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Rye was a light crop; oats are an average crop, and are all cut for 

 forage; very little barley grown. 



Brewster (Thos. D. Sears). — Potato bugs and cranberry worms are 

 doing some damage. Corn is in good condition and fully one-half the 

 crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop was of good quality, but 

 not more than half that of last year in quantity. Corn and oats are the 

 principal forage crops and are in fine condition. Market-garden crops 

 are in poor condition and prices are somewhat higher than in former 

 years. The prospect for apples, peaches, cranberries, etc., is poor, 

 owing to the dry season. Pastures are in very poor condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley do not compare favorably with former years, either 

 as grain or forage crops. The season thus far has been a hard one for 

 farmers, owing to the drought, and their crops will be light. 



Orleans (Freeman E. Snow). — The elm-leaf beetle is making havoc 

 with the shade trees. Indian corn is looking well, but has been kept 

 back by the dry weather; no silos in this vicinity. The hay crop was 

 short on account of drought. Corn is raised for fall feeding and oats 

 are raised to be cut and cured as hay. Potatoes are doing fairly well 

 in spite of the ravages of potato bugs. Fruit is looking well and cran- 

 berries seem to promise a fair crop. Pastures have suffered from the 

 drought, but have been helped by recent rains. 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — There are no new insects doing damage. 

 There are no silos hereabouts; the long period of dry weather has in- 

 jured all upland vegetation. Fresh hay was a fair crop on low land. 

 A little corn fodder is grown as a forage crop. On dry land gardens 

 are nearly a failure because of drj^ weather. The prospect for fruit 

 is better than last year, and the prospect is encouraging since the rains. 

 Pastures are very dry. Rye, oats and barley are short crops. The 

 cranberry crop promised well, but the dry weather injured a good deal 

 of bog on dry parts. Poultry raisers are suffering from the depreda- 

 tions of hawks. 



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West Tisbury (Geo. Hunt Luce). — Potato bugs and cranberry fire 

 worms are doing damage. Indian corn looks much better than one 

 would expect, considering the very dry weather, but needs rain. There 

 was about half a normal crop of hay of fair quality. Corn is the only 

 forage crop grown and is in fair condition. Early potatoes gave a 

 poor yield and late ones are a failure ; prices are high. Fruit is dropping 

 badly, and unless rain comes soon there will be a very poor crop. Pas- 

 tures are very dry, and some farmers are feeding from their barns. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about two-thirds crops. 



