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crops are good considering the drought ; prices very low. Apples 

 and cranberries are doing ver}' well. Pastures are crisp and dry. 

 Rye, oats and barley are a little above the average. 



Wareham (A. B. Savary). — The potato bug is the only insect 

 proving troublesome. Corn is in poor condition because of the 

 drought. Hay was less than an average crop, biit the quality was 

 good. Forage crops are poor because of continued dry weather. 

 Potatoes and other garden crops are poor. The prospect for fruit 

 is poor should the weather continue hot and dry. Pasturage is 

 very poor, being badly dried. Rye, oats and barley w^ere small 

 crops. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Fahnoidli (D. R. Wicks). — The fall web worm and the boll 

 worm are doing the most damage. Corn is doing well and about 

 four-fifths of it will be put in the silo or fed green. Hay was 

 about a three-fourths crop of good quality. Corn is the principal 

 forage crop. Market garden crops are good ; early potatoes badly 

 blighted. Apples promise fairly ; pears, peaches, grapes and 

 cranberries poorly. Pasturage is very short. Rye, oats and bar- 

 ley about average crops. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway) . — Fire worms are doing the most 

 damage. Indian corn was very good until the past two weeks 

 when drought has checked it. The hay crop was below the 

 average but of good quality. Fodder corn is raised as a forage 

 crop but is drying up. Potatoes are nearly a failure. Fruit is 

 good with the exception of cranberries of which there will be very 

 few. Pasturage is all burnt up. Rye a fair crop. Oats blighted 

 and were small. 



Barnstable (Johx Bursley). — AVire worms, corn worms and 

 fire worms are doing the most damage. Corn is suffering for rain ; 

 not over five per cent will be used for ensilage. Hay was a three- 

 fourths crop of good quality. No forage crops are being raised as 

 nothing can be sown because of drought. Market garden crops 

 not over 25 per cent of average ; prices good. Cranberries not 

 over a one-third crop and all fruit light. Pastures are burned and 

 parched. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. No rain since 

 May 31. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). — Indian corn is below average in 

 condition. Hay is not more than a three-fourths crop ; quality 

 good. Some fodder corn is raised to supplement the hay crop, 

 but it is too dry for any forage crop. Potatoes are much below 

 the average in yield. Apples and pears fair; cranberries perhaps 

 one-third of a crop. 



