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grow unless rain arrives ; no blight to speak of. Fruit prospect : 

 apples, 80; j^^ai's, 70; plums, 75; cranberries. 50. Condition of 

 pasturage, 85. Yield of oats, 80. Condition of late market-garden 

 crops, 85. It has been too dry and cold for best" development of 

 vegetables. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Bov-e (Henry D. Wright). — Indian corn is in 60 per cent 

 condition. Rowen crop prospect, 25. Prospect for late potatoes, 75. 

 Apple prospect, 25. Pastures are in 50 j^er cent condition. The 

 oat crop was 75 per cent of normal. 



Shelhurne (Cyrus S. Bardwell). — Indian corn is in 90 per cent 

 condition. No rowen. Prospect for late potatoes, 75; one-half 

 the crop is affected by blight. Fruit prosj^eet : apples, 50 ; pears, 

 90. Many pastures are entirely without feed; the condition of 

 moist pastures is about 50. Barley yielded an 80 per cent crop. 

 Wells and springs are neai'ly dry, and many farmers are carrying 

 water for house and barn a long distance. 



Coiiivaij (L. T. HoPKixs). — Condition of Indian corn, 45. No 

 rowen. Late potato prospect, 50. Fruit prospect : apples, 40 ; pears, 

 70; quinces, 25; grapes, 75. Condition of pasturage, 40. Many 

 people say they have never seen jjastures so burnt as at the present 

 time. Condition of tobacco, CO. It rained steadily for a few houi-s 

 last night, which may make a big difference in the looks of things, but 

 most crops are too far along to get a real benefit, 



Sunderland (George P. Smith). — Indian corn condition, 85. 

 Rowen prospect, 70. Fruit prospect: apples, 40; plums, 90; grapes, 

 60, Condition of pasturage, 50; feed is short. Condition of celery, 

 85; of other late market-garden crojDS, 80. Acreage of tobacco, 105; 

 condition, 75. Harvesting has commenced, and 25 per cent of the 

 ero]) is being primed. Onions liave been injured by the drought 

 and Ihriiv, there are some good fields, but many of the onions 

 are small and will yield light crops. There have been only a few 

 light showers since early in June. 



Monlague (A. M. Lyman). — Condition of corn, 75. Prospect 

 for rowen, 25. Late potato prospect, 50; 25 per cent of the crojj is 

 affected by blight. Have noticed black rot on 25 per cent of the 

 early potatoes. Fruit prospect: apples, peai's, peaches and plums, 

 25; quinces, 10; grapes, 50; cranberries, 20. Pastures are in 40 

 per cent condition. The yield of oats and barley was 75 per cent of 

 normal. Celery and other late market-garden crops are in 50 }ier 

 cent condition. Tobacco aci'eage, 110 ; shade-grown tobacco is raised 

 in Hatfield; general condition. 90. Harvesting has commenced, but 

 none of the crop is primed. A trij) down one side of the river to 

 Hartford, and back on the other, showed that crops are looking 



