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Oxford (B. W. Morse). — Condition of Indian corn, 80. Rowen 

 will be a 25 per cent crop. Late potatoes will be a CO i^er cent 

 crop ; blight has not apj^eared to any extent. Fruit prospect : apples, 

 25 ; pears. 95 ; peaches, 45 ; plums, 50 ; quinces, 75 ; grapes, 70 ; cran- 

 berries, 15. Pasturage condition, 25. Yield of oats, 85. Very little 

 barley seeded. Market-garden crops grown for home use only. 

 There was no rain between July 17 and August 20. 



Southhorough (E. F. Collins). — Condition of Indian corn, 95. 

 Rowen will be a 90 per cent crop. Late potato jji-ospect, 98. Fruit 

 prospect: apples, 10; pears, 50; peaches, 90; plums, 100; quinces, 

 60 ; grapes, 100. Pasturage condition, 95. Oats yielded a 90 per cent 

 crop. Condition of sweet corn, 80 ; tomatoes, 85. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Dracut (B. A. Cluff). — Not much Indian corn grown. Rowen 

 is very poor. Prospect for late potatoes, 50; one-half the crop is 

 affected by blight. Fruit prospect: apples, 40; pears, 60; peaches, 

 40. Pasturage is very poor. Late market-garden crops are likewise 

 very poor. 



West ford (J. W. Fletcher). — Condition of corn, 50. No rowen. 

 Late potato prospect, 25. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; peai-s, 75. 

 Pastures are all dried up. Crop of oats is 75 per cent of normal. 



Ayer (Fred A. Smith). — Indian corn is one-third normal size. 

 On land where last season corn was 15 feet high, it is now 5 and 6. 

 Very few fields have any rowen whatever; general prospect is for 

 one-half of normal or less. Late potatoes will be two-thirds of a 

 normal crop; very little blight or rot noticed. Fruit prospect: 

 api^les, 50; pears, 100; peaches, 75; plums and cjuinees, 100; gTapes, 

 75. Pastures are dried up and some are producing no feed at all. 

 Yield of oats, 75. Dry weather cut everything short, even blueben'ies. 



Stoiv (George W. Bradley). — Indian corn is very backward, and 

 its condition is not over 50 per cent of normal. Rowen is mostly 

 dried up; i^rospect, 25. Late potato prospect, 50. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 75; pears, 50; peaches, 75; grapes, 50. Pastures are very 

 dry; condition, 25. Oat yield, about 50. 



Maynard (L. H. Maynard). — Indian corn condition, 90. All com 

 is showing the effects of the dry weather, silo corn rolling badly. 

 Rowen crop will be only 25 per cent of normal, owing to dry 

 weather. Late potatoes on moist land are looking fine, with the 

 prosi^ect for a normal crop. Fruit prospect: apples, 40; pears, 75; 

 plums, 25 ; quinces, 50 ; grapes, 100. Pastures are practically all 

 dried up, and cattle are being fed in the barn. Oats and barley 

 are not grown for grain. Considering the drought, celery and 

 other market-garden crops are in very good condition. 



