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potatoes is about the same as usual, but they are in poor condition, 

 owing to damage from frost. Early market-garden crops made a poor 

 yield, with fair profits, and the prospect is good for later ones. Dairy 

 products and dairy cows bring higher prices than formerly. Pasturage 

 is in fair condition. Strawberries are a poor crop, owing to damage by 

 frost. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Holliston (L. E. Littlefield) . — The gypsy moth and San Jose scale 

 seem to be very injurious to fruit trees and the elm leaf beetle to 

 shade trees. The acreage of corn is increased over previous years. 

 Haying has not begun as yet, but there is prospect of a good crop. 

 Early potatoes are not being raised as much as the later varieties. 

 Early market-garden crops were badly injured by frost; 3deld will be 

 light, but prices seem higher. Quantity of dairy products plentiful, 

 and prices high ; cows are very high in price. Pastures are very green, 

 offering good grazing. Strawberries are plentiful; also blackberries, 

 currants and raspberries, but peaches will be very light. 



Sherborn (John N. Reid). — Elm leaf beetles, gypsy and brown- 

 tail moths and the San Jose scale are doing damage. Corn is looking 

 about normal, with the usual acreage. Haying has begun, but the 

 crop is lighter than usual. The acreage of early potatoes is about the 

 same as usual and they are looking well. Market-garden crops and 

 prices are about the same as usual. The price of dairy products is 

 higher than usual, and the quantity less; cows are scarcer than usual 

 and prices higher. Pastures are looking very well. Apples are looking 

 well; peaches about normal; strawberries gave a very poor yield of 

 very poor quality. 



Framingham (Mervin R . Parsons) . — Brown-tail moths, cut 

 worms and potato bugs are doing damage. Corn is late, but is grow- 

 ing well now; an increased acreage has been planted this year. No 

 hay has been cut as yet; fields are looking well for a large crop. There 

 is about the usual acreage of early potatoes, but they did not germinate 

 well and look poorly. Early market-garden crops are little raised. 

 Quantity and price of dairy products in advance of last year; dairy 

 cows about as usual. Feed is very short in the pastures. Strawberries 

 are almost a failure; apples and pears look well; peaches not more 

 than one-fourth of an average crop. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Brown-tail moths and potato bugs 

 are doing damage. Indian corn is slightly backward, with an increase 

 of 5 per cent in acreage. Haying has begun and the crop is better than 

 for two years past. There is no surplus in dairy products; cows are 

 so high that they will soon be able to walk over the moon without 

 jumping. Pastures are in good condition. Strawberries are selling 

 well; raspberries made a fairly full bloom; currants promise a three- 

 fourths crop. 



