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WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Warren (William E. Patrick). — There is a very large growth 

 of corn, well eared, but it is late and early frosts would ruin it. 

 There is no rowen in sight at present. Potato vines look well, 

 but they are set for a small crop; no blight or rot as yet. There 

 are very few apples of poor quality; large yields of pears, peaches 

 and gi'apes. Pasturage is very poor and many have to feed hay. 

 There is a very good crop of oats, fully up to the average. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — The late rains have 

 improved the corn crop considerably, but it is now backward and not 

 up to the normal. The rowen crop is a failure. The potato crop is 

 a problem; blight has not put in its appearance as yet. There are 

 not many apples and they are falHng badly, owing to dry weather. 

 Pasturage is brightening up on account of rain, but will not help 

 much. The oat crop was above the normal in some places and a 

 failure in others. Late garden stuif is doing well. 



New Bramtree (Charles D, Sage). — Indian corn was injured 

 by drought, but is coming along fairly well. Little or no rowen 

 will be cut. I have noticed no blight, but the crop of late potatoes 

 will be small. There are very few apples; grapes and pears fair 

 crops. Oats and barley are fair crops, but mostly grown for hay. 

 Celery and other late market-garden crops are little grown for 

 market. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Indian corn is backward and uneven 

 and there cannot be a normal crop. There will be no rowen of 

 any account. Late potatoes are looking well, with no blight or rot 

 so far. There will not be a very large crop of any kind of fruit. 

 Pasturage is short. Oats and barley are below average crops. 

 Celery is not grown here; other late market-garden crops are doing 

 well now. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Corn is quite uneven, some fields 

 very good and others, on light land, decidedly poor, owing to 

 drought. There is scarcely any rowen. There is no blight or rot 

 as yet on late potatoes, but the crop is below the average. Apples 

 are 60 per cent of a full crop; pears, 90; grapes, 90. Pastures are 

 in very poor condition, burned by heat and drought and the rains 

 helped but little. Oats and barley are lighter crops than usual 

 and seriously affected by drought. Celery is not raised; other 

 market-garden crops below the normal. 



Gardner (W. E. Knight). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 There is practically no rowen this year. Potato vines look well, 

 no blight or rot as yet. Apples are not over a one-third crop. 

 Pastures have not recovered from the dry weather. Oats and barley 

 are almost entirely used for forage, and were light crops. Celery 

 and other late market-garden crops are not grown in this vicinity. 



