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go into the silo. The hay crop was somewhat larger than last3'ear 

 but of no better quality. Apples will be a small crop ; pears very 

 good ; peaches few ; plums very good ; and grapes very good. 

 Pasturage is in very fair condition. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — No particular trouble from insects. 

 Corn looks well, but is about ten days late ; but few silos in this 

 town. There was a large crop of hay and that cut early will 

 shrink a good deal, but the later cut is a good average quality. 

 Hungarian grass and corn are raised for forage, are looking well 

 and have about the usual acreage. Garden crops are very back- 

 ward, peas especially were cut short by the drought, root crops 

 are coming along fairly well. All fruits are a short crop this year. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and barley are looking 

 well, but are little raised for grain. 



Shrewsbury (T. F. Marston). — Squash bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is in fair condition and about a third of the 

 crop will go into the silo. Hay is an average crop of good quality. 

 Fodder corn is the principal forage crop raised, condition good, 

 more raised than usual. Market-garden crops promise fairly well ; 

 yield of those harvested not up to the average; prices good. The 

 prospect is good for a full fruit crop with the exception of apples. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats have been very light. 

 Potatoes look fairly well, but are very late, none having been dug. 

 . Milford (J. J. Nutter). — Squash and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is late, but looks quite promising ; 

 only a small proportion for the silo. There was a large quantity 

 of hay, but the quality was rather poor. Corn is the principal 

 forage crop raised. Apples will be a light crop ; peaches, pears 

 and grapes fair ; good prospect for cranberries. Pasturage is in 

 good condition. Rye, oats and barley are but little raised. 



Blackstone (0. F. Fuller). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is a little backward ; but one silo in town. There 

 was more hay harvested this year than last. About the same 

 amount of forage crops as usual are being raised this year. No 

 early potatoes have been harvested ; prices higher than last year. 

 Very few apples and pears ; a fair crop of peaches and plums ; 

 grapes a good crop. Pastures are holding out well. Oats have 

 done poorly in this section ; rye has done as well as usual ; no 

 barley raised for grain, but considerable raised for fodder. 



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HopMnton ( W. V. Thompson) . — Indian corn is in good condi- 

 tion and growing fast, though a little late. Hay is more than an 

 average crop in quantity and quality. Hungarian grass to be 



