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price about as usual. Price of dairy products about the same as last 

 year ; cows more plenty, with prices not as high. Pastures are in good 

 condition. The outlook for fruit is good and strawberries are yielding 

 well. 



Spencer (H. H. I^ingsbury). — Corn is stocky and excellent in color 

 and growing fast; no change in acreage. Haying has not generally 

 begun, but there is now prospect of a very large crop. There is about 

 the usual acreage of early potatoes and they are in excellent condition. 

 The quantity of milk and butter produced is greater than usual and 

 prices are weak, with slow sales. Pasturage is very abundant and stock 

 is doing well. Apples, pears, cherries, blueberries and wild blackberries 

 promise abundant crops. The demand for dairy stock has been good, 

 the supply for sale limited, and prices much better than two years ago. 

 Lettuce, radishes and strawberries are very plenty and low in jDrice. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — No insects doing damage at present. 

 Indian corn is looking well, with a full average acreage. Haying has 

 not begun, but thei'e will be a great crop. Acreage of early potatoes 

 about as usual and the crop is looking well. Eai'ly market-garden crops 

 are about as usual in yield and price and the prospect for later ones is 

 good. Quantity of dairy products good, price a little less than usual. 

 Pastures are in excellent condition. Pi'ospect good for strawberries, 

 apples, pears and wild berries. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — Corn is vigorous and of good color, but back- 

 ward on account of late planting ; acreage about as usual. Haying has 

 not begun as yet and the crop will be larger than usual. The acreage 

 of early potatoes is slightly increased and there is the promise of a large 

 crop. The yield is somewhat less for many kinds of market-garden 

 crops ; prospect fair for those not harvested ; prices same as usual. 

 Quantity of dairy products in excess of former years, price lower ; cows 

 bring good prices. Pastures are in better condition than for many years. 

 Prospect good for apples, pears, grapes, strawberries and blackberries ; 

 peaches and plums promise poorly. 



Templeto7i (Lucien Gove). — Tent caterpillars, currant worms and 

 potato beetles are doing some damage. Indian corn is very backward, 

 with a full average acreage. Haying has commenced to a limited ex- 

 tent, with a very large crop. There is the usual acreage of early pota- 

 toes ; the crop is rather late, but is looking well. A light crop of 

 asparagus ; peas backward ; beets and carrots did not come up well ; 

 prices rather lower than last year. Dairy products full in quantity; 

 price low as last season ; cows sell well, enough to meet the demand. 

 Pasturage is in very fine condition. Strawberries, blackberries and 

 raspberries in full supply ; currants light ; chex-ries rather a light crop ; 

 apples and pears I'ather better. 



Hubbardston (C. C. Colby). — Currant worms are unusually plenty 

 and potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn is backward, with rather 

 more than the average planted. Many of our farmers have begun hay- 

 ing and the prospect is for the largest crop in years. More early pota- 

 toes than usual were planted ; crop backward, but looking well. While 

 the prices of dairy products are very low, the price of daiiy cows remains 

 about the same as in the past few years. Pasturage is in" excellent con- 

 dition. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — Tent caterpillars are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking very pooi'ly, with about the usual acreage. A 

 little haying has been done and the prospect for a large crop is good. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is about as usual, but the vines do not look 

 as thrifty as usual at this time of year. Early market-garden crops are 

 very backward ; yield good; prices a little below former years. Quan- 

 tity of milk increasing every year ; price low ; very little butter made. 

 Pasturage is in better condition than usual. Strawberries, blackberries 

 and raspberries are in good form, but a little backward in ripening. 

 Apples and pears promise a fair crop and peaches fair. 



