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weather. Strawberries are not doing as well as usual and seem to be 

 scarce; peaches a light crop, but more than last year; raspberries, 

 blackberries and currants promise to do well; plums seem to be drop- 

 ping off quite badlj-, while cherries are doing finely. 



5?/(i6z/ri/ (E. W. GooDNOw). — Gj'psy and brown tail moths are 

 proving most injurious in this locality. Indian corn is looking well, 

 but is backward. Very little hajdng has been done, but the crop will 

 be light. The usual acreage of potatoes was planted, but they are very 

 uneven. The yield and price of market-garden crops is about normal. 

 Dairy products are low in price and cows higher than in former years. 

 Pasturage in this locality is looking well. The outlook for apples, 

 pears, plums and berries is good. 



Maynard (L. H. Maynard). — Cut worms, potato bugs, elm leaf 

 beetles, gypsy and brown tail moths are doing damage. Indian corn 

 is late and looks poorly. No haj^ has been cut as yet and the crop will 

 be shorter than for many years. The acreage for potatoes is about 

 the same as in former years and they are late, but look well since the 

 rain. Early market-garden crops are a failure in this section owing to 

 drought. The price of milk nets the farmer less than for ten years; 

 dairy cows are scarce and high. Pastures are improving since the rains, 

 but have been very short. Strawberries are short and late, the plants 

 making a poor growth last siunmer because of drought, and in some 

 places they are an entire failure. Grapes, currants and other small 

 fruits promise well. 



Westford (J. W.Fletcher). — Gypsy moths are doing much dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking very well and the acreage is on the in- 

 crease. Haj'ing has not yet begun and there will be but about half a 

 crop. The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as usual and 

 they look very well. Quantity and price of dairy products and cows 

 about as usual. Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries are a 

 short crop; other berries doing well. 



Townsend (Geo. A. Wilder). — Brown tail and gypsy moths are 

 doing damage. Corn has been checked somewhat by the cold weather; 

 acreage about the same as usual. Haying has begun and there will be 

 a Ught crop. There is the usual acreage of earlj^ potatoes and they 

 look well. Market-garden crops have so far given light yields and 

 prices have been higher than usual. Dairy products and dairy cows 

 are about as usual in supply and price. Pasturage is in poor condi- 

 tion. Fruits and berries are looking well for an off year. 



Chelmsford (W. B. Bullock). — Brown tail and gypsy moths and 

 cut worms are doing damage. Indian corn is looking very well: acre- 

 age about the same as in former j^ears. Haying has not begun and 

 the crop will be below the average. Potatoes are looking well, with 

 about the usual acreage. Early market-garden crops are very good, 

 with prices higher than usual. Dairy products are about an average 

 in quantity, but lower in price than usual and cows are cheaper. Pas- 



