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Bolton (Wesley B. Barton). — Indian corn has improved during 

 the last month and will give a fair crop, Rowen is half a eroi^. Late 

 potatoes promise half a crop, with some blight. Apples are half 

 a crop and pears a two-thirds crop. Pasturage is in fair condi- 

 tion. Oats and barley are 60 per cent of a full crop. Celei-y and 

 other late market-garden crops are in fair condition. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — Indian corn is a normal crop. 

 There will not be much rowen, owing to drought. No blight or rot 

 yet on potatoes, and late ones promise better than the early crop. 

 There will be some apples, but not a normal crop. Pasturage is 

 about normal in condition for the time of year. Oats are quite 

 a good crop, though some lodged early. 



Williamstown (S. A. HiCKOx). — Corn promises a normal crop. 

 The prospect for rowen was injured by drought. Late potatoes 

 promise a good crop. Apples are half a crop; pears 60 per cent; 

 grapes 70 per cent. Pastures are nearly brown. Oats and barley 

 are nearly normal crops, perhaps 90 per cent. Rowen would im- 

 prove somewhat with more rain. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Bowe (Henry D. Wright). — There is the prospect of a good 

 crop of com. There will be very little rowen to cut. There is no 

 blight or rot on potatoes and a fair crop is in prospect. The 

 crop of fruit will generally be small, although it looks well where 

 prayed. Pastures are short and dry. Oats and barley were both 

 good crops. 



Leyden (Frank R. Foster), — Indian corn is in good condi- 

 tion. The prospect is that there will be about a third of a normal 

 crop of rowen. The prospect is better for late potatoes than it was 

 for early ones; there is some blight but no rot. Apples are half 

 a crop; pears one-third; peaches one-third; grapes a full crop. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition. Oats and barley are normal crops. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — Indian corn is in very good condi- 

 tion. There will be a light crop of rowen. Late potatoes are look- 

 ing very well. Winter apples will probably be a light crop. The 

 condition of pasturage is not very good, owing to drought. 



Comvay (L. T. Hopkins). — The rains have pushed the corn 

 crop ahead very rapidly. The rowen crop is very light, though 

 some arc hoping that it will grow so as to give a little late feed. 

 Di-y weather injured potatoes and what the rains will do for them 

 time alone will tell. Tobacco has made a very good growth ; acreage 

 10 per cent less than usual. Apples are a light crop; pears good; 

 grape vines are loaded. Pastures are all dried up, but stock is 

 looking well. Oats and barley have given very good crops where 

 sown for hav. 



