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BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (David D. Nye). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 There are no silos and very little Indian corn raised in town. The 

 hay crop was about normal in quantity and quality. Roots, and 

 fodder corn are the principal forage crops grown. No market-garden 

 crops have been harvested; the potato crop will be small imless we 

 have rain soon. Fruit is quite scarce; cranberries will fail without 

 rain. Pastures have been very good, but dry weather is cutting off 

 the feed. Ptye, oats and barley are about normal crops. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is late, but is looking well for the season. There was about 

 a two-thirds crop of hay of good quality. Corn and oats are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops grown. Garden crops are below the average, but 

 prices have been above the average. Apples and pears promise half 

 crops; grapes and cranberries two-thirds crops. Pasturage is good. 

 Rye and oats wiU give average yields. 



Barnstable (John Bursley) . — Potato bugs are very numerous. 

 Corn is growing quite rapidly, but is still very small; none raised for 

 ensilage. There was an average yield of hay. Oats and corn are the 

 principal forage crops grown. The sharp drought is hurting market- 

 garden crops badly, prices a little higher than usual. AU fruit set 

 thinly, cranberries even not showing up well. Pasturage is very short, 

 no rain since early in June. Rye is very heavy; oats very light, not 

 over one-third of a crop. 



Harwich (Ambrose N. Doane) . — Cranberry vine worms are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is looking well; only one silo in town. 

 There is a fair crop of hay, but it is of poor quahty owing to dry 

 weather. There is a small yield of market-garden crops. Cranberries 

 are a fair crop; all other kinds of fruit short. Pastures are in poor 

 condition, owing to long continued dry weather. Rye, oats and barley 

 are average crops. 



Wellfleet (Everett S. Jacobs). — Squash bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. There are no silos in this vicinity and very little corn is raised. 

 Forage crops are little grown. All kinds of market-garden crops are 

 about a failure, owing to dry weather. There will be no apples, few 

 pears, and all other fruits are below the average. Pasturage is in very 

 poor condition. Rye, oats and barley are not raised. 



Truro (John B. Dyer). — Potato bugs and striped squash bugs 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is a poor crop; no silos here. The 

 hay crop was fairly good. Some corn is planted for forage. Upland 

 garden crops are nearly a failure owing to the long severe drought. 

 The prospect for apples is not great, except that there will be a few 

 Baldwins; cranberries have blossomed well. Pastures are exceedingly 

 dry. No rain of consequence has fallen for weeks. 



