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very severe drought, and there has been but very little raia since 

 July 3. Corn seems to stand the drought the best, but many fields 

 roll up badly. 



West Bridgewater (F. E. Howard). — Hay crop, except that 

 cut in June, as large and as good as last year. Yield of early 

 potatoes not very large ; price $1 per bushel. Prospect for apple 

 crop very poor. One man in this town has raised thirty-two acres 

 of oats, and harvested them in good condition the present week. 

 The hot spell of weather tells hard on all crops . 



Middlehorough (C. E. Weston). — The season has been without 

 a parallel for securing the hay crop, and English hay has all been 

 cut and housed in fine condition. Fresh haying has just com- 

 menced. Early vegetables ai-e plenty and in good demand. Early 

 potatoes have yielded fairly well ; price 81.50 per bushel. Apples 

 promise to be a fair crop, rather better than last year, although 

 they have dropped off badly. Pastures are nearly dried up. Rye 

 and straw are better than last year and larger quantity. 



Wareham (A. Savary). — Hay crop generally good both in 

 quantity and quality. Early potatoes have yielded well, but late 

 potatoes promise poorly on account of drought. No apples. 

 Pastures are drying up and foddering is necessary. We have had 

 an unusually dry summer ; no rain of any consequence since May. 

 Vegetation is suffering fearfully. The cranberry crop is suffering 

 from dry, hot weather and from the span worm, and the crop will 

 not be over one-half the usual amount. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (Daniel Wicks). — Hay more than last year in quan- 

 tity and of good quality. Early potatoes hardly a fair crop. Late 

 potatoes promise to be a failure. Very poor show for apples as to 

 quantity and of the poorest quality. We are having a very severe 

 drought, the worst since 1876. We had wet until the 4th of July, 

 and since then no rain but a scorching sun, and vegetation was not 

 prepared for it. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Hay crop lai-ger than last year 

 and of good quality. Early potatoes small and a very poor crop. 

 Late potatoes will be a small crop on account of the dry weather. 

 Prospect very poor for apple crop. Pastures are getting to be 

 very poor. Rye crop is good. 



Barnstable (John Bursley) . — Hay on old fields lighter than 

 last year ; on new, seeded good ; quality equal to last year. Early 

 potatoes yielded very poorly ; price $1 per bushel. Prospect of 

 light yield of late potatoes and no apples. Pasturage is very poor. 



