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quantity and quality. Japanese millet and corn are the principal 

 forage crops grown. Market-garden crops are in fair condition ; 

 potatoes will be a light crop. No apples, peaches or plums ; few 

 quinces ; pears and grapes abundant. Pastures are in quite good 

 condition. Rye and barley good crops ; oats a small crop. 



Dana (E. A. Albee). — Potatoes bugs, squash bugs and squash 

 vine borers are doing some damage. Corn is nearly up to the 

 normal ; no silos in this town. The hay crop was about one-third 

 above the average in quantity and of good quality. Corn and 

 Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops grown and more 

 than usual are being raised. There will be a good average crop 

 of vegetables and potatoes are looking well. No apples, pears or 

 peaches ; plums and grapes average. Pastures are short and need 

 rain. Rye an average crop ; oats half a crop. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — There are many potato bugs and 

 squash bugs. Corn is a little backward but'is growing rapidly ; 

 one-third of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop was 

 larger than for many years and of good quality. Fodder corn, 

 oats and Hungarian grass for hay are our principal forage crops. 

 Potatoes promise a fair crop of early planted with prices the same 

 as usual ; market-garden crops fair. Pears and grapes will be good 

 crops ; all other fruits, including apples, nearly a failure. Pastur- 

 age is in very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson), — Squash bugs and potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is in good condition and about 

 one-fourth of the crop will go into the silo. Quantity of the hay 

 crop average, quality excellent. Corn, oats and barley are our 

 principal forage crops, condition good, no more than usual raised. 

 Potatoes are in poor condition, none as yet harvested. Pears and 

 plums average ; grapes fair ; scarcely any other fruits. Pastures 

 are getting short. Rye, oats and barley are about average crops. 



Huhhardston (C. C. Colby). — Potato bugs are unusually plenty 

 and squash bug's have made that crop a failure. Corn is looking 

 well and making a good growth ; nearly all will be put into the 

 silo. The hay crop was only about average in quantity but of ex- 

 cellent quality. An increased amount of forage crops is being 

 raised, especially of Hungarian grass and Japanese millet. Pota- 

 toes are backward as well as all other root crops. The prospect is 

 for a very light crop of fruit of all kinds. Pasturage is in excel- 

 lent condition and is holding out well. Oats have made a poor 

 growth and have rusted badly. 



Fitchburg (Jabez Fisher). — Insects are less troublesome than 

 usual. Indian corn is making a luxuriant growth and will mostly 



