plentiful ; 

 peaches, plentiful; graiDes, normal; quinces, very good; cranberries, 

 a large crop. Pasturage is now very good, the recent rains having 

 greatly improved the uplands. Very little barley raised, but this is 

 in good condition. Celery and late market-garden crops are in better 

 condition than at this time for several years. The production of 

 ducks and geese for market is very limited in this locality. 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — Com is in about normal condition, but 

 very little is raised here. The rowen crop is better than the average, 

 owing to late rains. The prospect for late potatoes is fair, and no 

 blight has been in evidence. Fruit prospect : apples, below average ; 

 pears, average; peaches, average; grapes, good; quinces, rather shy; 

 cranberries in this vicinity are more than the average. Pasturage 

 is now in good condition since the recent rains. Very little oats and 

 barley raised. Late market-garden crops are apparently in good 

 condition. The interest in the market jDroduction of ducks and geese 

 has shown something of a decline in recent years. 



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West Tisbury (George Hunt Luce). — Corn is in very good con- 

 dition. Rowen prospect is very good. Late potatoes are somewhat 

 below the average in condition, but no blight or rot is in evidence. 

 Prospect for apples is fair; pears, good; peaches, below the average. 

 Oats and barley are below the average. Pasturage is now in fairly 

 good condition. The interest in the production of ducks and geese 

 has undergone no marked change in recent years. 



