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Deerfield (Dwight A. Hawkes). — Indian corn is in excellent 

 condition. The prospect is tliat the rowen crop will not be more 

 than 15 per cent of the normal. The prospect is not good for a 

 full crop of potatoes. The acreage of tobacco is normal and the 

 condition of the early set fields is good. Pears and apples will 

 give less than half crops. Pasturage is still short, although it has 

 improved since the rains. Oats were a good crop; no barley grown. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — The corn crop looks better than 

 in average years. The prospect for rowen is poor. Potato vines 

 have made a fair growth, but show some blight. The acreage of 

 tobacco is decreased, but the crop is a good one and many have sold 

 at good prices compared with former years. Apples are few, 

 pears plenty and there will be some grapes. Feed is short in the 

 pastures. Oats and barley are not much grown. Celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are backward, but growing well now. 

 Onions will be less in yield than in the past two years, but prices 

 now offered are higher. 



Montague (A. M. Lyman). — Indian corn is in very fair condi- 

 tion and coming on well. Rowen will give about half a crop. There 

 will be about half a yield of merchantable potatoes; no blight or 

 rot as yet. The acreage of tobacco is slightly decreased, but the 

 crop is of extra quality. The prospect is for much less than a 

 normal yield of fruit and considerable of it is poor fruit. Pastur- 

 age is well fed down and is now short. Oats and barley are fairly 

 good ei'ops, with the acreage less than usual. Celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are making good growth since the rains, 

 but have much to make up. Rye has been a good crop. Timothy 

 for seed has turned out profitably. 



Wendell (iST. D. Plumb). — Indian corn is somewhat backward, 

 but a normal yield is promised. There is now rowen to be cut. 

 Potatoes are about three-fourths of a normal crop, with no blight 

 or rot as yet. There will be about one-fourth of an average crop of 

 fruit. Pasturage is in very poor condition. Oats and barley are 

 about three-fourths crops. Celery and other late market-garden 

 crops are not grown here. Hay and corn are the only crops that 

 withstood the drought. 



Nev: Salem (Daxiel Ballard). — There will be a good average 

 crop of Indian corn. Apparently rowen will not be more than 

 half a crop. There are some good jdelds of late potatoes, but the 

 crop is light on the whole, with no blight or rot as yet. Apples 

 are a light crop; pears more plenty; peaches scarce; grapes plenty. 

 Pasturage has suffered from drought and feed is short, Oats and 

 barley fair crops, but were mainly cut for forage. Celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are little raised except for home use. 



