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about the same prices as last year ; cows are high, and the supply 

 limited. Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries are a poor 

 crop, and injured by the wet weather. 



Dighton (J. N. Paul). — Cut worms, potato bugs and onion 

 maggots are doing some damage. Acreage of corn as large as 

 usual, but it came up poorly and is backward in growth. Haying 

 has not commenced, and there will be about half a crop. The 

 acreage of forage crops will be increased. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is as usual, and the crop promises to be good. Early 

 market-garden crops made poor yields, with higher prices; later 

 crops do not promise well. Quantity and price of dairy products 

 about as usual ; dairy cows not plenty, and higher in price. Pas- 

 turage is in good condition. Apples good ; pears poor ; no peaches ; 

 raspberries badly winter-killed. The strawberry crop was a bad 

 failure, owing to the continued wet weather, which caused the 

 berries to rot both ripe and green, so that not half the crop prom- 

 ised was secured. 



Swansea (F. Gr. Arnold). — Tent caterpillars and elm beetles 

 are doing some damage. Corn is late, and therefore short ; acre- 

 age greater than in previous years. No haying done yet ; prospect 

 fair on good land, old fields light. Forage crops will show an in- 

 creased acreage. Acreage of early potatoes about normal, but 

 they came up poorly, and are small. Milk is 10 cents per can 

 higher than formerly, supply equal to the demand ; cows are 

 scarce, and from SlO to $15 higher than formerly. Pastures are 

 in good condition. No peaches ; apples and pears set well ; straw- 

 berries have sold for good prices, but the yield is not a full one. 



Westport (A. S. Sherman). — Rose bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is not doing well ; acreage about as usual. The 

 late rains will help the hay crop, but have prevented cutting. 

 Forage crops will have an increased acreage. Acreage of early 

 potatoes less than usual, and the promise of the crop is very poor. 

 Prices for early market-garden crops good, but prospect for later 

 ones injured by the cold weather. Prices for dairy products are 

 the same as in former years, but good cows are much higher. 

 Pastures are in very good condition indeed. Apples and pears 

 promise well ; peaches and cherries almost none ; strawberries are 

 yielding well, but the wet weather makes it difficult to pick them. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Potato bugs, squash bugs and 

 currant worms are doing some damage. The acreage of corn is 

 above the average, but it is uneven, and in very poor condition. 

 Very little haying has been done, and the crop is somewhat im- 

 proved since the rains. The acreage of forage crops will be in- 

 creased. Potatoes are very uneven, some fields being good and 



