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crop. Apples half a crop ; pears aDcl plums plenty ; peaches 

 short ; quinces half a crop ; grapes and cranberries plenty. Past- 

 urage is about normal in condition. Rye, oats and barley are 

 about normal crops. 



Westford (J. W. Fletcher) . — No insects are doing any damage 

 at this time. Indian corn is in good condition. Hay was about 

 two-thirds of a full crop. Corn, Hungarian grass and barley are 

 the principal forage crops grown. Potatoes are looking well and 

 will prove a good crop. Fruit of all kinds is very scarce. Past- 

 urage is all dried up. Rye, oats and barley are about average 

 crops. 



Pepperell (P. J. Kemp). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is looking well and not over 5 per cent of the crop will go 

 into the silo. Ha} 7 was about a three-fourths crop, of good quality. 

 Corn is the leading forage crop, followed by barley, Hungarian 

 grass and rye. Market-garden crops are looking well now ; pota- 

 toes extra, none dug as yet. The fruit crop is almost a total 

 failure. Pastures are very short. 



Tewksbury (G. E. Crosby). — Cut worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is in fair condition. The hay crop is about 

 two-thirds of an average crop and the quality is for the most part 

 good. Oats and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops, 

 but they are no more grown than usual. Market-garden crops 

 are doing fairly well. Potatoes are of good size and quality, but 

 the yield is light. The prospect is very poor for all kinds of fruit. 

 Pastures are dry. Rye, oats and barley are about three-fourths crop. 



Concord (W. H. Hunt). — Corn is looking well and about the 

 usual proportion will be put into the silo. Hay will be three- 

 fourths of a normal crop, of good quality. Oats, millet and barley 

 are the usual forage crops and are doing well. Potatoes are of good 

 quality, but the yield is below the average. No peaches, not many 

 plums ; grapes doing well ; very few apples ; pears half a crop. 

 Pastures have suffered from dry weather. Rye, oats and barley 

 are below average crops. 



Lincoln (Samuel Hartwell). — Cut worms have done some 

 damage. The quantity of the hay crop was much below the 

 average, quality good and it was well secured. Fodder corn, 

 millet and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops grown, 

 with about the usual acreage of each. Market-garden crops need 

 rain badly, though they have looked well ; prices better than usual. 

 Pears, quinces and grapes look quite well ; apples, peaches and 

 plums are scarce. Pasturage is short. Rye, oats and barley look 

 well on moist land, otherwise dry. The prospect for the second 

 crop of hay is far from good. 



