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the usual acreage. Asparagus has sold well, quality not as good 

 as usual ; rhubarb sold low ; peas doing well. Quantity and price 

 of dairy products compares favorably with other years. Pastures 

 are looking uncommonly well, but the grass is weak and sappy. 

 No apples to mention ; fair prospect for pears ; strawberries look- 

 ing well and selling well. 



Stow (G. W. Bradley). — Potato bugs are doing considerable 

 damage. Corn is very backward for the season ; acreage about 

 the same as usual. But little haying done as yet ; a good crop in 

 view. A great many early planted potatoes rotted in the ground ; 

 too early to estimate on late ones. Quantity and price of dairy 

 products and supply and price of dairy cows about the same as 

 usual. Pastures are looking well. Strawberries set heavily but 

 are drying up ; blackberries and raspberries winterkilled badly. 



Westford (J. W. Fletcher). — Indian corn is rather small but 

 is looking well, with acreage increased over last year. Some have 

 begun haying, but hay is growing very fast and will be a good 

 crop. The acreage of early potatoes is above the average, and the 

 prospects now are for a good crop. Quantity and price of dairy 

 products and supply and price of dairy cows about the same as 

 usual. Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries and rasp- 

 berries are doing well, but blackberries are a failure. 



Pejjperell (P. J. Kemp) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is very backward and not as much as usual was planted on 

 account of the late, wet spring. No haying has been done as yet, 

 but the crop will be a fourth larger than last year. The acreage of 

 early potatoes is about the same as usual, but they are very back- 

 ward. Quantity and price of dairy products and supply and price 

 of dairy cows about as usual. Pastures are in good condition. 



Carlisle (E. J. Carr). — Canker worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking well but is very backward as yet ; 

 acreage about the same as last year. Haying has not begun to 

 any extent but the prospect is good for a heavy crop. Not as 

 many early potatoes were planted as usual, but they are looking 

 well. Asparagus is about our only market-garden crop and is a 

 fair crop with good prices. Quantity of milk full and prices about 

 the same as last year ; good cows are scarce and high. Pasturage 

 is in the best condition. Strawberries a fair crop, blackberries 

 winterkilled badly, plums have set for a full crop, but few apples. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Asparagus beetles have been 

 abundant. Acreage of Indian corn about the same as usual, but 

 it is late owing to cold weather. Some early fields of hay have 

 been cut and the prospect for the crop is good. Acreage of early 

 potatoes about the same as usual, but there is some complaint of 



