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Hancock (D. L. Whitmajst). — The most injury is being done 

 by potato beetles. Condition of corn, 80; 30 per cent grown for 

 ensilage. In quantity the hay crop is 50; in quality, 100. Potato 

 crop condition, 100; other market-garden crops, 75. The yield of 

 these already han^ested was 75; the price, 110. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 40; pears, 60; grapes, 100. Condition of pasturage, 60. 

 Condition of oats as a forage crop, 60. Grain crop condition: rye, 

 60 ; oats, 80. There were set in town during 1912 and 1913, 2V2 to 

 3 acres of api^le orchards. 



Dalion (Wesley B. Bartox). — The only injurious insect is the 

 potato beetle. Indian corn condition, 70; 60 per cent of the crop 

 grown for ensilage. The hay crop is pelding 60 pev cent, and is of 

 SO per cent quality. Condition of potatoes, 80; of other market- 

 garden crops, SO; those harvested have yielded 65 per cent, and 

 have brought 110 per cent prices. Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; pears. 

 30; plums, 10. Pastui-es are in 75 per cent condition. Peas and 

 oats, Japanese millet, rye, oats and barley are raised for forage. 

 Condition : rye, 90 ; oats, 75. Grain crop prospect : rye, 90 ; oats, 

 75. Rye has been cut. The season is very dry and the jDrospeet 

 for a successful one is not over-bright. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — The potato beetles would be trouble- 

 some, but we do not let them do much damage. Indian corn condi- 

 tion is about normal ; about half the crop is grown for ensilage. 

 Grass yielded a 75 per cent crop of 100 per cent quality. Potato 

 crop condition, 75. Apples are very few; prospect is for only a 

 10 i^er cent crop. Condition of pasturage, 75. Corn, oats, millet 

 and barley are raised for forage. Condition of oats, 100. 



Stockhridge (F. A. Palmer). — The elm-leaf beetle is proving 

 most troublesome. Condition of corn, 80; 20 per cent of the 

 crop groAvn for ensilage. The hay croj) is yielding 60 per cent, 

 and its quality is 110. Condition of potatoes, SO. Market-garden 

 crops already harvested have yielded SO and sold at 100. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 40 ; pears, 20. Forage crop condition : corn, SO ; 

 rye, 100; oats, SO; millet, 50. Rye has been harvested as a grain 

 crop, Avith a normal yield, and the prospect for oats is SO. Four 

 acres of new apple orchards have been set in town the past two 

 years. It is very dry, there having been no rain since May. Mead- 

 ows and pastures show no growth, and the drought has affected all 

 crops, even fruit trees. Hay is mostly haiTCsted and is of fine 

 quality. 



Lee (Edward J. Kormax). — Elm-leaf beetles and bag worms 

 are the most troublesome insects, Avhile pine-tree blister rust is pres- 

 ent. Condition of coi'n, 75; 60 per cent gTown for ensilage. 

 The hay crop yield is 60; quality, 75: the eroj) is good on well- 

 manured land, but poor on old dry meadows. Potato crop condition, 



