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there is little feed on mowings. Oats and barley are about normal 

 crops. Root crops are grown to a limited extent, both for stock feeding 

 and market. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Norwell (Henry A. Turner). — Indian corn is late, but good. 

 There will be very little rowen unless rain comes soon. There is very 

 Uttle blight or rot on potatoes. Apples promise about half a crop; 

 grapes good. Pasturage is drjdng up. Oats and barley are about 

 normal crops. Root crops are not much grown either for stock feed- 

 ing or market. 



Pembroke (Nathaniel Morton) . — Indian corn is in very poor con- 

 dition, o-n-ing to drought. There is no rowen whatever, except on very 

 low ground. There is a prospect of only a light crop of potatoes, but 

 neither bhght nor rot has appeared. Fruits are light in yield, cran- 

 berries being best, but impaired by dry weather. Pasturage is dried 

 up. Oats and barley are less than average crops. Root crops are little 

 grown. 



Kingston (George L. Churchill). — Indian corn is gro\\-ing fairly 

 well. Rowen will only be a very small crop. As it looks now, there 

 will be but a small crop of potatoes, although there is no blight. There 

 are very few apples and pears; no peaches; cranberries a smaU crop. 

 Pasturage is very poor, on account of drought. Oats and barley were 

 very light crops. Root crops are looking very poorly. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — The rowen crop will be poor. Potatoes 

 have been cut short in yield for want of rain. There is but Uttle fruit 

 of any kind, except cranberries, and they are suffering from drought. 

 Pastures are dried up. But few root crops are growTi here. Except 

 one small shower, there has been no rain since Sunday, August 4, and 

 but little rain since June 10. AH crops are suffering. 



Lakeville (Nathaniel G. Staples). — Indian corn is in fair con- 

 dition. There will be no rowen of any account. There is a poor pros- 

 pect for potatoes, though there is very Uttle bUght and no rot as yet. 

 There is no fruit except grapes, which are quite plenty. Oats and barley 

 are not up to average crops. Root crops are Uttle growTi for stock 

 feeding or market. There has been no rain of any account since June 

 1, and crops have suffered accordingly. 



Mattapoisett (E. C. Stetson). — Indian corn is in poor condition. 

 There is very Uttle rowen this season. Late potatoes are looking quite 

 well, with very Uttle blight or rot. There are very few apples and 

 pears; few peaches or grapes; cranberries good. Pasturage is poor 

 and very dry. Oats and barley are about average crops. Root crops 

 are gro-mi to a small extent. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Bourne (Dayid D. Nye). — Indian corn is very small and backward. 

 The prospect for the rowen crop is very poor at present, owing to 

 drought. Potatoes are nearly a failure, because of dry weather. Cran- 



