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tion, though rather late. Rowen will be an extra good crop. Most po- 

 tato fields are looking well, but some have blighted. There will be not 

 more than half crops of apples and pears; very few peaches, and a 

 small crop of cranberries. Pasturage is in very good condition. There 

 is a fair crop of both oats and barley, but a small acreage. 



Walpole (Edward L. Shepard). — Indian corn is above the normal. 

 Sweet corn is not very extensively grown, but is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be above the normal on early cut fields. The prospect is 

 good for late potatoes, but there is some bhght and rot. There will be 

 about half a crop of fruit. Pasturage is above the normal in condi- 

 tion. Oats and barley are fair average crops. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson). — Indian corn is in fine condition. 

 Sweet corn is slightly raised for market, and is in excellent condition. 

 Rowen promises to be an excellent crop. Blight has put in an ap- 

 pearance on potatoes. There will be a large crop of all kinds of fruit. 

 Pastures are in fine condition. Oats and barley have been about three- 

 fourths crops. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Indian corn is a Httle late, but looks 

 finely. Sweet corn is in good condition, and yielding finely. The 

 prospect for the rowen crop is the best for years. Late potatoes are 

 looking well, though there is some blight. There will be about an 

 average crop of fruit. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and 

 barley are good crops. This has been an exceptionally good season 

 for growing plants, and nearly all crops are very fine. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Indian corn is a little late, but is 

 looking finely. Sweet corn is not raised in large quantities; the early 

 crop was poor, but later varieties are in fine condition. The rowen 

 crop will be above average where hay was cut early, and fairly good 

 on later cut fields. The prospect for potatoes is good, with no rot. 

 Apples poor; pears fair; peaches and grapes poor. Pasturage is in 

 excellent condition. Oats and barley are above the average in yield. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Sweet corn is a full average crop in yield and quaUty, Rowen will 

 be more than an average crop. There are no apples; pears a fair 

 crop; cranberries fair. Pastures are in very good condition. Oats 

 and barley are about average crops. The season thus far has been 

 very good. 



Seekonk (John W. Peck). — Indian corn is httle raised, but is 

 looking finely. There is a large acreage of sweet corn, and it looks 

 finely. Rowen promises to be an excellent crop. Late potatoes are 

 looking well, though there is blight on some low fields. The fruit crop 

 will not be nearly up to that of last year. Pastures are in very good 

 condition, owing to abundance of rain. Oats and barley are good 



