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Wales (C. F. Crawb'Ord). — Corn looks well, but I think the 

 stover will be better than the grain. Hay was cut late, which 

 makes the rowen crop short. The yield of potatoes is light; no 

 rot as yet. Apples are rather a light crop ; all other fruits bear 

 heavily. Pasturage is never worth much at this time of the year. 

 Oats and barley will make about average crops. There is not 

 much interest taken in poultry ; income derived from it perhaps 

 15 per cent that from the dairy. Buckwheat is quite a common 

 crop, and is doing well. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Giles). — Indian corn is growing nicely, but is 

 ten to fourteen days late. The rowen crop started unusually early 

 and it will undoubtedly exceed the normal. Late potatoes are a 

 fortnight late, and will give a good crop if there is no frost until 

 late in September ; no blight or rot as yet. Pears, grapes and 

 cranberries are full crops ; apples a failure. Pasturage is in good 

 condition. Oats are short in straw and somewhat rusty. The in- 

 terest in poultry is not increasing. 



Broo^e?d (F. E. Prodty). Corn is in good condition. Rowen 

 promises a good crop. There is no blight or rot on potatoes, but 

 the prospect is for a light crop. Apples but few ; pears good ; 

 grapes good ; cranberries few. Pasturage is in quite good condi- 

 tion. Oats and barley are not more than half crops. The interest 

 in poultry is increasing, but the income is not one-tenth that from 

 the dairy. 



West Brookfield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Indian corn is in good 

 condition. Rowen will be a full normal crop. Late potatoes 

 promise a light crop ; very little blight and no rot. Apples a very 

 light crop ; pears and grapes plenty ; peaches light. Pasturage is 

 in first-class condition. Oats for forage are a good crop. The 

 interest in poultry is not increasing with our farmers, and the in- 

 come from it is much less than that from the dairy. 



Neio Braintree (C. D. Sage). — Corn is doing well. The pros- 

 pect is that there will be a fair crop of rowen. Have not noticed 

 blight or rot on potatoes, but the crop is poor. Apples very few ; 

 pears a fair <?rop ; no peaches ; grapes a poor crop. Pastures are 

 in very good condition for the time of year. Oats and barley 

 are fair crops, but hardly an average yield ; mostly cut for fodder. 

 There is rather less interest taken in poultry than formerly. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — Indian corn is a little late, but is 

 making a good growth of stalk and the ears are filling well. There 

 will be a full normal crop of rowen. The prospect is good for late 



