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to the average in quantity and price. Pastures are getting sliort 

 and dry. Early apples look well ; strawberries, currants and 

 gooseberries not half crops. P^verytbing suffering from dry 

 weather. 



Lakeville (Elijridge Cusiiman). — Canker worms, rose bugs 

 and potato bugs are doing the most damage. Indian corn is fair, 

 acreage about the same as last year. Haying begun with a four- 

 fifths crop. Early potatoes materially increased in acreage ; crop 

 checked by dry weather. Early market garden crops were a small 

 yield and prices fair. Dairy products less than last year in quan- 

 tity ; price the same ; stock in good health. Pasturage short. 

 Strawberries were a small crop. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Potato beetles and striped squash 

 bugs very plenty. Sweet corn is fine, acreage on the iucrease. 

 Haying not progressing much on account of bad weather. Acre- 

 age of potatoes increased, crop uneven. Early market garden 

 crops average in yield and price. Stock in good average condi- 

 tion. Pastures are getting dry and short. Strawberries have been 

 fair ; cranberries not very promising on account of frost. 



Maslvpee (W. F. Hammond). — Girdle worms, cut worms aud 

 potato bugs are doing the most damage. Indian corn is rather 

 backward, acreage increased one-fifth. Haying just begun, crop 

 a good average. Early potatoes promise well, with a third more 

 acreage. Early market garden crops average in quantity and 

 price, prospect for later ones good. Dairy products increased in 

 quantity, price the same ; condition of stock good. Pasturage 

 very good. Apples, pears and strawberries half a crop ; cranber- 

 ries a one-third crop ; currants and raspberries average. 



West Barnstable (John Bursley) . — The cranberry fire worm 

 and the potato bug are doing the most damage. Corn very small, 

 acreage average. Haying progressing slowly, with a light crop. 

 Early potatoes are average in acreage, but the crop will be small 

 unless rain comes soon. Dairy products much the same ; stock 

 healthy. Pasturage suffering from lack of rain. Cranberries will 

 not be as large a crop as last year. 



Breivster (J. H. Clark). — Potato beetles and cranberry vine 

 worms are doing the most damage. Indian corn is lookhig well, 

 acreage about average. Haying is progressing rapidly and the 

 crop is light. Early potatoes arc above the average in acreage and 

 are looking well. Early market garden crops are about average 

 but are beginning to suffer from drought. Price of dairy [)ro(lucts 



