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give a large crop. Early market-garden crops are fully up to the 

 normal in yield and price, except that peas are a short crop, and the 

 prospect is good for later ones. Quantity and price of dairy products 

 and supply and price of dairy cows normal. Pastures are in good 

 condition. There is a big crop of strawberries, but prices are low; red 

 raspberries large crop; black raspberries scarce. Oats are rusting 

 badly on account of wet weather. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Marshfield (John H. Bourne). — Cut worms are abundant, also 

 canker worms, tent caterpillars, rose bugs, potato bugs and a few brown- 

 tail moth caterpillars. Indian corn is a little better than in most years, 

 with about the usual acreage. Haying is about to commence, and the 

 grass crop was never growing faster than just now. The acreage of 

 forage crops will not be increased. There is a little smaller acreage of 

 early potatoes than usual, but the promise for the crop is excellent- 

 Peas are now ready and are a good crop. There is a good demand for 

 milk ; cows are rather plenty, but extra good ones are always in demand. 

 Pasturage is in very good condition. Apples and pears abundant ; straw- 

 berries good where late frost was not heavy. 



Pembroke (Nathaniel Morton). — Cut worms are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is about a normal crop; very Uttle field corn 

 raised here. The hay crop is better than last year, but not up to the 

 normal. The acreage of forage crops will not be increased. There is 

 a smaller acreage of early potatoes than usual, but the prospect for 

 the crop is good at present. Yield of early market-garden crops less 

 than usual, but prices high; prospect good for later ones. Quantity 

 of dairy products less than usual, prices better, and price of cows much 

 higher. Pastures are in better condition than usual. Strawberries are 

 a good crop. 



Bridgewater (R. Cass). — Potato bugs, rose bugs, squash bugs and 

 cut worms are doing some damage. Corn is later than usual, with the 

 acreage about as usual. Haying has hardly commenced, but there 

 promises to be a good crop. The acreage of forage crops will be about 

 as in former years. The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as 

 usual, with the promise of a good crop. Market-garden crops are a 

 fair average in yield, with prices about normal; prospect good for 

 those not yet harvested. Quantity and price of dairy products and 

 supply and price of dairy cows about as in former years. Pastures are 

 in good condition. Strawberries were injured by the late frosts. 



Plympton (Wixthrop Fillehrown). — All common insects seem 

 to be abundant this year. The acreage of Indian corn is about as usual, 

 and it is looking finely. Haying has not begun, but grass is growing 

 rapidly and we look for a good crop. Forage crops will have about the 

 usual acreage. There is no increase in the acreage of potatoes, but 

 they are looking better than usual. Early market-garden crops gave 



