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will be a light crop of apples, pears, peaches and plums. Pasturage 

 is all drying up. Rye, oats and barley are light crops. There have 

 been no large apple orchards planted this year. 



Billeriea (E. F. Dickinson). — Indian corn is in fair condition 

 though somewhat injured by drought; two-thirds of the crop is 

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

 normal, but of excellent quality. Extreme drought has discouraged 

 the planting of late crops for forage. Potatoes have felt the 

 drought seriously and a light crop is anticipated. Apples are half 

 a crop; pears two-thirds; peaches good; plums light; quinces fair; 

 and grapes good. Pasturage is in vei-y poor condition. Rye was 

 a good crop ; oats and barley below the average. No entire orchards 

 Avere set out, but many trees here and there. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Elm-leaf beetles, brown-tail and 

 gypsy moths have done damage. Indian corn stands up fairly well 

 but needs rain badly. The hay crop suffered severely from drought 

 on light soil. About the usual amount of forage crops is being' 

 sown. Potatoes and early truck have suffered from dry weather, 

 but prices are good. Winter apples will be a light crop ; pears fair ; 

 other fruits about average. Pastures have suffered severely from 

 the dry weather. Acreage of rye, oats and barley average, yield 

 rather below average. A few small orchards have been set out, but 

 the total amount Avould be only a few acres. 



Winchester (S. S. Symmes). — Lice on cucumbers and cabbages 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is not raised here. Hay was less 

 than half a crop and of poor quality. Forage crops will not grow 

 because of drought. Potatoes are very small and all sprouted for 

 new growth; prices are high on all market-garden crops. Apples 

 and pears are dropping fast ; peaches small and withered. Pasturage 

 is entirely dried up and cows are being fed at the barn. Rye is all 

 cut and the straw is very small and short. Probably ten acres of 

 apple orchard have been set out. 



Newton (G. L. MAncr). — Gypsy moths are doing damage. Corn 

 is in good condition, most of it being raised for ensilage. The hay 

 crop was half a normal crop in quantity and of poor quality. Millet 

 is sown for forage and is slow to start on account of the drought. 

 Fruit mostly promises well, though there has been some damage from 

 hail. Rye, oats and barley are below average crops. No new 

 apple orchards have been set out. Some fowls and horses were 

 lost on account of hot weather. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 

 Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — Potato bugs, gypsy moths 

 and elm-leaf beetles are doing some damage. Corn is looking finely 

 with every prospect of a good crop. Hay was about a three-fourths 



