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pect of a light crop. The acreage of early potatoes is larger than 

 usual but frost injured the crop early in the season. Yield of 

 early market garden crops fair but prices below former years. 

 Butter lower in price ; milk remains the same ; stock in good condi- 

 tion. Pasturage is beginning to fail. Small fruits and berries 

 need rain. 



Dartmontli (L. T. Davis). — Potato bugs and canker worms are 

 doing the most damage. Indian corn is looking very well ; acre- 

 age not as large as some years. Haying started quite briskly with 

 about a nine-tenths crop. Early potatoes looking fairly well. 

 Early market garden crops not up to some years ; later crops look- 

 ing fairly well. No change in dairy products. Pasturage is 

 shortened for lack of rain. Strawberries very poor; currants not 

 over a two-thirds crop ; apples set well, 



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Brockton (Davis Copeland). — Rose bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing the most damage. Haying has not commenced but the crop 

 is fair. Early potatoes are about as usual in acreage and promise 

 a fair crop. Early market garden crops were fair with low prices 

 and the prospect is the same for later ones. Dairy products the 

 same as usual; stock healthy. Pasturage is short. Strawberry 

 crop short. Rain is much needed. 



West Bridgewater (F. E. Howard). — Potato bugs and rose 

 bugs are doing the most damage. Corn is looking finely. Hay- 

 ing is just commencing ; crop below average. Early potatoes about 

 average in acreage and possibly an average crop. Early market 

 garden crops below average in yield but above in price ; prospect 

 good for later ones. Milk about as last year ; butter less in price ; 

 condition of stock good. Pasturage good. Strawberries suffered 

 from drought ; currants and gooseberries promise a good crop ; 

 raspberries winter killed. 



Marshfield (John McGilling) • — Corn will be only half a crop 

 on account of dry weather. Hay is fair on low land and poor on 

 high land. Potatoes have rotted in the ground, and will be only 

 half a crop. Market garden crops look well. Dairy stock looks 

 well. Pasturage is looking well. Cranberries injured by frost. 

 Oats have rusted badly. 



Kingston (J. H. Cushman). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage. Corn is looking quite well, and the acreage is about 

 average. "Hay will be about a two-thirds crop. The potato crop 

 looks small on account of dry weather. Early market garden crops 

 were light and the prices about average. Dairy products fully up 



