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tures are in good condition, owing to the large amount of rain. Straw- 

 berries are a short crop with high prices; raspberries and blackberries 

 are looking well. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Brown tail and gypsy moths and cut 

 worms are doing damage. Indian corn is late, but is coming along 

 since the rains; acreage about average. Haying has not begun and the 

 crop will be below average. The acreage of early potatoes is about the 

 same as usual, and the crop, while late, is looking fairly well. Early 

 market-garden crops are average in yield and price. Milk is the only 

 dairy product here, price too low, but quantity average; cows of good 

 quality scarce and high. Strawberries are about through bearing, 

 crop small but prices good; few other berries grown. Pastures are in 

 fair condition. 



Larmgfton (Howard M. Munroe). — Potato bugs, gypsy moths, 

 and brown-tail moths are doing damage; cut worms are about through 

 working. Corn looks well, but is not making quite the growth it 

 should, on account of cool nights; acreage larger than formerly. Hay- 

 ing has not begun to any extent ; prospect is for about 75 per cent of a 

 normal crop. The acreage of early potatoes is smaller than in previous 

 years and the crop will probably not be up to the average. Early 

 market-garden crops were very light and prices very high; prospect 

 is for light crops later on. Prices for dairy products are lower and the 

 supply of dairy cows is short and prices higher than in former j^ears. 

 Pasturage is in poor condition, but better than last month. Peaches 

 promise a full crop; also pears; apples uneven, some orchards full, 

 others a very light crop; unsprayed apple trees are a sorrj^ sight. 



Stoneham (J. E. Wiley). — Cut worms and gypsy moths are doing 

 damage. Haying has begun and there will be a good crop. Acreage 

 of early potatoes normal, promise for crop good. Early market-garden 

 crops gave good yields, with prices higher than usual ; later ones promise 

 to be less plentiful. Pastures have improved with the recent rains. 



Newton (G. L. Marcy). — Gypsy moths are doing damage. Indian 

 corn is in good condition. Haying has not begun and the prospect for 

 the crop is poor. Early potatoes are not much grown. The weather 

 has been too dry for market-garden crops until lately. Dairy products 

 do not bring a price to compare with cost and labor. We had a hail 

 storm that did a great deal of damage to fruit and tender crops on 

 the 20th of June, in some parts of the city. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Merrmac (S. B. Sargent). — Cut worms, gypsy and brown tail 

 moths are doing damage. Fully as much Indian corn was planted as 

 usual and it is looking fairly well. Some hay has been cut and it is a 

 very light crop. There is about an average acreage of early potatoes 

 and they have improved since the rains. Plenty of dairy products to 



