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Deerfield CD'mGHT A. Hawtces ) . — Com is a very good crop and 

 about 10 per cent of it will go into the sUo. The hay crop is above 

 the normal in quantity and quality. The prospect is poor for all 

 kinds of fruit. Pasturage is getting short. No new apple orchards 

 have been set out in the past two years. All crops are suffering 

 from drought. We have had an excellent time to secure the hay crop. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. SiiiTH). — Indian corn is in verj* good condi- 

 tion and about half the crop is grown for ensilage. The hay crop 

 is above the average in both quantity and quality. Forage crops 

 are not much grown. Market-garden crops are in fair condition, 

 with yield rather hght and prices good. There will be small \"ields 

 of aU fruits. Pasturage is in fair condition. Rye. oats and barley 

 are little grown. No apple orchards have been set out that I know 

 of. Onions and tobacco give good promise. No rain fell from .June 

 18th to July 22d. when a moderate shower did a great deal of good. 



Montague (A. M. Ltmax;. — Potato and squash bugs are doing 

 damage, the latter nearly ruining the squash crop. Indian com is 

 ver}' uneven: one-half the crop is put into the sUo, the other half 

 being husked and the stover shredded. The hay crop is larger than 

 usual and of excellent quality. Japanese millet and com are our 

 principal forage crops and both are suffering from lack of rain. Early 

 market-garden crops were fair: late market-garden crops and potatoes 

 are drying up. Apples, pears and grapes promise fair crops, but not 

 up to the promise of the bloom. Pastures are getting short. Rye 

 is a good crop; oats fair; not much barley. No extensive orchard 

 planting has been done, just the replacing of old trees. 



Wendell (N. D. Plitmb). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars are 

 doing damage. Com is somewhat backward: about one-eighth of 

 the crop goes into the sUo. The hay crop was about normal in quan- 

 tity and of the best quahty. Oats, barley and fodder com are our 

 principal forage crops and aU are very backward. The potato crops 

 are nearly a failure. Pears, apples and peaches are dropping badly, 

 and wiU be less than normal crops. Pasturage is in poor condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are fair average crops. No new apple orchards 

 have been set out in this town. 



Xeic Salem (Daxiel Ball.vrd). — Potato bugs are quite plenty. 

 Com is coming forward finely; only a small portion of the crop is 

 grown for ensilage. Quantity of the hay crop normal, some fields 

 heavy; quality superior. Com, Hungarian grass, oats and pease 

 and .Japanese millet are the forage crops grown and are in good condi- 

 tion. Market-garden crops are not much raised here. Apples appear 

 plentiful, but are dropping badly. Feed in pastures has been good, 

 but is now dr}-ing up. The jneld of r\'e, oats and barley has been 

 excellent, especially for rye. The increase in the acreage devoted 

 to apple orchards has been small. 



