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Dana (E. A. Albee). — Corn is in good condition. There will 

 be a veiy small amount of rowen on account of the lateness of the 

 first crop and of drought. The prospect for late potatoes is fair, 

 no rot as yet, but some blight. There will be practically no fruit 

 in this locality. Pasturage is short owing to dry weather. Oats 

 and barley are average crops. Most farmers keep poultry, and 

 the income derived from it is about one-fourth that derived from 

 the dairy. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson). — A heavy crop of corn is in 

 prospect. Rowen promises to be about 80 per cent of a full crop. 

 The prospect is good for a large crop of late potatoes, though blight 

 has attacked some fields. The prospect is poor for all kinds of 

 fruit. Pasturage is somewhat off in condition. Oats and barley 

 are normal crops. Not much attention is paid to poultry, but the 

 product is probably worth one-fourth that of the dairy. 



Gardner (A. F. Johnson). — Indian corn promises an average 

 crop. Rowen will be half an average crop. Late potatoes look 

 well, though there is a small amount of blight. Apples will be 20 

 per cent of a full crop. Pastures are dry and short. Oats and 

 barley are about three-fourths crops. Our farmers do not pay 

 much attention to poultry, and the income derived from it is not 

 over 10 per cent that derived from the dairy. 



Westminster (I. Dickinson). — Indian corn is good, but rather 

 late. The prospect for rowen is poor, as the weather has been too 

 dry. The prospect for late potatoes is good, with no blight or 

 rot. Grapes are plenty, other fruits very light. Pasturage is in 

 very poor condition. Oats and barley are full average crops, but 

 not allowed to mature as a rule. Much attention is paid to 

 poultry as a business. 



Bolton (H. E. Babcock). — Corn is uneven and late on account 

 of drought. Rowen will not be over two-thirds of a normal crop. 

 Late potatoes are quite good in this locality, no blight or rot as 

 yet. No apples or peaches, few pears ; grapes and cranberries 

 quite plenty. Pasturage is very dry and short. Very little oats 

 and barley are raised to ripen in this section. Considerable atten- 

 tion is paid to poultry, but the income from it is small compared 

 to that from dairy products. 



Northborough (J. K. Mills). — Corn is looking well. Rowen 

 will be a light crop. Late potatoes will not give a very large 

 crop ; blight has made its appearance. There will be a very light 

 crop of apples ; a three-fourths crop of pears ; few peaches and 

 a three-fourths crop of grapes. Pasturage is very short on account 

 of dry weather. Oats and barley have both been good crops. 

 Every farmer keeps hens, some more and some less, and I should 



