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Pepperell (P. J. Kemp) . — Potato bugs and striped squash bugs 

 are doing some damage. Corn did not come up well, what is up 

 looks well, but is late ; acreage about 90 per cent of previous 

 years. Haying is beginning, with the crop not half that of last 

 year. There is about the usual acreage of early potatoes, but 

 they were a long time coming up, and are very uneven ; it looks 

 like a light crop. The prices for early market-garden crops are 

 about as usual, with the yield light and prospects poor. Dairy 

 products are the same as usual in price and supply, but cows are 

 higher than for years. Pastures are as dry as they usually are in 

 August. There will be no apples, pears, plums, nor peaches. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — Potato beetles and rose bugs are 

 plenty and are doing considerable damage. Indian corn is look- 

 ing well and the acreage is about the same as in previous years. 

 Haying has not fairly commenced, but the prospect is that the 

 crop will be very light. Very few early potatoes are planted in 

 this locality, but the late varieties are looking well. The quantity 

 of dairy products is about as in former years, and the milk that 

 goes to Boston is taken at starvation prices ; good dairy cows 

 command high prices. Pastures are in poor condition. Straw- 

 berries have done very well ; blackberries and raspberries promise 

 light crops ; blueberries set well. 



Carlisle (E. J. Carr). — Canker worms and cut worms are 

 doing a great deal of damage. Corn is looking fairly well, with a 

 small acreage. Haying has commenced on high land; crop of 

 English hay, about one-half. The acreage of early potatoes is 

 less than usual, and they are not looking very well. Early mar- 

 ket-garden crops are small and prices good. Plenty of milk, and 

 price too low ; a good supply of cows, with prices good. Pastur- 

 age is the poorest in condition that I ever saw it. Very few 

 apples ; very few pears ; black cherries not looking well ; straw- 

 berries hurt by dry weather. 



Bedford (Henry Wood). — There are a few potato bugs and a 

 few canker worms. Not as much corn as usual was planted, hut 

 it is looking fairly well, and if we get rain soon a good crop may 

 be expected. Haying has begun, with not half a crop on the 

 whole and not one-fourth of a crop on some fields. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is less than usual, and they did not come up 

 well. Prices are higher than usual for early market-garden crops, 

 with yields light. The price of dairy products is higher than 

 usual ; cows high and milk scarce. Pastures are very dry. Straw- 

 berries are suffering from dry weather, and the crop will be light. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Potato bugs and cutworms 

 are doing some damage. Very little Indian corn is raised here. 



