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Pastures are a little short owing to drought. Rye, oats and bar- 

 ley are very good as forage crops, but are not much grown for 

 grain. 



Groveland (Abel Stickney) . — Corn is looking finely, with about 

 20 per cent of the crop destined for the silo. The hay crop was 

 nearly up to the average of the past ten years and its quality was 

 never better. Fodder corn is the principal forage crop, with some 

 oats and barley and a little rye ; probably the acreage is slightly 

 increased. Potatoes are small, but market-garden crops generally 

 look well. Apples are very poor ; pears good ; peaches poor ; plums 

 fair ; quinces a light crop and grapes looking well. Pasturage is 

 short and water low. Rye, oats and barley are cut for hay and 

 were not up to the average. 



Ipswich (O. C. Smith). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn has grown fast the last fortnight and 

 promises a fair crop ; few silos in town. Hay was a half crop on 

 uplands and an average one on lowlands. Millet, fodder corn, 

 peas and oats and Hungarian grass are the forage crops grown and 

 promise fair crops ; acreage 10 per cent more than usual. Market- 

 garden crops are good, with the exception of early potatoes, which 

 show a small yield ; prices about as usual. Apples a poor crop ; 

 pears fair ; peaches, plums and quinces small ; grapes and cran- 

 berries full crops. Pasturage is very low, the drought having 

 damaged the grass roots. Rye and barley are fair crops. Onions 

 promise a fair crop. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — The pea louse is doing some damage. 

 Indian corn looks fairly well and one-tenth of the crop will go into 

 the silo. Hay was a two-thirds crop, of very good quality. Hun- 

 garian grass, barley and fodder corn are the principal forage crops, 

 condition fair, acreage somewhat increased. Potatoes are not as 

 good a crop as usual. The fruit crop will be light for all kinds. 

 Pasturage was never in worse condition. Rye, oats and barley 

 are much below average crops. 



Andover (M. H. Gould) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is not up to the average owing to dry weather ; four-fifths of 

 the crop will go into the silo. Hay was about a three-fifths crop, 

 of good quality. Oats and peas, barley and fodder corn are the 

 principal forage crops ; condition 50 per cent off from the normal ; 

 acreage of fodder corn increased. Market-garden crops are gen- 

 erally light, with prices above the average. No apples ; other fruits 

 light; grapes and cranberries looking well. Pastures are all dried 

 up and there is hardly any feed. Rye, oats and barley are very 

 light crops. Onions are looking well now. Cucumbers for pick- 

 ling are doing well. 



