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has begun, with the prospect of a small crop. The acreage of 

 early potatoes is about the same as usual, and they look well- 

 Early market-garden crops are yielding well, with a little better 

 prices than usual, and a good prospect for later ones. Quantity 

 of dairy products the same as usual, prices higher ; cows high in 

 price and short in supply. Pasturage was beginning to be short, 

 but recent rains have improved it. The prospect is good for straw- 

 berries, cranberries, raspberries, blackberries and currants. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Avon (S. F. Oliver). — All kinds of corn are looking well. 

 Haying will commence about June 25, and nearly all fields will 

 yield an average crop, although some high lands are short. There 

 is about the usual acreage of early potatoes, and they are looking 

 the best for a number of years. Peas, radishes and lettuce are 

 extra early, and bring good prices ; later varieties also look well. 

 Milk continues to be in good demand ; supply of dairy cows good, 

 and prices for good stock high. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Strawberries suffered from the early dry weather. 



Stoughton (C. F. Curtis). — Elm-leaf beetles are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking finely, and the acreage will be 10 

 per cent more than usual. Haying has begun, and the prospect is 

 for a two-thirds crop. Early potatoes are fully up to the average 

 in acreage, and promise a good crop. Butter and milk bring 

 higher prices than formerly, and good cows are scarce. Pasturage 

 is poor owing to lack of rain in May and early June. Strawber- 

 ries are only from one-third to one-half of a crop. 



Canton (E. V. Kinsley) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is late, but is now looking well and growing fast; acreage 

 twice as great as usual. Haying has begun, with a light crop, 

 but not as light as was expected. More early potatoes than usual 

 were planted, and they are now looking very well. Early market- 

 garden crops look well, but none have been harvested as yet. 

 Supply of milk has been short all the season, price per standard 

 can two to four cents higher ; dairy cows high and scarce. Pas- 

 tures have been short, but are now looking finely from recent 

 rains. The outlook for fruits and berries is very good, rains hav- 

 ing now almost assured a good crop. 



Walpole (E. L. Siiepakd). — Tent caterpillars and jjotato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn is looking poorly, but the 

 acreage is larger than common. Haying has begun with a light 

 crop, but improving during the last few days. There is a larger 

 acreage of potatoes than usual, and they are looking very well. 



