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dairy products are about the same as usual, but dairy cows sell a 

 little below the last two years. Dry weather has hurt pasturage 

 badly. The drought has hurt strawberries so there will be but 

 a small crop. 



Spencer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Currant worms and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. The acreage of Indian corn is about as 

 usual, and it has done very well, considering the dry weather. 

 Haying has begun in a small way, with perhaps a two-thirds crop. 

 The usual acreage of early potatoes has been planted ; the crop 

 started slowly, and did not get far enough along to be injured by 

 drought. There is no marked variation in the yield and price of 

 early market-garden crops, and the prospect for late ones is very 

 favorable now. Dairy products are in liberal supply, prices weak ; 

 dairy stock abundant and prices low. Pasturage is in very satis- 

 factory condition, having improved greatly within the week. There 

 will be a scant crop of apples and pears, no peaches, an average 

 crop of currants and grapes, and a fair one of blueberries, black- 

 berries and raspberries. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Tent caterpillars, black and striped 

 squash bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is small and 

 uneven, with about the usual acreage. Haying has not yet begun, 

 but there is rather more than half a crop. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is about the sam,e as usual, and they are all right so far. 

 The price for milk is the same as last year, but there is more 

 surplus ; cows were high in the spring but are lower now. Past- 

 ures are in poor condition. Strawberries will be light, on account 

 of dry weather. 



Westminster (I. Dickinson). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking very well, with about the usual 

 acreage. Haying has not. yet begun, but the prospect is that the 

 crop will be very light. Potatoes are looking well, and a large 

 acreage was planted. Market-garden crops look well, but none 

 have been harvested as yet. Dairy products are low in price, but 

 cows have been high. Pasturage is in very poor condition, owing 

 to dry weather. There will be but very little fruit of auy kind. 



Princeton (A. O. Tyler). — Corn is backward, and the acreage 

 is about the same as usual. Hay is just starting, with not over 

 half a crop. Early potatoes are looking poorly at present. The 

 quantity and price of dairy products and the supply and price of 

 dairy cows are about the same as last year. Pasturage is in very 

 poor condition. Blackberries and blueberries are looking w r ell. 



Lancaster (S. C. Damon). — Indian corn is in poor condition ; 

 acreage about as usual. Haying has begun, with from 50 to 75 

 per cent of a full crop. There is about the usual acreage of early 



