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pears, 100; peaches, 15; grapes, 10. Grass, potatoes, apples, pears, 

 peaches and all late garden crops were much benefited by the rains. 

 Frost occurred on the 10th, 11th, 15th and 16th, damaging silage 

 corn most; potatoes, tomatoes and beans were also injiired. Much 

 field corn was not ripe enough to cut. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Eoyalston (C. A. Stimson). — Indian corn yield: as a grain crop, 

 70; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 85. Yield of rowen, 25. Fall 

 feed condition, 50. About one-half acre of alfalfa has been planted 

 in this locality. Potato yield, 50; quality, 90. Late market-garden 

 crop prospect: beets and turnips, 90; cabbage and squash, 70; car- 

 rots, 75; celery, 85; parsnips, 80, Fruit yield: fall apples, 40; 

 pears and grapes, 90 ;' peaches, 70. The rains came too late to bene- 

 fit crops other than grass. Fi^osts occurred on the 9th and 10th, and 

 killed everything. 



Fitchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — Condition of fall feed, 75. Two 

 acres of vetch planted this fall. Late market-garden crop prospect : 

 parsnips, 100 ; squash, 20 ; turnips, 50. Fruit yield : fall apples, 50 ; 

 pears, 100 ; grapes, 90. The rains came too late to be of much bene- 

 fit. Frosts occurred in low lands on the 15th and 16th. 



Gardner (W. E. Knight). — Yield of Indian corn: as a fodder 

 and ensilage crop, 75. Yield of rowen, 10. Condition of fall feed, 

 50. Per cent of fall seeding: grass, normal; rye, normal. One-half 

 acre of alfalfa has been sown this year, making a total of 1 acre 

 planted here. Potato yield, 75; quality, 100. Late market-garden 

 crop prospect: cabbage, 50; carrots, 75, Fruit yield: fall apples, 

 25; pears, 50. Grass has been much benefited by recent rains. 

 Frost did little damage. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Yield of Indian corn: as a grain 

 crop, 70; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 80. Yield of rowen, 25. 

 Condition of fall feed, 85. Per cent of fall seeding: clover, 10; 

 grass, 25; rye, 75. Potato yield, 65; quality, 97. Late market- 

 garden crop prospect: beets, 80; cabbage and turnips, 90; carrots, 

 85; squash, 60; parsnips, 80. Fruit yield: fall apples, 40; pears, 

 100 ; grapes, 85. Grass, garden vegetables, potatoes to some extent, 

 and fall seeding have been most benefited by the rains. Frost oc- 

 curred on the 15th, damaging corn, 20; tomatoes, 25; squash, 50; 

 potatoes, 30. 



Phillipston (A. D. Clifford). — Yield of Indian corn: as a grain 

 crop, 50; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 75. Yield of rowen, 80. 

 Condition of fall feed, 100. Some interest is being shown in alfalfa 

 growing, but none sown yet. Potato yield, 50; quality, good. Late 

 market-garden crop prospect : beets, 50 ; cabbage, 40 ; carrots, 75 ; 

 cauliflower, 10; parsnips, 60. Fruit yield: fall apples, 40; pears, 



