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the whole for years ; crops much below the average, and prices 

 lower still. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis). — Indian corn about 85 per cent 

 of full crop. Rowen is not over 10 per cent of a crop. Potatoes 

 a little more than half a crop ; no rot. Apples 85 in condition ; 

 pears 90. Pasturage is very short ; stock having to be fed in 

 barns. Not much threshing done yet ; but oats and barley are 

 perhaps three-fourths crops. Some drainage in this section with 

 small stones and tile drains. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



West Brklgeivater (F. E. Howard). — Indian corn has suffered, 

 and is suffering extremely from the drought. Rowen very poor 

 indeed. Potatoes a very poor crop ; have not noticed blight or 

 rot to any extent. Apples and pears plenty ; peaches, grapes and 

 cranberries scarce. Pasturage is short. Oats and barley were 

 smaller crops than last year. Not much attention is paid to the 

 drainage of farms, open drainage being most practised. 



Marshfeld (J. H. Bourne). — Corn a three-fourths crop, and 

 not as good as a month ago. Very little rowen here. Late pota- 

 toes not as good as early ; no blight or rot. Apples abundant, 

 also pears, peaches and grapes not quite up ; cranberries suffering 

 from worms, and not over half a crop. Pasturage is in poor con- 

 dition. Oats and barley much smaller crops than last year. Some 

 meadows are drained with open ditches, and some with tile. Our 

 dike meadows all need draining, but this year the dry weather was 

 too much for them, the salt being drawn up from the bottom and 

 the water evaporating and leaving the salt near the surface, thus 

 injuring the roots of the crops. 



Kingston (J. H. Cushman). — There will not be over a two- 

 thirds crop of corn. Rowen is not more than a one-fourth crop. 

 There will be a very light yield of late potatoes, and on some fields 

 they have commenced to rot. Good prospect for apples ; pears and 

 peaches scarce ; grapes fairly good, also cranberries. Pastures 

 very dry ; we have to feed our cows daily. Oats not more than 

 half a crop. Low lands are drained with ditches filled with stone. 



Halifax (G. "W. Hayward). — Corn not in very good condi- 

 tion, and the crop will be light. No rowen for miles around ; most 

 fields as dry as when cut. Potatoes will be light ; no rot. Fruit 

 very poor, except apples, which will be a fair crop. There is no 

 pasturage, as we have had no rain to help the pastures this sum- 

 mer. Oats and barley are sown only for fodder, and are light. 

 Very little done in the way of drainage except by open ditches ; 

 very little tile drain in this vicinity. 



