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Maynard (L. H. Mayxard). — Tent caterpillars have done the 

 most damage in this section; cutworms and potato beetles are very 

 numerous. Corn is backward, but its condition is 90; its acreage is 

 100. Farmers have started haying with an outlook for a 100 per 

 cent crop. A normal acreage of early potatoes has been put in, 

 and there will be a normal crop. In both yield and price early 

 market-garden crops are normal, and the prospect for those not 

 yet harvested is the same. Pasturage is in 100 per cent condition. 

 The fruit outlook is : apples, 75 ; pears, 50 ; plums, 100 ; strawberries, 

 25; other small fruits, 100. We had a heavy frost the first of the 

 month which practically killed the strawberry crop and was of gi-eat 

 damage to early market-garden crops. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Tent caterpillars, brown-tail and 

 gj'psy moths, cutworms and potato beetles are doing the greatest 

 amount of injury. The condition of Indian corn is 95. The amount 

 jDlanted is normal. Farmers have started in haying, with a prospect 

 for a 99 per cent crop. The acreage of early potatoes is 100, and 

 there is prospect for a 100 per cent crop. Early market-garden 

 crops not yet hai'vested promise a 95 per cent yield-. The daiiy cow 

 supply has fallen off 2 per cent. Milk is selling at 38 cents per can 

 at wholesale and at 8 cents per quart retail. These prices prevailed 

 a year ago. The condition of pastures is 100. The fruit outlook 

 is: apples, 50; pears, 95; peaches, 50; plums, 100; strawberries, 90; 

 gooseberries, 100; blackberries, 100. This is a better season for 

 gi'ass than last year. 



Hophinton ("W. V. Thompson). — The insects that are working 

 the most havoc are tent caterpillars, brown-tail moth and squash 

 bugs. Indian corn is in 80 per cent condition, and the acreage is 

 about 100. Haying has begun; the prospect is for a 90 per cent 

 yield. Dairy cows continue in about the same supply, with about 

 the same amount of milk produced. Milk is sold for 28 cents per 

 can at the car, while the average retail price per quart is 7 cents. 

 These prices are just the same as a j'ear ago. Pastures are in fair 

 condition. 80. The fn;it outlook is: pears, strawberries, raspberries 

 and blackberries, 100. The season staiied early, but crojis are all 

 of ten days late. 



Newton (G. L. Marct). — Potato beetles are proving the most 

 injurious. Not much haying has been done; there is promise of an 

 80 per cent crop. The prospect is for a normal crop of early po- 

 tatoes. Early market-garden crops germinated poorly; prices rule 

 good. Those not yet harvested will yield 90. There is a falling off 

 of 10 per cent of the supply of daily cows, with a similar decrease 

 in the production of milk, which sells from 40 to 50 cents per can 

 wliolesale and 9 cents per quart retail. These prices are the same 

 as those realized a year ago. Pastures are in 100 per cent condition. 



