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Corn promises well. Pasturage iu good condition. Oat crop 

 rather better than last year. 



Ipswich (0. C. Smith). — Fall tent caterpillar doing most dam- 

 age. Rowan about thirty per cent of average crop. Potatoes 

 light crop, about sixty-five per cent. Corn will be an average 

 crop if not injured by frost. Pasturage in poor condition. Oats 

 about sixty-five per cent of last year's crop. Onions, beets and 

 parsnips promise a fair crop. 



Topfrfteld (B. P. Pike). — Rowen a very light crop. Apples 

 dropping badly. Potatoes a very light crop. Corn not as good 

 as last year, ears not as long or fodder as heavy. Pasturage rather 

 short. Oat crop not nearly as good as last year. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Cohasset (E. E. Ellms). — No rowen. Potatoes a good crop. 

 Prospect for corn crop good. Pasturage very much injured by 

 drought. Oat crop same as last year. Pasturage has been so 

 poor that farmers have been obliged to feed their mowings. 



Weymouth (H. W. Dyer). — Prospect for rowen fair on low 

 land. Apple crop rather light. Dry weather is affecting the 

 potato crop ; the tops are dying before they are ripe. Corn crop 

 promises fairly. Pasturage is all dried up. Very few oats raised. 



Medfield (Geo. R. Cha.se). — Prospect for rowen not very good 

 though some pieces are fine. Potatoes will not be a full crop ; 

 drought will injure size and quantity. Prospect for corn excellent, 

 best crop for years. Pasturage suffering badly for rain. Oat 

 crop very good as a fodder crop. 



Medway (M. Morse). — The large green tomato worm is work- 

 ing badly. Rowen not good. Apples not a full crop. Potatoes 

 about three-fourths of a full crop. Corn promises well. Pastures 

 are short, but the late rains will improve them. 



Franldin (C. M. Allen). — Rowen a light crop. Potatoes a 

 light crop. Corn more than an average. Pasturage dried up. 

 Peaches have dropped olT badly and will not be over half the usual 

 crop. The hot, dry weather of a part of the season has been a 

 great damage to our farmers. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger) . — No rowen. Apple crop not half 

 as large as last year. Potatoes about half a crop. Corn about a 

 two-thirds crop. Pastures all dried up. There has been but one 

 shower since July 3. 



Dighton (A. W. Paul). — The onion thrip is doing the most 

 damage. Very little rowen, because of dry weather. Very few 



