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same as usual in amount, and is in fine, No. 1 condition. Pota- 

 toes are about an average crop, of nice quality. Root crops promise 

 to be above the average. The apple crop is a failure, being less 

 than one-fifth of the normal ; pears, peaches, grapes and cranber- 

 ries are not raised to any extent. 



Bernarclston (R. H. Cdshman). — There is a full average crop 

 of Indian corn. The rowen crop is unusually large and pasture 

 feed is prime. Much seeding is done in the corn crop and it is at 

 present in fine condition. Potatoes are a light crop, of good 

 quality. Vine crops have been very light. Cabbages are not 

 heading well. There are very light crops of all kinds of fruit. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — Indian corn is better than an aver- 

 age crop. Rowen and fall feed are better than the usual average, 

 but farmers do not pasture their mowings as much as they used to. 

 Potatoes will be a poor crop. Root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are not much raised for market. Apples 

 few ; pears good ; grapes few. 



Ashfield (Chas. Howes). — Corn is fully an average crop. 

 There is a heavy growth of rowen and much of it has not been 

 cut. About the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it 

 is looking finely. Potatoes are a light crop and are rotting badly, 

 quality otherwise very good. The prospect for root crops, celei'y 

 and other late market-garden crops is good. Pears have been 

 plenty ; apples and other fruits very light. The month of Septem- 

 ber has been good for growing crops but bad for harvesting. 



Whately (Frank Dickinson). — Indian corn is not over three- 

 fourths of an average crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the 

 usual average. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done but it is in fair condition. Onions are less than a nor- 

 mal crop and there are many small ones. Early potatoes were a 

 poor crop ; late varieties a fair yield, some rot. No apples ; pears 

 fair ; peaches good ; few grapes. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Indian corn is above the 

 average and is generally very heavily eared. Rowen and fall feed 

 are above the average, in fact I never saw them in better condition. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is looking 

 finely. Onions are below the average in size, but the total yield 

 for the town is probably fully up to the average as the acreage has 

 been increased this year. Not enough root crops, celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are raised to make any account of. Ap- 

 ples, pears and grapes light ; peaches are said to be a good crop. 



Montague (C. S. Raymond). — Indian corn is just about an 

 average crop. Rowen and fall feed are a little better than an 

 average, though a little later than usual. About the usual amount 



