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potatoes, with no blight or rot as yet. Apples very few ; pears 

 and grapes fair crops. Pastures are in excellent condition. Oats 

 are lighter than usual ; barley about an average crop. The inter- 

 est in poultry is not increasing, but the income from it is about 

 one-fourth that from the dairy. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove) . — Corn is uneven and somewhat 

 later than usual, with the later planted the best. A fair crop of 

 rowen is in sight, — better than for two years. Potatoes a light 

 crop, with few in the hill ; no blight or rot as yet. Apples are 

 very light ; some pears ; no peaches ; grapes fair. The condition 

 of pasturage is quite good for the season. Oats and barley are 

 light crops and very uneven. The interest in poultry is increasing 

 to some extent, and the income from that source is probably 30 

 per cent of that from the dairy. 



Ashhurnham (E. D. Gibson). — Indian corn is but little behind 

 an average season, and is growing finely. With plenty of rain, 

 there will be three-fourths of a normal crop of rowen. The pros- 

 pect for late potatoes is much better than a month ago ; no blight 

 or rot. Apples very poor ; pears good ; no peaches ; grapes good ; 

 cranberries good. Pasturage is in fair condition, but will soon 

 need rain. All grain crops are much below the average. I do not 

 think farmers keep more poultry than they did five years ago; 

 could not say what proportion income from poultry bears to that 

 from the dairy, but it is less. 



Bolton (H. E. Babcock). — Corn is looking well, and will give 

 a full average crop. There is prospect of a good crop of rowen. 

 Late potatoes promise well ; no blight or rot as yet. Very few 

 winter apples ; pears plenty, also grapes ; not many cranberries. 

 Pastures are in very good condition. Oats and barley are light 

 crops. The interest in poultry is not increasing, and the income 

 from it is very small compared to that from the dairy, though it 

 may be as large for the money invested. 



Northhorough (J. K. Mills). — Corn is growing well, but will 

 be late. The prospect is that the rowen crop will be larger than 

 that of last year. Late potatoes promise well ; no blight or rot. 

 Apples will be a light crop ; other fruits good. Pastures are extra 

 good for the time of year. Oats and barley are rather light crops. 

 The interest in poultry is increasing, and the income is about .'30 

 per cent of that from the dairy. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Indian corn has made a very rank 

 growth, but is late about earing. The rowen crop will be fully up 

 to the average. Late potatoes look finely ; some blight, but no 

 rot as yet. Apples are very poor ; pears and peaches good ; 

 grapes fair. Pasturage is in good condition for the season. The 



