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MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Hopkinton (W. V. Thompson). — Some fields of corn are nearly a 

 failure from drought, but the crop as a whole is very good, considering 

 the dry weather. There is no prospect of rowen. Late potatoes look 

 finely. Apples look well, but are dropping badly; pears good; no 

 peaches; grapes fairly good. Pastures are badly dried up, and are 

 just starting up again. Early seeded oats and barley did well. No 

 market-garden crops are raised in this locality. We are still trying to 

 make a success of alfalfa as a hay crop, and it seems to be doing well 

 now. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Lidian corn germinated poorlj^, but 

 promises about 80 per cent of a normal crop. There will be no rowen 

 at all. Ajjples are 45 per cent of the normal; pears, 60; peaches, 25; 

 grapes, 80; quinces, 75. Pasturage is in very poor condition. Oats 

 and barley are raised only for forage. 



Sudbury (EdgahW. GooBNOw). — Indian corn is looking well. 

 The prospect for rowen is not encouraging, and the crop will be light. 

 Late potatoes are still growing, with no signs of blight. The prospect 

 for apples, pears and grapes is good. Pasturage is short, owing to the 

 dry season. The oat and barley crops will be about normal. There 

 promises to be a good crop of celery, and other late market-garden 

 crops as well. 



Stow (Geo. W. Bradley). — Corn is looking very well, but is back- 

 ward. There will be about half an average crop of rowen. Late pota- 

 toes are looking quite well, with no signs of rot. Apples good; pears 

 fair; no peaches; other fruits medium. Pastures are in very fair con- 

 dition, considering the drought. Oats have turned out well; but little 

 barley raised. 



Westford (J. W. Fletcher). — Indian corn is doing well since the 

 rains. There is a good crop of rowen. The prospect is good for late 

 potatoes; no blight or rot as yet. The prospect is good for fruit of all 

 kinds. Pasturage is in good condition. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — Indian corn is in fair condition, but a 

 little backward. Rowen, except that on moist, rich land, is below the 

 normal. Potatoes have suffered very generally from lack of rain. 

 The apple crop is very uneven, with the prospect of a light crop as a 

 whole, and there is no other fruit worth mentioning. Pastures are 

 very dry, and the feed in them is very short. Oats and barley raised 

 for grain compare well with former jj-ears. The dry weather has af- 

 fected all garden crops. 



Chelmsford (W. B. Bullock). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be below a normal crop. Potatoes will be a small crop 

 in this section. Apples, pears, grapes and quinces will give good 

 crops. Pastures are looking better since the rains. Oats and barley 



