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account of drought, no rot as yet. Apples very good, pears not 

 very plenty, peaches and cranberries very few. Pasturage is 

 very good. Very little drainage is done but tile is the most satis- 

 factory. 



Newbury (Geo. W. Adams). Corn is in very good condition 

 and the crop will be a fair average. Rowen is much less than in 

 former years. The condition of late potatoes is good to fair, a 

 little rust and blight, but little rot. Apples small to fair, pears 

 good, peaches good, grapes and cranberries poor. Pasturage is 

 very short and dry. Oats and barley are about the same as last 

 year for early and low land, less for late and high. Not much 

 draining done though some tile is used. 



Ipsivkh (O. C. Smith). — There will be about an average crop 

 of Indian corn. On wet low land the rowen crop is good, on high 

 land hardly any. Potatoes are better than was expected, some 

 blight and a little rot. Fruit crops all promise to be good except 

 peaches. Pastures are short and need rain. Oats and barley 

 about as last year. Not much attention is paid to drainage 

 though most farmers have surface drains. 



To2).<]field (B. P. Pike). — It is too dry for corn to fill out well. 

 There will be very little rowen cut. Some potatoes on low land 

 are very good, others light, no blight. Apples a full crop on 

 most farms, pears plenty, no cranberries. Pastures are dry and 

 short. There is very little grain threshed in this vicinity. Our 

 farmers do not drain much, they are thinking more of irrigating 

 at the present time. 



Ifarblehead (Wm. S. Phillips, Jr.). — Corn is in fair condition. 

 Rowen is not quite up to the average. In some fields of potatoes 

 the lateness of the crop will be the only out, in others the rust and 

 drought are making havoc. There is a fair crop of apples in some 

 orchards. Pasturage is very poor indeed. Most farms here have 

 to be drained, open ditches are the rule, but where land has been 

 tiled the best results are shown. During the last month it has 

 been very dry and many wells and springs show no moisture. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 

 Medivay (Monroe Morse). — Corn is injured by drought and 

 will be below average. There is practically no rowen. Potatoes 

 will be a light crop, no rot, but the leaves have a blighted appear- 

 ance from the ravages of the flea beetle. Apples good ; pears good ; 

 peaches few ; grapes fair. Pastures are very brown and short. 

 Oats and barley are grown only for fodder. Only a few farmers 

 have put in drains. I have laid 250 rods, using tile, and am much 

 pleased with the result. 



