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Potatoes are showing blight and few have begun digging as yet. Pas- 

 turage is falhng off in condition. Apples promise half a crop; peaches 

 none; pears and plums 30 per cent; grapes half a crop. No new 

 apple orchards have been set out recently. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Leyden (Frank R. Foster). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in good condition; probably two-thirds of the crop 

 goes into the silo. The hay crop is much above the average in every 

 way. Barley and millet are our principal forage crops and are in 

 good condition. No market-garden crops have been harvested as 

 yet; potatoes are suffering from bugs, but are otherwise in good 

 condition. There will be half a crop of apples; other fruits normal. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Apple trees are set out, but only in a 

 small way, probably not over 50 trees to any one person. More at- 

 tention is paid to trimming and caring for apple trees. More straw- 

 berries are raised for the market than formerly. 



Buckland (Eugene D. Griswold). — Potato bugs are the only 

 insect doing damage at present. Corn is rather late and uneven; 

 probably about half the crop is grown for ensilage. The hay crop is 

 a record breaker and is of very good ciuality. Forage crops are little 

 raised, but are looking well. Potatoes are rather late and none have 

 been harvested. The prospect is good for fruit; apples will be rather 

 a smaller crop than usual. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are about average crops, but are little raised. From 

 15 to 20 acres of apple trees have been set in the past year. 



Ashfield (Albert Howes). — Potato bugs are doing damage. Corn 

 is about an average crop, but uneven; probably 75 per cent of the 

 crop goes into the silo. The hay crop is the largest crop cut for years 

 and is of good quality. Oats and millet are our principal forage crops. 

 Potatoes look finely, but need rain badly. Apples and other fruits 

 do not promise nearly as well as earlier in the season. Pasturage 

 looks well now, but needs rain. Rye, oats and barley are average 

 crops; but little grown for grain. A good many apple trees have been 

 set out, but no extensive orchards. 



Conway (L. T. Hopkins). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is veiy backward and the earlier fields tasselling out at 

 from one-half to two-thirds the usual height; one-fourth of the crop 

 is put in for ensilage. Hay is an average crop in ciuality and quantity, 

 but more of the crop was cut late than usual. Corn and millet are 

 our principal forage crops and there is some complaint of millet not 

 germinating. Fanners' gardens are backward and it has been too 

 dry for early potatoes. Early apples promise a full crop ; winter ones 

 half a crop; pear trees well loaded. Pastures are showing the effect 

 of dry weather. Oats for forage have done well. 



