BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Dartmouth. — Corn has improved very much after the rains we 

 have lately had in this section. Hay very good and well stored. 

 Some vegetation has not yet come up to the standard for the 

 season after the lateness of the spring. 



L. T. Davis. 



Maynham. — Most crops have suffered from the drouth, but 

 within a few days have nearly recovered and bid fair to exceed 

 the past year. Hay was not secured in season to have it of first 



quality. 



N. W. Shaw. 



Swansea. — July was very dry until the 20th. Since then we 

 have had moisture enough for vegetation. 



J. PL Eastabrooks. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Ameshury. — Dry weather during the first and second week in 

 July furnished good hay weather, but was injurious to the fields 

 just mown, also to early potatoes. High winds injured the foli- 

 age of trees and was a means of increasing the effect of the dry 

 weather. During the third and fourth weeks light rains revived 

 vegetation. 



B. F. Huntington. 



Andover. — For the month the weather has been cool and the 

 showers of late leave everything in good thrifty condition, one 

 very heavy shower blowing off a good many apples. 



L. A. Bassett. 



Georgetown. — All the crops are looking better than the average 

 of previous years. 



O. S. Butler. 



Haverhill. — Our farmers are nearly done haying one of the 

 best crops on record, both as to quality and quantity. Coin is 

 looking first-rate notwithstanding the cold nights. A large; potato 

 crop is expected. Apples dropped some during the short drouth 

 the first of the month, but the recent rains have checked that to 



