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doubtful. Pasturage is very poor at the present writing. Rye, oats 

 and barley are but little grown. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing damage. 

 Indian corn is in very good condition; about half the crop goes into 

 the silo. The hay crop is about average in quantity and quality. 

 Millet and corn are the forage crops grown and are in excellent con- 

 dition. The outlook for potatoes is good. All kinds of fruit in this 

 section indicate a small crop. Pastures are very short, but the showers 

 of the last ten days will improve them. Rye, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. More than 4 inches of rain has fallen in the last ten 

 days and the ground is now w^ll soaked. 



Seekonk (John W. Peack). — There is no damage from insects in 

 this locality. Corn is little raised except for silo or forage. The hay 

 crop is nearly up to the average for ciuantity and ciuality, but the 

 meadows were burned after the crop was secured. Oats, barley and 

 Hungarian grass are raised for forage. The yield of market-garden 

 crops has been good, but prices have been low, except for potatoes. 

 Pears look w^ell ; apples not as plenty; fruits fair as a w^hole. Abundant 

 rains within a few days have improved pastures. Rye, oats and barley 

 suffered from drought. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is a fair crop and 25 per cent will go into the 

 silo. The hay crop was below the normal in yield but of good quality. 

 Fodder corn, millet and oats are raised as forage crops and are in poor 

 condition. Market-garden crops are fair, but not up to the average in 

 price or yield. The j^rospect is good for all kinds of fruit. Pasturage 

 is in poor condition. Rye, oats and barley are average crops. 



Swansea (F. G. Arnold). — Elm-leaf beetlea are doing a good deal 

 of damage. Corn is in good condition; there is but one silo in town. 

 The hay crop was much lighter than usual, but of fine quality. Millet, 

 fodder corn and barley are grown for forage and are looking well. Dry 

 weather in June and early July ruined many fields of potatoes, prices 

 fair; other market-garden crops good and prices low. There are few 

 apples or pears; peaches plenty; grapes plenty; no cranberries. 

 Pastures were very dry until the recent rains. Oats are a heavy crop 

 and rye a good crop. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is below normal on account of drought; very little is raised 

 for ensilage. The hay cvo^p was about three-fourths of the normal and 

 of good quality. No forage crops have been planted because of lack 

 of rain. All garden crops are drying up; potatoes half a crop. All 

 fruit dropped badly and some fall apples are now being marketed, 

 three w^eeks earlier than ever before. Pasturage is all dried up. Rye 

 was a good crop and oats a two-thirds crop. It has been many years 

 since we have had such a drought so early in the season. 



