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Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Corn is in 80 per cent condition. 

 Late potato prospect, 75; very little blight noticed. Fruit pros- 

 pect : apples, 50 ; peaches, 40 ; gi-apes, 60. Pastures have been 

 burned by continued dry weather, and their condition is not more 

 than 30. Oat yield, 75. Sweet corn condition, 80. 



Weston (Edward T. Ripley). — Condition of Indian corn, 90. 

 Rowen prosj^ect, 80. Late potatoes will be an 80 per cent crop; 

 75 per cent is affected by blight. Fruit prospect : ajDples, early, 

 100; late, 80; pears, 100; peaches, 60; plums, 100. Condition of 

 pastures. 100. Late market-garden crop condition, 90. ■* 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Indian corn condition, 90. Pros- 

 pect for rowen, 10. Late potato prospect, 90. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 50; peai's, 100; peaches, 75; plums, 40; quinces, 50; gi'apes, 

 100. Pasturage condition, 50. All crops are suffering from lack 

 of rain. 



Hoplxinlon (W. B. Thompson). — Corn condition, 100. The 

 rowen crop will be 25 per cent of normal. Late potato prosi^eet, 

 75 ; one-half the crop is affected by blight. Fruit prospect : apples, 

 25; pears, 100; peaches, very few; gxapes, 100; cranberries, 100. 

 Condition of pastures, 50. No oats or barley raised for grain. Con- 

 dition of cabbage, 25; tomatoes, 75. 



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Methuen (Frederick A. Russell). — Very little Indian corn 

 raised; ensilage and sweet corn predominate: condition, 50. Rowen 

 will be a 10 per cent crop. Late potatoes offer a poor prosjDect; 

 none have been harvested; very little rot has been noticed. Fruit 

 prosiject: apples, 25; pears and peaches, 100; plums, 40. Condition 

 of i^asturage, 50. Very little oats and barley raised. Condition of 

 celery, 75; beets, 50; cabbage, 25; onions, 80. The extremely dry 

 weather is affecting late crojDS to such an extent that it is difficult 

 to form accurate estimates. 



Haverhill (Milton A. Corliss). — Condition of corn, 75. Rowen 

 prospect, 75. Late potatoes will be an 80 jDer cent crop; 5 per cent 

 of the crop is affected by blight ; very little rot noticed, — not as much 

 as usual. Fruit prospect : apples, 75 ; pears, 85 ; peaches, 50. Condi- 

 tion of pastures, 60. Oat yield, 75; barley yield, 80. Celery and 

 other market-garden crops are in 80 j^er cent condition. Very dry. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Indian corn condition, 75. Rowen 

 will be a 65 per cent crop. Late potato prospect, 85 ; 50 per cent of 

 the crop is affected by blight. Fruit prospect : apples, 40 ; pears, 100 ; 

 peaches, 70; plums, 25; grapes, 75; condition of pastures, 60. Celery 

 and other late market-garden crops are in 70 per cent condition. 



