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Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Corn eoiadition, 90, No rowen. Late 

 potato prospect, 75; 50 per cent of the crop is affected by blight. 

 Fruit prospect: apples, 25; pears, 75; peaches, 10; quinces, 10; 

 grapes, 25. Condition of pastures, 25, — badly dried up. The oats 

 crop was 75 per cent of normal. Condition of late market-garden 

 crops, 25. 



Sterling (Henry S. Sawver). — Condition of Indian corn, 75. 

 Rowen i^rospect, 50. Prosj^ect for late potatoes, 90; very few cases 

 of blight. Fruit prospect: apples and pears, 50; peaches and 

 plums, 25; gxapes, 50. Pastures are very dry. Oats yielded 75 per 

 cent of a normal crop ; the crop is cut for fodder. Drought has 

 seriously injured many crops more or less. 



West Brookjleld (Myron A. Richardson). — Indian corn is 70 

 per cent of a normal crop, having been affected by dry weather. 

 There will be no rowen. Prospect for late potatoes, 85. Fruit pros- 

 pect: apples, 50; jjears, 80; peaches, 85; plums, 80; quinces, 60; 

 grapes, 100. Condition of pastirres, 25. On account of diy 

 wealher cows are fed entirely at the barn. No oats raised in this 

 section for grain. On account of drought all crops are backvrard. 

 About 50 per cent of the apples set have fallen. 



Warren (William E. Patrick). — Condition of Indian corn, 50. 

 No rowen. Late potato prospect. 05. Fruit prospect: apples, 25; 

 pears, 95; peaches, 90; plums, SO; grapes, 75. Condition of pastur- 

 age, 20. Yield of oats, 60. 



Leicester (H. H. Kingsbury). — Indian corn is in normal condi- 

 tion. There will be no rowen. Late potato prospect, 75. Fruit 

 prospect: apples, 60; pears, plums and grapes, 100. Condition of 

 pastures, 5. The whole oat crop is cut for hay. Condition of 

 celery, 50. 



Auhiirn (William Gilbert). — Indian corn is about 90 per cent 

 of normal. There is no rowen worth harvesting. Potatoes promise 

 a normal crop; it is a little earW for rot. Frait prospect: apples, 

 50; pears, 100. Pastures are all dried up; condition about 50 per 

 cent of normal. Oat yield was good, about normal. 



2IiUbur)j, (C. K. Harris). — Indian corn condition, 80; dry 

 weather is preventing the filling out and tipping of ears. No rowen 

 is being cut. The second crop of clover is very small. Late jDotato 

 prospect, 50 ; nearly all the crop is affected by blight ; normal amount 

 of rot. Fruit prospect: apples. 50; pears, 125; grapes, 150. Con- 

 dition of pastures, 50, — about the same as in the last four years. 

 Soiling is neeessai-y to keep the flow of milk up to normal. Oat 

 yield has been normal. On low moist land celery looks about normal, 

 but its general condition is 80. Late market-garden crojD condition: 

 cabbage, 100; turnips, 100; mangels, 100. Late sweet corn is about 

 normal, but must have rain soon to fill out the ears. 



