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MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Holliston (A. W. Littlefield). — Indian corn is a good crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are far below the usual average. Less than the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and that put in is starting 

 slowly because of dry weather. Onions are a fair crop. Potatoes 

 are a normal crop in yield and quality as far as harvested. Root 

 crops are about half crops, also celery, owing to lack of rain for starting 

 them. All fruits except apples are the shortest for years; apples are 

 a large crop. No damage from frost as yet. The dry w^eather has 

 injured our crops, except late market-garden and root crops, very 

 little. 



Hopkinto7i (W. V. Thompson). — Corn is late because of dry weather, 

 but averages normal at this time. Rowen and fall feed are not up to 

 the usual average. A great amount of fall seeding has been done and 

 it looks well. Potatoes are hardly normal, owing to damage by late 

 spring frosts. Apples are not up to the standard for apple year, but 

 a pretty good crop; pears plenty and good; grapes good and plentiful. 

 Four very slight frosts, August 27, September 3 and two about Sep- 

 tember 10, but very little damage to crops. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Indian corn is about 90 per cent of 

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

 The usual amount of fall seeding has not been done as it has been too 

 dry. Onions are a three-fourths crop. Potatoes are 75 per cent in 

 yield and 90 per cent in quality. Apples half a crop, but selling well; 

 pears 80; peaches 25; grapes 90. No frost as yet. 



Maynard (L. H. Maynard). — Indian corn is about normal in yield 

 and quality. Rowen is good on low lands, but poor on high land, 

 because of drought. Considerable fall seeding has been done in this 

 section and its condition is good. The onion crop is about normal. 

 Potatoes are an average crop in yield and quality. Market-garden 

 crops all promise well. Apples are about 75 per cent in yield and 

 many are of poor quahty; other fruits about average. No damage 

 to crops from frost as yet. Silo corn is an unusually good crop. 



Townsend (G. A. Wilder). — The corn crop was affected by drought 

 and is below normal. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and is in good condi- 

 tion. Onions are an average crop. Potatoes are good in yield and 

 quality. Root crops and late market-garden crops promise average 

 yields. Fruits of all kinds are fair crops. No serious damage to crops 

 has been done by frost. 



Billerica (E. F. Dickinson). — Indian corn is late, but about an 

 average crop. Rowen is hardly half a crop and fall feed is below 

 average in condition. The usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 done and the recent showers have caused it to germinate well. Onions 

 are a two-thirds crop. Potatoes are below average in yield, but of 



