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the average in growth. Onions are a fair croi?. Potatoes are of 

 fine quality, and the yield below average. Late market-garden crops 

 are looking well. Apples uneven; pears, grapes and peaches fair. 

 On September 13 there was a heavy frost that took all tender foliage, 

 such as vegetables, sweet corn and ensilage corn. 



Winchester (S. S. Symmes). — Rowen and fall feed are up to the 

 usual average. Onions are about 50 per cent of a normal crop. 

 Potatoes are a small yield, but of very good quality. Celery Avill be 

 a good crop, and root crops promise well. Pears are a fine crop, and 

 apples light. There was frost on September 13, 14 and 15, and on 

 the 14th the gTound was frozen and all perishable vegetables de- 

 stroyed. Cauliflowers have not headed well. The acreage of celei*y 

 is only about one-half that of last season. 



Stoneham (J. E. Wiley). — Rowen and fall feed are not up to 

 the usual average. Fall seeding is in good condition, and the usual 

 amount has been done. Potatoes are a small crop, of poor quality. 

 The prospect is good for celery, root crops and late market-garden 

 crops. Apples are a heavy crop ; pears and grapes good ; peaches 

 heavy. There was quite a heavy frost on the night of September 



13, but the damage was not as great as at first thought. 



Newton (Gr. L. Marcy). — Indian corn is a good crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are not up to the usual average. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Onions are not grown to any extent. Potatoes are 

 a poor yield. The prospect for fruit is fair. There was a heavy 

 frost on the night of September 13, which cut everything that could 

 be damaged by frost. Tomatoes iDrotected by vines escaped. 



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Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — Indian corn is a good normal 

 crop, and the grain is not injured much by frost. Rowen is nearly 

 up to the average, and fall feed is fully up. Not as much fall 

 seeding has been done as usual, but that put in is looking finely. 

 Potatoes are a very light yield, but the quality is fine. There will 

 be a large crop of fall apples, and a fair crop of winter appl,es; 

 pears good ; peaches and grapes fair. There was a light frost on 

 the morning of September 13 and a heavy one on that of September 



14, which did considerable damage to squashes, tomatoes, late beans 

 and some damage to corn. 



Amesbury (F. W. Sargent). — Corn is but little below the 

 average. Rowen and fall feed are good, recent rains keeping them 

 growing. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is 

 starting well. Onions are 75 per cent of a normal crop. Potatoes 

 are half an average crop. Celery is in poor condition, and other 

 crops fair. Apples are a short crop; peaches and gi-apes fair. A 

 severe frost on the morning of September 13 did much damage. 



