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There is no increase in poultry growing, and the income derived 

 from it is small. The set of fruit on tomatoes is very light and 

 the vines very rank. Squashes are doing fairly, and melons the 

 same. 



Bxirlington (C. E. Marion). — The prospect for rowen is fair. 

 Late potatoes look well, but the early crop blighted somewhat. 

 The prospect for apples is poor ; pears light ; no peaches ; grapes 

 light ; cranberries light. Pastures are in good condition. Oats 

 are not a heavy crop, but barley looks well. There is not much 

 interest in poultry, except with a very few. All vegetables look 

 finely except squashes, which are poor compared with former 

 years. 



Wakefield (Chas. Talbot). — Indian corn never looked better, 

 although it will be a little later than usual. The prospect for 

 rowen is better than for years. Potatoes are not as good a crop 

 aa for some years past. No apples or peaches ; pears, grapes and 

 cranberries in abundance. Pasturage was never in better condi- 

 tion. Oats and barley are about the usual crops, except that oats 

 have rusted badly. The interest in poultry is increasing, and 

 more money is made in it, considering the money invested, than 

 in any other stock. 



Stoneham (J. E. Wilet). — There is not much Indian corn 

 raised in town, but what there is looks well. Rowen will be a 

 good crop. Late potatoes are a poor crop. Apples poor ; pears 

 fair; grapes good. Pastures are above the average in condition. 

 But little if any oats and barley are raised. I do not think the 

 interest of our farmers in poultry is increasing, and they differ 

 in opinion as to the profit to be derived from it. 



Weston (H. L. Brown). — Corn is in good condition. There 

 will be a good crop of rowen on all early cut fields. There is no 

 blight on potatoes as yet ; the vines look well, with but few tubers. 

 No winter apples ; pears and peaches good crops ; no cranberries 

 and but few grapes grown. Pastures are in very good condition 

 when not overstocked. Oats and barley are not grown except as 

 a fodder crop. The interest in poultry is about the same from 

 year to year ; a few make poultry a business, but the income from 

 it is only a small fraction of that from the dairy. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Amesbury (F. W. Sargent) . — Acreage of corn small and con- 

 dition fair ; probably an average crop. Rowen is very good, and 

 some is being cut now. Potato tops look well, but the tubers are 



