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of forage crops: lye, 100; oats, 50. Xo new apple orchards have 

 been set, as taxes are too high and there is too much danger of 

 losing fruit by theft. 



Lexington (Howard M. Munroe). — Flies of all kinds, poultry 

 mites and lice, the elm-leaf beetle and the squash borer are doing 

 damage. Condition of Indian corn, 75; 50 per cent gTOwn for the 

 silo. Hay crop, 75 in quantity; 90 in quality. Condition of potatoes, 

 85 ; sweet corn, 70 ; tomatoes, 75 ; carrots, 60 ; lettuce, 60 ; cucumbers, 

 30; those already harvested, 75 in yield as compared with former 

 years, and 125 in price. Fruit prospect : apples, 70 ; pears, 100 ; 

 peaches, 100; j^lums, 40; quinces, 100; grapes, 70. Condition of 

 pasturage, 75. Condition of forage crojDs: oats, 75; millet, 85; 

 com, 75; rye, 100; barley, 70. About 50 acres of apple orchards 

 were set in 1912 and 1913. Extreme diy weather is cutting all croj^s 

 not irrigated. A blight of the cucumber vines is making the crop 

 very small. 



Essex County. 



Methuen (Frederick A. Russell). — Brown-tail and gypsy 

 m.oths are most troublesome. Very little Indian corn raised. Sweet 

 corn and ensilage corn largely take the place of Indian com as ensi- 

 lage. Hay crop, 80 in quantity; 100 in quality. Condition of pota- 

 toes, 60; other market-garden crops, 80; those already harvested, 

 90 in yield as compared with former years, and, in price, 100. Crops 

 that germinated well are nearly all doing well, but the cold, dry 

 spring was unfavorable for many. Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; 

 pears, 100; peaches, 100; plums, 40. Condition of pasturage, 75. 

 Condition of forage crops: oats, 60; barley, 60; prosi^ect for rye 

 as grain, 100. Very few apple trees set. 



Haverhill (Milton A. Corliss). — The gypsy moth is our worst 

 pest at present. Indian corn condition, 95; 30 per cent gTown for 

 ensilage. Hay crop: 100 in quantity; 95 in quality. Condition of 

 potatoes, 95; other market-garden crops, 95; prices, normal. Fruit 

 prospect: apples, 75; peaches, 80; plums, 40. Condition of pastur- 

 age, 70. Condition of forage crops: oats, 80; millet, 90; barley, 

 05; lye, 90. Some small orchards set; I do not know of any large 

 ones. 



Bowley (D. H. O'Erien). — The gypsj' moth, onion maggot, 

 striped cucumber beetle, squash bug, potato bug and cutworm are 

 most injurious at present. Condition of Indian corn, 75; 60 per 

 cent of crop grown for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 75; quality, 80. 

 Condition of potatoes, 90; other market-garden crops, 65; those 

 already harvested, 65 in yield as compared with former years; 

 prices, above average. Fruit prospect: apples, 20; pears, 100; 

 peaches, 35 ; plums, 15 ; grapes, 85. Condition of pasturage, 65. 

 Forage crop condition: Avinter rye, 85; oats, 65. Four acres of new 

 orchards set out in this A-icinity. 



