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garden crops are looking fairly well. Fruits are generally of good 

 quality, but crops are small, except grapes and peaches. A light 

 frost on the 14th killed melon and squash vines. 



Sterling (Henry S. Sawyer). — Corn is a three-fourths crop. 

 Eowen has greatly improved since the rains, but is not up to the 

 average. About the usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 and is looking well. Potatoes are of good quality, and 50 per cent 

 of a normal yield. Root crops and late market-garden crops are 

 looking well and growing since the rains. There is promise of a 

 good crop of apples, pears and grapes. Vines were injured by 

 frost on September 12 and 13, also corn to some extent. 



Shrewsbury (Fred J. Reed). — Indian corn is far below a normal 

 crop, Rowen has started a little since the rain. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done, and is in very fair condition. Onions 

 are a very light crop owing to the dry summer. Potatoes are below 

 the normal in yield and of fair quality. The prospect is not good 

 for root crops and late market-garden crops. Apples, pears and 

 peaches are light, and grapes good. There was a very heavy frost 

 which ruined all late crops. 



Auburn (Wm. Gilbert). — Corn is a normal crop, but the late 

 corn and that grown for the silo was damaged by frost. Rowen 

 is about 30 per cent of a crop, and fall feed is good. There is more 

 than the usual amount of fall seeding, and it is looking well. Most 

 onions were so poor that they were plowed under. Potatoes are 

 less than half a crop, of good quality. Roots and all market-garden 

 crops show light yields. Apples are a light crop; pears and peaches 

 about normal. The frost has done a great deal of damage to all 

 crops. There was a light frost on the night of the 12th, and a heavy 

 one on the 13th. 



Mendon (J. J. Nutter). — Indian corn is not quite up to the nor- 

 mal. Fall feed is fully up to the average. Potatoes are much below 

 the average, but are of good quality. The prospect for root crops, 

 celery and other late market-garden crops is about as usual. There 

 is half a crop of apples; pears and peaches good; cranberries light. 

 Frost has done great injury in some sections. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Ilopkinton (W. V. Thompson). — Indian corn is a little off in 

 condition because of dry weather. Rowen and fall feed are not 

 up to the usual average. Not much fall seeding has been done as 

 yet, as after the rains and frost there was too much rush work. 

 Potatoes are hardly 50 per cent of a normal crop. Root crops and 

 late market-garden crops look well. Apples are half a crop; pears 

 plenty; peaches fair; grapes a fine crop; cranberries extra good. 

 The frost on the night of September 13 froze peaches, melons, toma- 



