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other late market-garden crops is very good. There are few apples and 

 pears ; no peaches ; few plums and grapes ; cranberries fair in yield 

 and quality. 



Billerica (J. N. Pardee). — Corn is considerably below the average. 

 On low, rich ground the rowen crop is fair, but on high, dry ground there 

 is none. Not much fall seeding has been done. Potatoes are about 

 half a crop, but the quality is excellent. Apples are very scarce and 

 very poor ; pears scarce ; no peaches ; grapes good. The drought has 

 extended through the season and wells have been drying up. 



Burlington (C E. Makion). — Rowen is light, and fall feed is very 

 short. There has been no fall seeding done as yet. The onion crop is 

 an average one. Early potatoes have done well, but late ones are light. 

 The prospect for roots is good, but celery is blighted ; other late mar- 

 ket-garden crops are looking fairly well. Apples are very light; pears 

 light ; no peaches ; plums a good crop ; cranberries a large crop. Late 

 crops, such as carrots, parsnips, beets and turnips, are looking well. 

 Hubbard squashes have made a fine yield. 



Wakefield (Chas. Talbot). — Small acreage of Indian corn planted, 

 yield small, but of good quality. Rowen and fall feed are not more 

 than two-thirds as good as usual. The usual amount of fall seeding 

 has been done and it is looking well. Onions are a large crop of fine 

 quality. Potatoes were never better as to yield and quality. Celery is 

 looking finely and doing well; beets fine; turnips fair; carrots a good 

 crop. No apples ; few pears ; peaches and plums a failure ; grapes a 

 two-thirds crop ; cranberries small but looking well. 



Lincoln (Samuel Hartwell). — Indian corn is not much grown, but 

 is a fair crop. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the average as a rule. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, but it is in very poor 

 condition, the seed having failed to germinate because of dry weather. 

 Onions are an average crop. Potatoes are an average crop in both yield 

 and quality. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops do 

 not promise very well. Pears and grapes have done well, and other 

 fruits poorly. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — Indian corn is a good crop. 

 Rowen is not up to the average and not over one-fourth of last year's 

 crop. On account of drought very little fall seeding has been done. 

 Onions are more than an average crop. Potatoes are a good average 

 crop, a little light on high ground, extra on low ground. Root crops 

 are fair; celery not much raised; cabbage looking poorly. Apples are 

 looking better than a month ago, but the crop will be light; pears fair; 

 peaches very light ; plums fair ; grapes extra good. 



Amesbury (F. W. Sakgent). — Indian corn is about an average crop, 

 and ensilage corn made a remarkable growth. Rowen and fall feed 

 are far below the average, because of drought and grasshoppei-s. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, but little seed has started 

 as yet. Onions have done extra well and are 20 per cent above the 

 average. Potatoes are not quite up to the average ; the tubers are 



