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Walpole (Edward L. Shepard) . — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is late and poor; about half the crop is raised 

 for the silo. The hay crop is 25 per cent above the average in quan- 

 tity and of good quality. Corn, oats, Hungarian grass and the millets 

 are raised for forage, first two poor, others looking fairly well. Gar- 

 den crops are suffering from drought. Apples and pears promise half 

 crops; no peaches. Pasturage has been fairly good, but is now suffer- 

 ing from drought. Rye, oats and barley are not up to the normal. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Insects are fewer than usual. Corn is 

 backward and nearly all of the crop is raised for the silo. The hay 

 crop was an unusually good one. Rye, oats, millet and barley are 

 raised for forage and are looking well. All garden crops are late; 

 potatoes about average. There will be a light crop of fruits of all 

 kinds. Pastures have been good, but are rather dry at present. The 

 berry crop has been better than usual. 



Bellingham (John J. O'Sullivan). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is a little backward; 20 per cent of the crop 

 goes into the silo. The hay crop is a little above the average in quan- 

 tity and quality. Hungarian grass, Japanese millet and corn are the 

 principal forage crops and are in fair condition. Condition of market- 

 garden crops fair, yield fair and prices good. Apples fair; pears 

 poor; peaches poor; grapes good; quinces good; plums poor; grapes 

 and cranberries good. Pasturage is in fair condition, but needs rain. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about average crops. 



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Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Potato bugs and rose bugs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is a little backward, but improving 

 with the warm weather; very little goes into the silo. The hay crop 

 is somewhat above normal in quantity and of excellent quality. Mar- 

 ket-garden crops are generally poor ; early peas good and brought good 

 prices. Apples and pears will be light crops; no peaches; plums poor; 

 grapes late but medium; quinces good. Pastures are badly dried up. 

 Rye, oats and barley are up to the average, but not much grown. Rain 

 is badly needed. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is in good condition, and the larger part of the crop is grown for 

 ensilage. There is a full average crop of hay of good quality. Corn 

 and millet are the principal forage crops and are in good condition. 

 Potatoes are looking finely where sprayed. The apple crop will be 

 lighter than the bloom indicated; no pears or jDeaches; grapes and 

 cranberries fair. Pasturage is in fairly good condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley are about average crops. 



Dighton (James N. Paul). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is in good condition ; very little will be put into the silo. Quan- 

 tity of hay above normal and quality good. Corn, Hungarian grass, 



