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Richmond (Timothy B. Salmon). — Corn is about an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall seed are up to the usual average. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done and it is in good condition. Potatoes 

 have made an average yield and are of good quality. The prospect is 

 good for root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops. Few 

 apples; pears good; no peaches; few grapes. Buckwheat is a good 

 crop. There was a little damage from frost in some sections on Sep- 

 tember 8. 



Hancock (B. H. Goodrich). — Some of the earlier fields of Indian 

 corn are excellent and some of the others decidedly the reverse. Rowen 

 and fall feed are by no means up to the usual average. No fall 

 seeding has been done. Potatoes average a very fair crop, some 

 fields being fine and others poor; quality fine. Apples light and poor; 

 pears heavy; grapes good; other fruits not grown. There was a little 

 frost damage on low lands on August 26. 



Lanesborough (W. E. Foster). — Indian corn is about a normal 

 crop. Rowen and fall seed are not up to the usual average. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has not been done. Potatoes are rotting 

 quite badly. The prospect is fair for root crops, celery and other 

 late market-garden crops. Apples will be a very light crop. There 

 has been no injury from frost. 



Williamstown (S. A. Hickox). — Rowen is a normal crop. It is too 

 earlj^ to say as to whether the usual amount of fall seeding will be put 

 in this year. Early potatoes were a light crop, but late ones promise 

 better. Root crops promise well. Apples are 65 per cent of a normal 

 crop; pears 40; peaches 10; grapes 50. Have had tliree light frosts, 

 but with no damage to crops. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — Indian corn is 75 per cent of a 

 normal crop. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average, 

 owing to the lack of seasonable rains. No fall seeding has been done 

 and there will not be until we have rain. Onions are little grown, but 

 are fully an average crop. Potatoes have yielded well, but are 

 rotting badly. Apples are small in size, owing to want of rain. There 

 has been no damage from frost, though there have been two light ones. 



Leijclen (Frank R. Foster). — Corn is fully up to the average. 

 Rowen and fall feed are average, better than for the past two years, 

 but not like some earlier years. The usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, but it is backward on account of dry weather. Onions are 

 an average crop. Potatoes are little more than half a crop, but the 

 quality is excellent. Apples are a good crop; pears abundant; grapes 

 abundant. There have been two light frosts, but they have done no 

 material damage. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — Corn is about an average crop; some 



