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in good condition. Xo onions are raised here. Potatoes are a small 

 yield, of good quality. The prospect is good for root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops. But few apples will be harvested, 

 and no peaches. About two-thirds of the cranberry crop has been 

 gathered, and an average crop of berries of the best quality is assured. 



Lakevilk (Nathaniel G. Staples). — Indian corn is not more than 

 an average crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. 

 About the usual amount of fall seeding has been done, but it does not 

 look very well as yet, owing to dry weather. Onions are not up to 

 the normal. There will not be more than three-fourths of a normal 

 crop of potatoes, but they are of good c[uality. Early sown turnips 

 were hurt by drought, late sown better; other root crops fair. There 

 is about an average crop of fruit of all kinds. 



Rochester (Geo. H. R.\ndall). — Corn is better than an average 

 crop. Early mown meadows had a large crop of rowen, while late mown 

 ones gave a small crop. About the usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, and it is looking finely. There is the smallest crop of onions 

 for many years. Potatoes are about half a crop, but of good quahty. 

 The prospect is generally good for root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops, though not much celery is grown. Apples are 

 half a crop ; pears and peaches good ; grapes light ; cranberries good ; 

 no frost as yet. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — Indian corn compares favorably with a 

 normal crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. Very 

 little fall seeding, if any, has been done. Scarcely any onions are 

 grown here. Potatoes have made a very good yield, and are of fine 

 (juality. Very few root crops or late market-garden crops are grown. 

 Apples poor; pears cracking badly ; peaches scarce ; few grapes; cran- 

 berries about average. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Indian corn and sweet corn are fully 

 up to the normal. Rowen and fall feed are above the usual average. 

 Not much fall seeding has been done this fall. Onions have blighted 

 very badh^ on most fields. Potatoes compare well with the a\Trage in 

 yield and quality, but show some rot. Root crops are doing fairly 

 well, especially turnips. Apples are plenty on most orchards; pears 

 poor; peaches few; grapes good; cranberries plenty. 



Ma.shpee (W. F. Hammond). — The croji of Indian corn is above the 

 average. The rowen crop and fall feed are about average. There has 

 been the usual amount of fall seeding done, and it looks well. The 

 onion crop is below the average. Potatoes are below the average in 

 yield and (juality. All root crops are about average. Apples, pears, 

 l)eaches, gra{)es and cranberries are about half crops. 



Barnstable (John Buksley). — Indian corn is S,') per cent of a normal 

 crop, Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. The usual 



