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supply the demand at last year's prices. Pastures are always poor 

 with us. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow*). — Gypsy moths are devastating the 

 forests. Corn is looking fairly well where it came up well; acreage 

 somewhat increased. No haying has been done as yet and the pros- 

 pect is for a light crop. There are rather less potatoes grown than 

 usual and they do not promise well. Early market-garden crops gave 

 light yields and correspondingly better prices. Dairy products are 

 much lower than formerly in price. Pasturage is very short though 

 somewhat improved by recent rains. Strawberries are not an average 

 crop, owing to drought. 



Methuen (Frederick A. Russell). — Tent caterpillars, brown-tail 

 and g3T5sy moth caterpillars, cabbage maggots and potato bugs are 

 doing damage. Corn is small, w"ith acreage about as last year. Hay- 

 ing has not yet begun, but the prospect for the crop is good. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is smaller than usual and the prospect for 

 the crop is poor. Yield of early market-garden crops light, but prices 

 good; prospect for hght crops for later ones. The price of milk is about 

 the same as last year, also of dairy cows. Pasturage is in very poor 

 condition. Strawberries were less than half a crop ; all other fruits very 

 light. Celery, cabbage and cauliflower plants are very scarce and poor. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Brown tail and gypsy moth caterpillars, 

 onion and cabbage maggots, cut worms and cabbage worms are doing 

 damage. Indian corn is below the average in condition with a slight 

 increase in acreage. Hajang has not begun, but the prospect is for a 

 light crop. The acreage of early potatoes is below the average and 

 the outlook is not encouraging. Early market-garden crops show a 

 50 per cent 3'ield, but none have been marketed as j^'et. Quantity of 

 dairy products below average, little change in price; supply of cows 

 less than usual and prices lower than last year. Pastures are in poor 

 condition. Strawberries are a fair crop; apples promise half a crop; 

 pears 25 per cent; blackberries good. Spring seeding is a failure. 

 Insects are" more troublesome than ever before. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Cut worms and gypsy moth caterpillars 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is late and uneven; acreage about as 

 last 3'ear. Haying has not begun and there will not be more than half 

 a crop. The acreage of early potatoes is less than usual and they have 

 suffered considerablj^ from dry weather and cut worms. Early market- 

 garden crops are not marketed as yet and acres of them have had to 

 be replanted. Prices for dairy products are a little higher than usual 

 and the quantitj^ short. There is very little feed in pastures. Straw- 

 berries are a fair crop and apples promise half a crop. 



Dajivers (Charles H. Preston). — Gypsy moths are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in poor condition. The hay crop is very 

 light. There is an average acreage of earl}^ potatoes and they are in 

 poor condition. The \aeld of early market-garden crops is very much 



