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if it were the first of August, we should expect a good crop, but 

 the cold weather has retarded the ear growth so that it is not much 

 farther advanced than it should normally be at that time. Where 

 grass was'mowed early there will be a good crop of rowen. Late 

 potatoes have blighted, but will be a good crop if rot does not set 

 in. Apples and cranberries will be average crops ; not many 

 pears. The rains have helped pastures some, but in this vicinity 

 they are not worth much, at the best. No oats or barley are 

 raised except for fodder, and for that purpose they are a good 

 average crop. 



Plympton (WiNXHRor Fillebrown). — Indian corn is very far 

 behind the season. Rowen will probably be better than usual. 

 Late potatoes that have been spi'ayed look well, but blight has de- 

 stroyed the crop with some. There will be a good apple crop ; 

 pears fair; occasional single peach trees have done well ; cranber- 

 ries a light crop. Pastures are rather above the average in condi- 

 tion. This has been a good season for barley, but oats have not 

 filled out well. 



Kingston (Geo. L. Churchill). — Corn is rather backward, but 

 otherwise looks well. There will not be as good a crop of rowen 

 as ordinarily. Late potatoes look fairly well, with no blight as 

 yet. There will be a fair crop of apples, pears, peaches and 

 grapes; cranberries a small crop. Pasturage is in very fair con- 

 dition for this time of year. Oats and barley are very fair crops. 



Wareham (A. B. Savary) . — There is very little Indian corn 

 raised here, but what there is looks quite well. The rowen crop 

 will be light. Potatoes look well, and I have seen no rot. Apples 

 fair; few pears or peaches; cranberries fair. Pasturage is quite 

 badly in need of rain. Oats and barley are not raised, except a 

 few oats for hay. The ground needs a good, soaking rain, as we 

 have very few showers in this locality, about all of them going to 

 the north of us. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Boxirne (D. D. Nye). — Indian corn is in fair condition. The 

 prospect for rowen is very good, better than last year. Late pota- 

 toes promise a very good crop ; no blight or rot so far. Apples 

 will be a small crop ; no peaches ; some pears and grapes ; cran- 

 berries better than last year. Pasturage is in excellent condition. 

 Oats compare favorably with last year. Late rains have made all 

 vegetation look well. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Sweet corn is not earing well, and 

 the corn worm is working badly. Rowen will be fully up to an 

 average crop. Potatoes have blighted more or less, but there is 

 very little rot. Apples are plenty and fair, with little worm work ; 

 pears few ; peaches, grapes and cranberries good to fair. Pastures 



