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fourths crop ; some pieces of barley very good, some very poor. 

 The interest in poultry remains about as formerly ; taken on an 

 average, the income from this source is not over 20 or 25 per cent 

 of that from the dairy. Cabbages are looking well. Buckwheat 

 looks well, but there is not as great an acreage as in former years. 



Windsor (W. H. Tirrell). — Indian corn is not a very good 

 crop. The prospect for rowen is very good. There will be but 

 few apples or pears. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and 

 barley have compared well with former years. The interest in 

 poultry is increasing, but the income derived from it is small. 



Netv Ashforcl (Elihu Ingraham) . - Indian corn is in good con- 

 dition. The prospect for rowen is better than for some years. 

 Late potatoes are a very good crop, with no blight as yet. The 

 apple crop will be very light. Oats and barley were not half crops. 

 The interest taken in poultry is increasing, and I should judge the 

 income derived from it to be about one-sixth that derived from the 

 dairy. 



Florida (E. D. Rice). — Corn looks well, is making a good 

 growth, and the ears are setting well. There will be a very good 

 crop of rowen where the first crop was cut early. Potato tops are 

 green and look well, but the tubers are not numerous ; no blight as 

 yet. Apples will be about a one-fourth crop, and pears and grapes 

 look well. The wet weather has caused an abundance of feed in 

 the pastures. Oats were about half a crop ; not much barley 

 grown. The interest in poultry remains about as formerly, and 

 the income from it is about one-tenth that from the dairy. The 

 month has been very wet, and some of our farmers are not through 

 haying yet. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Colrain (A. A. Smith). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 The prospect for rowen is better than usual, owing to frequent 

 showers. Late potatoes promise well, and no blight or rot has 

 appeared. The acreage of tobacco has increased, and the crop 

 is in fine condition. Apples scarce ; pears abundant. Pastures 

 are in good condition. Oats and barley compare favorably with 

 former years. The interest taken in poultry is increasing, and the 

 income from it is greater than that from the dairy, according to 

 the capital invested. 



Shelburne (G. E. Taylor). — Corn is growing finely, but much 

 of it will need another month of fine weather. The rowen crop 

 will be better than usual. There is no blight or rot on potatoes, 

 but they do not grow well, and the prospect is poor. No apples ; 

 plenty of pears. Pasturage is in first-class condition. Poultry 



