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not as good as was anticipated, the dry weather causing quantities 

 to drop. Pastures are suffering from want of rain. The yields of 

 rye, oats and barley are smaller than usual. Xo new apple or- 

 chards have been set out. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Charlton (Loren E. Stevens). — Potato bugs are unusually 

 plentiful. Com is not looking well generalh'^ and a large amount 

 is grown for ensilage. The hay crop was of good quality, but about 

 two-thirds the usual quantity. Forage crops are backward on ac- 

 count of dry weather. No potatoes have been dug. Apples will be 

 half a crop; other fruits average. Pastures are dried up. Rye,, 

 oats and barley are not as good as usual. No new apple orchards- 

 have been set out. 



Warren (W. E. Patrick). — Potato bugs and elm-leaf beetles 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is looking w^ell considering the dry 

 weather; possibly two per cent of the crop is gTown for ensilage. 

 Hay was not over a two-thirds crop and generally of poor quality. 

 Not as much has been done with forage crops as usual, as the weather 

 has been too dry to germinate them. Potatoes are a very poor 

 crop. Grapes will give a large crop, but there will be vei'y few 

 apples. Pastures are all dried up, with no feed whatever, and many 

 are feeding at the bam. Rye was a fairly good crop and oats are 

 very good. No new apple orchards have been set out. 



Brook-field (Frank E. Prouty). — The elm-leaf beetle is doing 

 some damage. Corn is backward on account of the dry weather; not 

 over one-fourth of the crop is gTOwn for ensilage. Hay was not 

 over a two-thirds crop, of good quality. More forage crops than 

 usual were planted, but they are in poor condition on account of 

 the dry weather. The dry weather has injured all market-garden 

 crops. Fruit is dropping badly from lack of rain. Pasturage is 

 in poor condition. Rye, oats and barley have all suffered from 

 drought. From 5 to 10 acres of new apple orchards have been set 

 out. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Potato bugs are doing damage. In- 

 dian corn is shortened by dry weather; about one-fourth of the crop 

 is grown for ensilage. The hay crop was about two-thirds of the 

 normal in quantity and of excellent quality. More forage crops 

 than usual have been put in, but they have been injured by drought. 

 There will be very little fruit of any kind. Cattle can ^Qt very little 

 feed in the pastures. Early sown small grains are in very good con- 

 dition; late sown about half a crop. No new apple orchards have 

 been set out. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Potato bug's are plenty and doing 

 considerable damaore. Indian corn is backward and uneven; about 



