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judge about 10 per cent of their income was derived from their 

 poultry. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Indian corn is looking well, but is 

 rather late. Rowen will be light except where the grass was cut 

 early. Late potatoes promise a fair crop, though there is some 

 blight. Apples poor ; pears fair ; peaches light ; grapes good. 

 Pasturage is getting dry and being damaged by grasshoppers. 

 Oats and barley were heavier than usual, but were all cut green. 

 Poultry is not kept extensively here, but there are some fowls 

 kept on many of the smaller places. I should think the income 

 derived from poultry might be at the rate of 1 to 5 with that from 

 the dairy, and I think the scale of profit would be more in favor of 

 the poultry. 



Hopedale (Delano Patrick). — Corn has suffered some from 

 drought, but is looking fairly well where it came up well. Rowen 

 will not be half a crop. Late potatoes will be a light crop, though 

 neither blight nor rot have appeared. There will be very few 

 apples and peaches and not many pears. Pasturage is in very 

 poor condition, and has been all summer. Oats and barley are 

 light crops and not much raised. Not much attention is given to 

 poultry compared to the dairy. The extremely dry season has 

 been unfavorable to all branches of farming. 



Uxbridge (Augustus Story). — Indian corn is a fair crop, and 

 will not yield up to last year. Rowen promises to be a poor crop, 

 as the fields are brown and bare. The crop of late potatoes will 

 be small, and white grubs are doing much damage. Apples fair ; 

 pears light ; no peaches ; grapes a heavy crop. Pastures are in 

 poor condition, and brooks, springs and wells are very low. Oats 

 and barley are not up to the normal. Much attention is paid to 

 poultry, and the income derived from the two is about equal. En- 

 silage corn is not up to field corn, or to last year's crop for the silo. 

 White grubs are also doing a great deal of damage to grass roots. 



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Sherborn (N. B. Douglas). — Indian corn looks fully as well 

 as usual. Very little rowen will be cut. Blight is quite general 

 on late potatoes. Very few apples, pears or peaches ; grapes and 

 cranberries fair crops. Pastures are very short and dry. Oats 

 and barley are about average crops. Considerable poultry is kept, 

 and the income from this source is about one to ten when compared 

 to that from the dairy. Springs and wells are very low. 



Ashland (C. E. Adams). — Indian corn will mature early, but 

 will be an average crop. No rowen will be cut. There are no 

 late potatoes in this vicinity, and no rot on early potatoes. Very 



