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Yield of early market-garden crops light, on account of drought, 

 prices about as usual ; later crops promise to be light. Quantity 

 of dairy products growing short, price a little higher for milk ; 

 cows short in supply and high in price. Pastures are in rather 

 poor condition. Apples good; peaches and pears fair; straw- 

 berries fair ; blueberries and blackberries good. 



Norfolk (A. D. Towne). — Squash bugs, rose bugs and potato 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking well, with the acre- 

 age about 50 per cent greater than last year. Haying has begun, 

 and the crop will be light except on low, wet ground. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about the same as usual, and they are looking re- 

 markably well. Dairy products are a little higher than in former 

 years, as are also cows, and good cows are not very plenty. Pas- 

 turage is improving since the recent rains. Strawberries are yield- 

 ing well ; blackberries and raspberries will give a good crop ; plums, 

 peaches and apples will yield heavily. 



Medway (Monroe Morse). — Indian corn is looking nearly as 

 well as usual, though some of it did not come up well ; much more 

 than usual being planted. Very little hay is yet cut, and the crop 

 will be short. Potato vines are looking well. Pasturage is get- 

 ting short. Pears will not be a full crop ; peaches and apples full ; 

 strawberries good ; raspberries and blackberries winter-killed. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Potato bugs and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is looking fairly well, the usual 

 acreage having been planted. Haying is about commencing, with 

 a little more than half a crop expected. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is somewhat increased, and the crop is doing very well. 

 Early market-garden crops are fully up to the standard, with later 

 ones a trifle backward. Quantity and price of dairy products up 

 to the average, with a possible slight increase ; good dairy cows 

 have been scarce, with prices well maintained. Pasturage has 

 been poor, but is much freshened by the late rains. Pears are 

 very light, but other fruit promises well. 



Norton (Wm. A. Lane). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking well, with the acreage about a third greater 

 than last year. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be light. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as usual, with 

 good prospects for the crop. Pastures are in very good condition. 

 There is a good crop of strawberries, and they are selling fairly 

 well. 



Raynham (N. W. Shaw). — Potato bugs and rose bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is looking well, with a smaller acreage 



