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Ashburnham (Albert Needham). — Potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is looking fairly well having gained 

 much in the past two weeks ; about one-half the crop will go into 

 the silo. Hay is from half to three-quarters of a normal crop, of 

 good quality. Fodder corn, Hungarian grass and barley are the 

 principal forage crops grown. Potatoes are looking well, but 

 none have been harvested as yet. Apples and pears will be light 

 crops. Pasturage is rather short. Rye, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. 



Fitchburg ( Jabez Fisher) . — Indian corn is in first-class con- 

 dition and all but a very little of it will go into the silo. There 

 was perhaps 60 per cent of a full hay crop, of fine quality. The 

 yield of market-garden crops is very good and prices are better 

 than usual. Apples will be 25 per cent of a full crop, pears 35 

 per cent, no peaches, plums 75 per cent, and grapes 95 per cent. 

 Pasturage is in very fair condition. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — Canker worms have done a little 

 damage, but not much. Corn is in good condition but a little 

 short in growth ; but few silos in this vicinity. Hay was about 

 two-thirds of an average crop, of good quality. Oats and Hunga- 

 rian grass are the principal forage crops grown. The yield of 

 market-garden crops has been cut short by the drought. Apples 

 are very scarce, no peaches, pears fair, plums fair, grapes and 

 cranberries not much raised. Pastures look quite green, but the 

 feed is very short. Oats are raised for forage and the yield is 

 short except on low land. 



Holden (G. S. Graham). — Potato bugs are very plenty. Corn 

 is uneven, but generally looks well ; nearly one-half will go into 

 the silo. The hay orop is about two-thirds of last year's in 

 quantity ; quality excellent. Japanese millet, Hungarian grass 

 and fodder corn are the principal forage crops and more were sown 

 late than usual. Potatoes look well generally, but few dug yet. 

 Early and fall apples and pears are quite plenty and grapes look 

 finely. Pasturage is quite short. Oats have done well. 



Southborough (E. F. Collins) . — Tomato worms are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is rather backward and very little will 

 go into the silo. Hay was about 80 per cent of a full crop, of 

 good quality. More Hungarian grass has been sown than usual 

 and promises well. Early potatoes are a fair crop where well 

 cared for. Apples are a small crop, but the quality promises to be 

 good. Pastures are very dry and feed has not been within 50 

 per cent of prime condition this year. 



Millbury (C H. Stockwell). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage on late potatoes. Corn is growing fast and a large pro- 



