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Potatoes are uneven, some fields being quite good and others not worth 

 harvesting. Root crops and late market-garden crops are little raised. 

 Apples are about half a crop; pears and peaches average; grapes good. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — Corn will be an average 

 crop, but is two weeks late in ripening. There will be only a small 

 amount of rowen harvested and fall feed is below the average. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and is looking finely. The 

 potato crop is good in quality, but lacking in quantity. Apples are 

 a normal crop, taking this section as a whole. No frosts to do damage 

 as yet. 



New Braintree (Charles D. Sage). — Some fields of corn are very 

 good, but on an average it is a three-fourths crop. Very little rowen 

 will be gathered; fall feed fair, but not as good as usual. Very little 

 fall seeding has been done. Early potatoes were a poor crop; later 

 ones not harvested yet. Root crops and late market-garden crops 

 are little grown. Apples half a crop; pears 100; peaches 50; grapes 60. 

 No frost to date. Drought injured the hay crop and pastures and 

 cows have not done well so far this season. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Indian corn is a full average crop except 

 where injured by the hail storm of August 2. There is very httle 

 rowen, but fall feed is in excellent condition. The usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and it looks well. Potatoes are about half 

 a crop, but are rotting badly. Root crops and late market-garden 

 crops are very little raised. Fruits are a fair crop, but greatly injured 

 by hail. No damage from frost. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson). — Corn is a two-thirds crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are below the usual average owing to drought. Less than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding has been done because of dry weather. 

 Potatoes are about a normal crop. Root crops and late market-gar- 

 den crops show about two-thirds yields. Apples a three-fourths crop; 

 pears a full crop; grapes fair; no peaches or cranberries. No damage 

 from frosts to date. 



Ashburnham (E. D. Gibson). — Indian corn is an average crop, but 

 matures very slowly. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual 

 average owing to dry weather. Very Kttle fall seeding has been done, 

 the ground being too dry to plow well. Late potatoes promise a fair 

 crop, though few have been dug and there is considerable rot. Apples, 

 pears and peaches fair; grapes late; cranberries late and small. Farm- 

 ers are filling their silos with a good quality of well eared ensilage. No 

 frost as yet. 



Princeton (A. 0. Tyler). — Indian corn is about tliree-fourths of 

 a normal crop. There is very little rowen, but fall feed is fair. Not 

 as much fall seeding as usual has been done, but what has been put in 

 looks well. Potatoes are a two-thirds crop of good quality. The 

 prospect is good for root crops and late market-garden crops. Apples 

 are a good crop, but of small size; pears and peaches good; not many 



