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10 (very pooi') ; pears, 25 ; peaches, 10 ; grapes, 80. Pasturage 

 condition, 60 (dried up). Forage crop condition: oats, 80; barley, 

 80; millet, 75; fodder corn, 50. Dry weather has affected all forage 

 crops, while the frost on July 12 turned leaves yellow. Five acres 

 of apple orchards set. 



Worcester County. 



Royalston (Charles A. Stimson). — The most insect damage 

 is being done by i^otato beetles and squash bugs. Indian corn con- 

 dition, 75; 80 per cent grown for ensilage. Potato condition, 78; 

 other market-garden crops, 80; those harvested j-ielded 75; sold 

 at 100. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; pears, 90; plums, 95; quinces, 

 75; grapes, 75. Condition of pastures, 40. Forage and gi*ain crop 

 condition: oats, 80; barley, 82. Ten acres of apple orchards set. 

 The severe drought has cut down jDOSsibilities for good crojDs. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — The most troublesome uisects are 

 potato beetles, cabbage worms, squash bugs, elm-leaf beetles and 

 brown-tail moths. Indian com condition, 60; 85 per cent of the 

 crop is raised for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 70; its quality, 90. 

 Potato crop condition, 55; other market-garden crops, 40; those 

 harvested yielded 60, and farmers realized quite an advance in 

 price over previous years. Fruit prospect: apples, 60; pears, 85; 

 plums, 50; grapes, 90. Condition of pastures, 50. Forage crop 

 condition : rye, 45 ; oats, 50 ; barley, 55 ; corn, 60 ; millet, 40. Grain 

 crop prospect: rye (harvested), 85. One and a half acres of apple 

 orchards set. Not one-half inch of rain has fallen since the last 

 week of May, and crops are in very poor condition. 



Fitchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — Scarcely any insects are at 

 work. Hay crop yield and quality, 80. Potato condition, 45. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 60 ; pears, 100 ; grapes, 80. 



Barre (John L. Smith). — Potato beetles are doing 90 per cent 

 of ihe insect damage. Corn condition, 100; 90 per cent grown for 

 ensilage. Hay crop yield, 90; quality, 110. Condition of potatoes, 

 100. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; grapes, 100. Condition of pastur- 

 age, 75. Oats grown for forage is in 75 per cent condition; millet 

 and Hungarian likewise raised for forage. Ten acres of new api^le 

 orchards set. Pastures have been veiy short of grass for several 

 years; as compared with last three years, their condition would be 

 100, but only 75 as compared with the last ten years. 



Princeton (A. L. Tyler). — Potato bugs and root maggots in 

 squashes are causing the most damage. Indian corn condition, 

 50; 80 per cent of the crop grown for ensilage. Hay crop, 60; 

 quality, 80. Potato eroj) condition, 55; other market-garden crops, 

 poor; those already harvested have yielded 40 to 60 per cent, and 

 brought 110 to 120 per cent prices. Fruit pros^jeet : apples, 25 ; 

 pears, 60; peaches, 40; plums, 70; quinces, 20; grapes and cran- 



