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doing a limited amount of damage. Corn is small, but growing fast; 

 acreage about as usual. Haying has not begun, but there is promise 

 of an average crop. Early potatoes are a little late, but coming 

 forward rapidly; acreage fully up to last year. Early market-garden 

 crops compare favorably with former years in yield and price. There 

 is a full supply of milk, with little demand for cows ; prices have been 

 well sustained. Pasturage is at its best. There will be few currants; 

 gooseberries good; strawberries and raspberries good, with showers 

 soon. 



Mattapoisett (E. C. Stetson). — Currant worms, tent caterpillars 

 and fire worms are doing some damage. Indian corn is very late, 

 many fields just coming up and others just planted; acreage about as 

 usual. Haying has not begun, but there is a good crop in prospect. 

 There is about the usual acreage of early potatoes, which are late, but 

 growing very rapidly. Milk is a little higher than formerly, and cows 

 bring about the same prices as formerly. Pastures are in good con- 

 dition. Strawberries and currants are late, but looking well. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (Daniel R. Wicks). — Currant worms and cucumber 

 beetles have appeared. Corn is late, and just beginning to grow; 

 acreage about normal. No haying has been done, but there is a big 

 crop to be harvested. Potatoes are looking finely, and promise a good 

 crop, but are late, like all vegetation. No early market-garden crops 

 harvested as yet; peas just beginning to show bloom. Prices for 

 dairy products same as in former years. Pasturage is in good condi- 

 tion. Fruits are very late, but promise fairly well; currants heavy 

 crop; no strawberries; early peaches show leaf-curl badly; Japanese 

 plums a failure. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Indian corn is looking well, but with 

 acreage below the average. Haying has just begun, and the crop will 

 be above the average. Early potatoes are looking quite well, but 

 there will not be an average crop. Market-garden crops are below the 

 average, but prices are above. Dairy products and dairy cows are 

 bringing about the usual prices. Pasturage is above the average in 

 condition. Apples, pears and plums half crops; berries about aver- 

 age. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). - — Cranberry vine worms are doing some 

 damage. Corn is very backward; acreage about as last year, perhaps 

 slightly increased. Haying is just beginning, with fair prospect, but 

 rain is needed. Acreage of early potatoes about the same as usual, 

 and they promise fairly well. Market-garden crops are very late, but 

 will probably be about average if rain comes soon. Quantity of dairy 

 products about as usual; prices a little higher. Pastures are in fair 

 condition. Too early to form an opinion as to prospect for cran- 

 berries; strawberries good ; other berries fair ; apples set fairly well. 



