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berries, SO, Pastures are all dried up. Forage crop condition: rye, 

 90; oats, 50; millet, 40. 



Sterling (Henry S. Sawyer). — Gypsy moths and potato beetles 

 are causing the most injury. Indian corn condition, 75; 25 per 

 cent grown for the silo. Hay crop yield, 90; quality, 95. Potato 

 crop condition, 75; peas, 25. Fruit prospect: apples and pears, 50; 

 peaches and plums, 25 ; grapes, 50. Pasturage condition, 75. Forage 

 crop condition : rye, 50 ; oats, 75 ; Japanese millet, 75. Twenty acres 

 of apple orchards set. 



Nexo Braintree (Charles D. Sage). — Elm-leaf beetles and po- 

 tato bug's are the most troublesome insects. Corn condition, 75; 10 

 per cent raised for the silo. Hay crop yield, 75 ; its quality, perhaps 

 80. The severe drought not only reduced the yield but is drying 

 up fields not cut. Potato crop condition, 80. Fruit prospect : apples, 

 40; pears, 25; plums, 40; grapes, 75. Pasturage condition, 40. 

 Forage crop condition : rye, 75 ; oats, SO. Grain crop : rye, 75 ; 

 oats, 80. These crops are nearly all cut for fodder or hay. Per- 

 haps 10 acres of apple orchards set. This is the third year we 

 have suffered from drought. Pastures are drying vtp and cows are 

 shrinking. 



West Brook field (Myron A. Richardson). — The most trouble- 

 some insects are potato beetles and black squash bugs. Condition 

 of corn, SO (two weeks late) ; 70 per cent grown for the silo. Hay 

 crop yield, 80; its quality, 100. Potato crop condition, 70; fruit 

 prospect: apples, 80; pears, 75; peaches, 50; plums and quinces, 

 70 : grapes, 100. Pastures are in 75 per cent condition, and some 

 farmers are feeding at the barn. Forage crop condition : lye, 100 ; 

 oats, 60; millet and Hungarian also grown for forage. Rye as a 

 grain crop offers a normal prospect. Dry weather has hurt all 

 crops and pastures, and if it continues will damage fruit. Hea-sy 

 fj'ost ten days ago did a lot of damage to corn and potatoes on 

 low lands. 



Spencer (W. C. Bemis). — The worst insect is the elm-leaf beetle. 

 Corn is in very poor condition; one-half the crop will be put into 

 the silo. Hay crop yield, 60; quality, 90. Potato crop condition, 

 75. Market-garden crops have yielded 50 per cent and brought 

 good prices. Apple prospect, 25, Pastures are very dry. Forage 

 crop condition: rye, poor; oats, good; barley, fair. Ten acres of 

 rew apple orchards set, 



Worcester (H. R, Kinney). — Potato and squash bug-s are the 

 most troublesome insects. Hay crop jield, 85; quality, 100. Po- 

 tato crop condition, 75; other market-garden crops, 75; those har- 

 vested yielded 70, and 100 per cent prices were realized. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 10 ; pears, 75 ; grapes, 100. Pasturage condition, 

 Co. The stand of most crops is good, and a good rain followed by 

 nice weather should bring to nearly a normal condition most vege- 

 tables. Fruit as a whole is very light. 



