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Brookfield (F. E. Prouty).— Indian corn is about an average crop, 

 but not as good as last year llowen and fall feed are not quite up to 

 the usual average. About the usiial amount of fall seeding has been 

 done, but the dry weather has injured it. Potatoes are more than an 

 average crop. Root crops, celery and late market-garden crops promise 

 well. There will be a light crop of all kinds of fruit. The drought has 

 shortened all crops not previously matured. 



New Braintree (C. D. Sage). — Corn is about a fair average crop, but 

 rather late. There is very little rowen to help out the short hay crop ; 

 should the winter be a hard one there will be a brisk demand for hay 

 before spring. Fall feed is not as good as usual. Stock have done well 

 for a dry season. Very little fall seeding has been done as yet. Pota- 

 toes are more than an average crop and are sound and of good quality. 

 Apples are 25 per cent of a crop ; pears 75 per cent; no peaches; no 

 plums ; grapes 100 per cent ; cranberries 50 per cent. 



Rutland (L. S. Dudley). — Corn is about an average crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are much below the usual average of condition. Not as 

 much fall seeding as usual has been done and that put in is now very 

 backward. Potatoes are an average crop in yield and quality. The 

 prospect is good for root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops. Apples, pears and peaches poor; plums, grapes and cranberries 

 good. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — Indian cora is fully up to the average of 

 other years. Rowen and fall feed are in good condition. A little less 

 fall seeding than usual has been done, but that put in appears to be in 

 good condition. Potatoes are 25 per cent above the average in yield 

 and of good quality. The prospect is good for root crops, celery and 

 other late market-garden crops. Apples half a crop ; pears 40 per cent ; 

 grapes a full crop; no peaches or plums. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Indian corn is a fair average crop, 

 though the ears are rather short, and frost did the crop some damage. 

 Rowen is very light, and pastures are not in good condition for the 

 winter. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and 

 it is not in good condition. Potatoes are rather below an average crop, 

 but the quality is fine. Root crops are below normal ; celery not raised ; 

 late cabbage not promising, because of drought and worms. Apples are 

 a very light crop ; pears medium ; no peaches ; plums light ; grapes 

 good. We have had a condition of semi-drought all through the season. 

 Peas were nearly a failure and beans rusted badly. Early cabbages did 

 well and squashes made a fair crop. 



Bubbardslon (C.C.Colby) — Corn is fully up to an average crop. 

 A very light crop of rowen will be cut, and pasturage is unusually poor. 

 The potato crop is the largest for years and of excellent quality. Root 

 crops in general are looking well and will give large yields. There 

 are very few apples ; pears, grapes and cranberries in abundance. A 

 hard frost about the 15th did considerable damage. 



Fitchburg (Jabez Fisher). — Rowen and fall feed are fully 75 per 

 cent below the usual average of condition. Winter apples will give 

 25 per cent of a full crop, pears 60 per cent and grapes 100 per cent. 



