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apples, above the average; pears, below; peaches and cranberries, 

 average. Fruit, quality: apples, fair; cranberries, as good as aver- 

 age. No damage from early frosts. To some extent there has been 

 an awakened interest in modern methods of pruning and the general 

 care of the apple orchard which has resulted in more and better 

 fruit. 



North Brewster (Thos. D. Sears). — The Indian com crop will 

 be about normal. The rowen crop is very good; also fall feed. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and its present condi- 

 tion is good. The onion crop is above the average. There is a good 

 yield of potatoes, and the quality is good. The prospect for root 

 crops is good, as also for celery and other late garden crops. Fruit, 

 yield: apples, pears, peaches, gi-apes and cranberries, compare 

 favorablj^ with the average. Fruit, quality: apples, pears, peaches 

 and grapes, good; cranberries, fair. No damage from frost. There 

 has been a great awakening in the interest in apple orchards and 

 also in other fruits. We have larger and better fruit through 

 modern methods of caring for fruit trees. 



Eastham (A. L. Nickerson). — The corn crop is possibly a little 

 better than normal. The rowen crop is better than average. Fall 

 feed is better than usual. About the usual amount of fall seeding 

 has been done; its condition is good. There is a bumper potato 

 yield, of excellent quality. There is very little market gardening 

 done here, but the potato crop is excellent and the quality is of 

 the best. Asparagus has made a good growth and is looking well. 

 Fruit, yield : apples, about normal ; pears, large ; grapes, more than 

 usual; cranberries, average. Fruit, quality: apples, very fine; 

 pears, good; grapes, good; cranberries, about as usual. No frost 

 damage. There is more interest being taken in the subjects of 

 pruning and general care of the apple orchard than formerly. 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — Only a very little Indian corn is 

 raised, but the crop is about an average. Rowen is probably up 

 to the usual average. Fall feed is barely up to average, on account 

 of dry weather. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 and it is in normal condition. The onion crop is an average one. 

 Potatoes are fair in quality, average in yield. Turnips and beets 

 offer a good prospect; celery is hardly an average crop; other late 

 market-garden crops are normal. Fruit, yield: apples, pears, 

 peaches and grapes, average; cranberries, above average. Fruit, 

 quality: Early Black cranberries are rather small in most cases, 

 on account of the dry summer. Slight damage to garden vegetables 

 was done by frost on September 22, but none to cranberries. Spray- 

 ing methods are growing in favor, and more general interest is 

 manifested in better care of the apple orchard. 



