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BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage ; so much wet weather that Paris green has little effect. 

 Indian corn never looked better, and is growing fast ; acreage 

 about the same as last year. Haying began about June 20, but 

 wet weather stopped the cutting; crop good. Acreage of early 

 potatoes about the same as last year ; promise more than a full 

 crop. Pasturage never looked better. Strawberries a fair crop ; 

 red raspberries will be a light crop. 



Barnstable (John Bursley) . — Fire worms on cranberry vines 

 and rose bugs on grape vines are doing the most damage. Indian 

 corn a little late, but looks well ; acreage an average one. Hay- 

 ing progressing slowly, because of poor weather ; about a two- 

 thirds crop. Early potatoes an average acreage ; looking well. 

 Pasturage good. Strawberries nearly all marketed. Cranberries 

 have suffered somewhat from frost and fireworms. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell) . — The potato beetle is doing the 

 most damage. Indian corn looking well, although somewhat late ; 

 acreage about as last year. Haying has commenced, but the 

 weather is unfavorable ; crop promises more than an average. 

 Acreage of early potatoes about an average ; crop promises to be 

 an average one. Dairy products about an average. Pasturage 

 very good. Strawberries very good. The season has been cold 

 and backward, with sufficient moisture for all crops. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tishury (Wm. J. Rotch). — Potato bugs are doing the 

 most damage Indian corn rather backward ; acreage not over 

 eighty per cent of previous years. Haying not yet begun, but a 

 large crop is assured. Full acreage of early potatoes, with pros- 

 pect of a good crop. Very little change in quantity and price of 

 dairy products. Pasturage excellent. Strawberry crop is large 

 and of good quality. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (C. W. Gardner). — Rose bugs and potato bugs are 

 doing the most damage. Field corn looking finely ; sweet corn 

 badly rotted. Grass on new lands is looking finely ; on old lands, 

 not so heavy. Acreage of early potatoes about an average ; crop 

 looks very well at present. Dairy products about an average in 

 quantity and price. The cranberry crop is not so good or so for- 

 ward as usual, on account of wet weather and extreme heat. 



