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except on low ground and under the best conditions. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is about the same as usual, and there is every 

 promise of a good crop. Yield of early market-garden crops light, 

 and prices not quite up to former years. Milk is a little short, 

 and prices are about the same as usual. Pastures are a little 

 short, owing to dry weather. Strawberries are about an average 

 crop, and the prospect for apples is good. 



Mar sh field (J. H. Bovrue). — Potato bugs, squash bugs and 

 tent caterpillars are doing some damage. Corn looks fairly well, 

 although it did not come up as well as usual, and is a little back- 

 ward ; large acreage. Haying has begun, with the prospect of a 

 small crop. There is a slightly increased acreage of early pota- 

 toes, and the promise is for an extra crop. Cows are doing well, 

 with an increase in price of 20 per cent for milk over last year. 

 Pastures are rather poor, and feed is short. Apples good ; pears 

 not average ; peaches average ; and strawberries less than average. 



Pembroke (Nathaniel Morton). — Indian corn is hardly worth 

 mentioning in this locality, but what there is looks very well. 

 Haying has begun, with about half a crop. Acreage of early 

 potatoes about the same as usual. Early market-garden crops 

 are light, but later ones promise well. Prices for dairy products 

 are higher than formerly. Pasturage is in very poor condition. 

 Strawberries are a very good crop. 



Plympton (Winthrop Fillebrown). — Tent caterpillars and po- 

 tato bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is backward, but 

 is looking well ; acreage increased over previous years. Haying 

 has begun, and there is a prospect of about a two-thirds crop, as 

 recent showers have improved it. There is an increased acreage 

 of early potatoes, with the prospect of a large crop. Market- 

 gardens are looking well, with prices fully equal to former years. 

 Dairy products are about the same as usual, also prices ; cow& 

 command higher prices. Pasturage is very fair. Blackberries, 

 raspberries and currants bloomed full ; strawberries have done re- 

 markably well where not hurt by frost. 



Bridgeivater (Rowland Cass). — Cutworms, squash bugs and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking well, though 

 late ; acreage a third larger than last year. Haying has begun on 

 light land, with about a two-thirds crop. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is slightly increased, and the prospects for the crop are 

 good. Early market-garden crops made about a normal yield, 

 with good average prices. Quantity of dairy products below nor- 

 mal, prices slightly higher than usual ; supply of dairy cows below 

 the average, with prices higher. Pastures are in good condition. 

 The yield of strawberries is better than usual. 



