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portion of it will be put into the silo. Hay was about two-thirds 

 of a crop, of fair quality. A large quantity of forage crops are 

 being raised ; corn, millet and barley being the principal ones. 

 Market-garden crops are in fair condition and potatoes are doing 

 well and bringing good prices. There will be a few apples, pears, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries, but no peaches. Pastures are in 

 poor condition. Rye, oats and barley are light crops. 



Douglas (J. M. Rawson). — White grubs and potato beetles 

 are doing some damage. The hay crop is a third less than usual in 

 quantity, but is of good quality. Hungarian grass, barley and fod- 

 der corn are the principal forage crops and more are grown this 

 year than usual. Potatoes are looking finely, but have not been 

 harvested as yet. The prospect for apples is poor and those on 

 the trees are dropping badly. Pastures are badly dried up. Rye, 

 oats and barley are not as good crops as usual. 



BlacJcstone (O. F. Fuller). — Indian corn looks well, but is a 

 little backward ; there is only one silo in town. Hay was from a 

 one-half to a three-fourths crop, with the quality a little off. Fod- 

 der corn has been largely planted, also oats and millet. Tomatoes 

 and sweet corn are being marketed. Potatoes are not yielding as 

 well as usual. There are very few apples in this section, also few 

 pears, plums or quinces. Pasturage is in poor condition and some 

 of our farmers are feeding winter rations of grain. Oats are 

 reported to be a good crop. Onions not up to the average. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Corn is in fair condition and 

 about three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. Hay was 

 60 per cent of last year's crop in quantity and of first-class quality. 

 Millet and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops grown ; 

 condition fine, a little more raised than usual. Market-garden 

 crops need rain. Early potatoes are just being dug and are sell- 

 ing for 90 cents and $1 per bushel. Apples will be 25 per cent of 

 a full crop, pears half a crop, peaches 5 per cent, plums 10 per 

 cent, quinces 10 per cent and grapes 75 per cent. Pasturage is 

 getting short and dried up. Rye, oats and barley are grown 

 mostly for forage and are about three-fourths of the average. 



Muynard (L. H. Matnard). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn looks well and three-fourths of it will be put 

 into the silo. The hay crop was a little below the average in 

 quantity, but of good quality. Millet and Hungarian grass are the 

 principal forage crops, condition normal, more raised this season 

 than usual. Market-garden crops are about average ; potatoes good 



