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frosts and heavy rains. Ipswich (Essex County), forty 

 acres ; no increase ; estimated yield, seventy-five to one 

 hundred barrels ; one-fourth of a crop ; good quality ; con- 

 sidered a profitable crop, as most of the cranberries grow on 

 sea-shore sand. Westport (Bristol County), thirty acres; 

 no increase ; estimated yield, one hundred and fifty barrels ; 

 one-fourth crop ; berries small ; crop not considered very 

 profitable, owing to vine worms. 



The following returns have been received from Plymouth 

 County. Duxbury, about one hundred and twenty-five acres ; 

 no increase ; estimated yield, five thousand barrels ; yield 

 very small, but fruit of extra quality ; crop considered prof- 

 itable if properly handled ; general drawbacks, fire, span 

 and fruit worms. East Bridge water, four and one-half acres ; 

 increase of one-half an acre ; estimated yield, forty-five 

 barrels ; quality excellent ; crop a new one, and is consid- 

 ered profitable. Hanover, twenty-five acres, no increase ; 

 estimated yield, eight hundred and fifty barrels ; about 

 one half a crop ; good quality ; crop considered profitable. 

 Mattapoisett, ten acres; no increase; estimated yield, one 

 thousand barrels ; crop above average ; berries in good 

 condition and ripening early ; crop considered very profit- 

 able ; lack of capital chief drawback. Rochester, four 

 hundred and fifty acres, an increase ; estimated yield, 

 four thousand barrels ; yield averages with last year ; good 

 quality, but berries small ; crop considered profitable ; a 

 number of large bogs owned by non-residents. 



A consolidation of the returns received from one hun- 

 dred and twenty towns shows a total of 5,850 acres, an 

 estimated yield of 100,820 barrels, and that the crop is about 

 three-fourths of an average crop. The estimated value 

 of the crop is $650,000. Of the total acreage, 2,300 

 acres are in Barnstable County and 2,600 in Plymouth 

 County. The acreage in both counties is an increase over 

 last year. The crop of Barnstable County is given as 27,500 

 barrels and the crop in Plymouth County as 67,100 barrels. 

 The berries this season average small in size, but of generally 

 good quality. The chief drawbacks to the culture have been 

 due to the ravages of the fire, span and fruit worms, drought, 

 rot in the berry, frost and want of facilities for flowage. 



