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PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Marshfield (John H. Bourne). — Potato bugs, cut worms and 

 squash bugs are doing damage. The dry weather has hurt the prospect 

 for the corn crop, but a good yield is promised on low land. The hay 

 crop was 80 per cent of a normal crop in quantity and of excellent 

 quality. Oats and peas are grown as forage crops, but corn is the 

 main reliance. Potatoes are a very small crop, with prices higher than 

 usual. Apples are a good crop, but small in size, and many are dropping 

 off. Pasturage is very poor, owing to dry weather. I have seen but 

 one field of rye and that was in good condition. 



Hanover (Harrison L. House). — The elm-leaf beetle is doing the 

 most noticeable amount of damage. Indian corn is in fair condition; 

 practically none will be put into the silo. The hay crop was about 

 normal in quantity and quality. Oats and Hungarian grass are raised 

 for forage and are in good condition. Market-garden crops are gen- 

 erally good, but potatoes are a short crop; prices about normal. 

 Apples, pears, plums and cranberries promise good yields; peaches 

 fair; grapes extra good. Pasturage is in fair condition, though badly 

 dried up in some places. Rye, oats and barley are not raised for grain, 

 but seem to be in good condition as forage crops. 



Hanson (Flavel S. Thomas, M. D.). — Indian corn is in poor con- 

 dition; no silos in town. There was an average crop of hay, two-thirds 

 as much as last year. Corn is the principal forage crop grown and is 

 in poor condition. Gardens are late on account of drought and not 

 much has been obtained from them as yet. Apples, pears, peaches and 

 grapes promise good crops, though apples are small in size. Pasturage 

 is poor on account of drought, but will improve with recent rains. 

 Rye, oats and barley are but little raised. 



Plympton (Winthrop Fillebrown). — Potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. In some localities Indian corn has suffered from 

 drought, while other fields show good color. The hay crop is about 

 70 per cent of the normal in quantity. Corn fodder is used almost ex- 

 clusively for a forage crop, with some Hungarian grass. Potatoes are 

 far behind former years; prices a little higher than usual. Pasturage 

 was on the go until the recent showers. The long drought came verj'' 

 near ruining all crops. 



Bridgeicater (Rowland Cass). — Potato bugs, squash bugs and 

 cabbage maggots and worms are doing damage. Corn is in thrifty 

 condition; none grown for the silo. The hay crop was about normal 

 in quantity and quality. Corn, millet and barley are raised as forage 

 crops. Market-garden crops are in fair condition, yield smaller than 

 usual with prices about normal; early potatoes will be about half a 

 crop excejjt on low land. Apples are in fair condition; pears good; no 

 other tree fruits grown for the market. Pasturage is in poor condition. 

 Rye was about a two-thirds crop as to both grain and straw; oats and 

 barley not grown for grain. 



