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Indian corn is late, but is looking well; more has been i^lanted than 

 usual. A few have begun cutting hay and the crop is rather light. 

 Dairy products are a little lower than formerly; good cows not plenty 

 and sell for prices rather below recent years. Pasturage is in fairh^ 

 good condition. Strawberries are a short crop; bush fruits promise 

 well; apples, pears and peaches dropped badly. 



Palmer (0. P. Allen). — Elm leaf beetles are doing damage and 

 small colonies of the gypsy moth are said to have been found. Indian 

 corn is very backward, with the usual acreage. There will be a very 

 light crop of hay on uplands. The acreage of early potatoes is about 

 the same as usual, but the crop is so late that the result is still uncer- 

 tain. Early market-garden crops have not come into market to any 

 extent, but promise well. There is the normal quantity of dairy prod- 

 ucts at normal price. Owing to the hot, dry weather pasturage is 

 verj^ light. Fruits and berries promise average yields. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Southbridge (E. T. Torrey). — Cut worms and elm leaf beetles are 

 doing some damage. There is rather more corn planted this year than 

 previously and it looks well. Haying has not begun and the crop will 

 be hght, not much better than half a crop. Fewer potatoes than usual 

 were planted, but they are looking well. Owing to drought and cold 

 weather garden crops will be lighter and later than usual. Quautitj^ 

 and price of milk about the same as last years ; cows scarce and higher 

 in price. Pastures are somewhat dried up. Unless we have rain soon 

 strawberries, raspberries and blackberries will not amount to much. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — Cut worms are making 

 havoc with corn, potatoes and garden stuff. Indian corn is doing 

 fairly well, though it germinated poorly and some fields had to be 

 planted over. Haying has not begun and grass is short and backward. 

 No early potatoes are raised for market in this district. Dairy cows 

 have dropped in price on account of the poor price received for milk. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition, but needs rain. Strawberries arc the 

 only berry grown here for market purposes and are doing well and 

 yielding a good crop. 



Barre (John L. Smith). — Indian corn is late, with an increased 

 acreage. Haying has not begun and the crop will be light. Dairy 

 products bring lower prices than usual and daiiy cows are also lower 

 than usual in price. Pastures are drying up for lack of rain. There 

 is a fair outlook for apples. 



Hubbardsto7i (Chas. C. Colby). — Cut worms are doing unusual 

 damage. Indian corn is looking well, with a nmch larger acreage than 

 usual. The haj'' crop on old fields will be very light, but those in good 

 condition will give average crops. The acreage of potatoes will not 

 be as large as for the past few years, but those planted are looking 

 well. The price of dairy cows is lower just at present, owing to a 



