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small crop ; peaches, plums and grapes good. Pasturage is in 

 good condition. Rye, oats and barley are fair crops. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Randolph (R. A. Thayer) . — Squash bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is very promising ; 90 per cent of the crop is 

 raised for the silo. Hay is 90 per cent of a full crop and is of 

 good quality. Fodder corn, barley, millet and Hungarian grass 

 are largely raised; condition good with the usual amount planted. 

 Condition of market-garden crops good ; potatoes above the aver- 

 age as to yield and price. Apples good ; very few pears ; grapes 

 very promising. Pastures are in fine condition. Rye, oats and 

 barley are good average crops, mostly used for forage. 



Canton (E. V. Kinsley). — Corn is backward; nearly all the 

 crop is for the silo for green feed. Hay is a two-thirds crop and 

 is somewhat damaged by wet weather. Corn, the millets, Hun- 

 garian grass, oats and peas and barley are our principal forage 

 crops ; more than usual raised and condition good. Garden crops 

 look well, potatoes unusually so; prices good. Apples bid fair 

 for a full crop ; also grapes and cranberries ; other fruits a short 

 crop. Pasturage is rather short but is improving. Rye, oats and 

 barley are short crops. 



Norwood (F. A. Fales). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is in first-rate condition ; three-fourths of the 

 crop goes into the silo. Hay is 80 per cent of a full crop of rather 

 poor quality. Oats, Hungarian grass and millet are our principal 

 forage crops ; condition good and rather more than usual grown. 

 Condition of market-garden crops good ; yield of potatoes good 

 and prices high. The prospect for fruits of all kinds is not good ; 

 too early to report on cranberries. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are fair crops. 



Westwood (J. E. Weathekbee) . — Corn is looking well, but is 

 late ; only a small per cent will be put into the silo. Hay is a fair 

 crop of good quality, but the weather has been unfavorable for 

 securing it. Fodder corn and Hungarian grass are our principal 

 forage crops ; both are looking well and more are raised than 

 usual. Market-garden crops are doing well, with good yields and 

 fair prices ; potatoes have not been dug as yet. Plums are a short 

 crop ; other fruits good. Pastures are light owing to dry weather 

 early in the season. There was a fair crop of oats, which was cut 

 for hay. 



FranJdin (C. M. Allen). — Potato bugs are less prevalent than 

 usual. Corn is backward ; perhaps one-tenth of the crop will go 



