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Stoui (G. W. Bradley). — Potato bugs plenty, very few cankei- 

 worms. Indian corn is very backwai'd; acreage about tlie same as 

 usual. A few have commenced liaying, with good j^rospeet for a hirge 

 crop. Potatoes have about the visual acreage and ai"e looking well at 

 present. Quantity anil i)rice of dairy products and supply and price of 

 dairy ccws about the same as in former years. Pasturage is in very 

 good condition. Strawberries plenty, good prospect for apples and 

 pears, blackberries setting well, not many peaches. 



Boxborough (.J. F. Haywaud). — Canker worms, potato bugs and rose 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking well ; acreage about the 

 same as in previous years. Haying has begun and there is the prospect 

 of a large crop. Acreage of early potatoes about as usual and they are 

 now looking well. The quantity and price of dairy products and the 

 supply and price of dairy cows are about as usual. Pasturage is in fair 

 condition Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are looking well. 



Ashby (A AVethkkbee). — Potato bugs and currant worms are doing 

 some damage. Coi'n came up very well, but is somewhat backward ; 

 rather more j^lanted than last year No haying has been done as yet, 

 but the crop will be very large. The acreage of early potatoes is rather 

 larger than most years and the crop is looking very well. Asparagus 

 was a light crop, owing to cold, wet weather; all other market-garden 

 crops look well. Quantity of dairy products above the average; i^rice 

 average ; cows in full supply and price high. Pasturage has not looked 

 better for several years. Strawberries, currants anil blueberries are 

 looking well ; pears, apples and peaches did not set very full. There is 

 a large amount of clover in the grass and it is lodging some 



Du?is/able (A J. (tILSOx). — Very little injury by insects as yet. Corn 

 is generally looking w^ell, with about the same acreage as usual. Only 

 a few have commenced haying, and there is the prospect of an abundant 

 crop. No change in the acreage of early potatoes, and they are looking 

 well. Quantity of dairy products full, with prices very low, especially 

 for milk ; good dairy cows are not jjlenty and somewhat higher in price 

 than in former jears. Pasturage is in good condition. Outlook for 

 ai3ples good ; blackberries and strawberries looking well. 



Westjord (A RTiivii Wright). — Insects are not as bad as in some 

 years, although currant worms are doing some damage. Corn is very 

 backward, with about tlie usual acreage Haying has hardly begun as 

 yet; large crop on most lands. Thei'e is about an average acreage of 

 early potatoes and they are looking fairlj' well. The quantity of milk 

 is larger than usual and the price the same. Pastures are in good con- 

 dition. Strawberries a good crop ; blackberries looking finely now. 



Chehnsjord (P. P Pekham) . — Canker worms are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn looks well, but is a little late for the season of the year. 

 Very little hay cut as yet ; prospect for a large crop never better. Early 

 potatoes i)romise a larger crop than the average. Garden crops are large, 

 especially early ones ; late ones promise well. Quantity of dairy pi'oducts 

 very large, prices lower than the average; cows scarce and very high. 

 Pastures were never in better condition at this time of year. Outlook 

 for strawberries excellent ; blackberries pi'omise a fair crop, though not 

 quite an average one. 



Billerica (J N. Pardee). — Insects are conspicuously few. Corn at 

 present is growing slowly, but of good color and promise ; acreage 

 about as usual. Haying has begun in a small way and the ci-op is a 

 heavy one. Potatoes are looking well, with about the usual acreage. 

 The quantity of daily products increases, but the price does not vary 

 much. Pastures are in very good condition. Strawberries are slow in 

 ripening; peaches nearly a failure; apples promise a heavy crop in 

 some orchards, while in others the trees blossomed poorly 



Carlisle (E. J. Cakr) — Canker worms and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is very backward ; acreage about the same as last 

 year. There has been little haying done as yet, but the crop is very 



