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Townsend (G. A. Wilder). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in very good condition and three-fourths or more of the 

 crop will go into the silo. There is a heavy crop of hay and the quality 

 was never better. Fodder corn is the j^rincipal forage crop grown. 

 Market-garden crops are not up to the average in condition. The pros- 

 pect is for a fair average crop of all kinds of fruit. Pasturage is in 

 good contlition. Rye, oats and Ijarley ai'e about average crops. 



Tewksburj/ (G E Crosby). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Very little Indian corn is grown here, but it is in good condition. The 

 hay crop is the lai'gest for several years and is seemingly of good qual- 

 ity. Hungarian grass and oats are the jirincipal forage crops grown. 

 Market-garden crops are in good condition and prices compare well 

 with last year. Apples and grai)es full average crops ; other fruits 

 scarce. Pastures are in fine condition. Rye, oats and barley are good 

 crops. 



Burlington (G.E.Marion). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 The hay crop is one-third larger this year than for the last two yeai's. 

 Some barley and oats have been sown but not in large quantities, condi- 

 tion good. The potato crop is looking well, but none have been sent 

 to market. All market-garden crops are doing well. Pole beans 

 are blighted. The squash crops are looking very fine and pi-omising 

 large crops. Onions are looking finely. Cabbages and cauliflowers are 

 being set out in large quantities. Ai)ples are a light ci'op ; pears are a 

 fair crop ; no peaches or plums ; grapes and ci'anberries light. Pastui'es 

 are in goood condition. Rye, oats and barley ai'e about average crops. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Very fcAV troublesome insects in 

 sight. The hay crop is nearly as heavy as last year and is of extra good 

 quality. All market-garden crops are now doing finely ; beans and 

 peas sell at a much better price than last year. Apples and jDears did 

 not set well and the crop will be light; peaches and plums will be 

 very scarce in this section. Recent rains have brightened up all past- 

 ures. Rye is a good crop and is neai'ly all cut. 



West07i (H. L. Brown). — At the pi-esent time there are no very 

 troublesome insects. There is an unusually large crop of hay and the 

 quality is good. Those who have silos are raising corn to fill them; 

 otherwise little is done with forage ci-ops. Potatoes are looking well 

 on some fields and poorly on others. Sweet corn is looking well ; 

 cabbage crop poor but selling very well as are all market-garden crojjs. 

 Apples a small crop, few pears, no peaches ; plums, quinces and grapes 

 little raised and small crops promised. Pastures are short and di'y, but 

 the recent rains have given them a start. 



Newton (Otis Pettee) . — Potato bugs and currant worms are doing 

 some damage. Indian coi*n is in very good condition and jjromises a 

 large ci'Oj) ; rather less Avill be put into the silo than usual The hay 

 ei'op is heavy and of good quality. Fodder corn is the principal forage 

 crop grown although considerable oats are being used. Potatoes i)rom- 

 ise well and are of good quality. Pasturage is in very good condition. 

 R^'e, oats and barley promise very fairlj-. 



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Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage Since the hot weather commenced corn has imjjroved rapidly 

 and is now looking well ; only a small part goes into the silo. Hay was 

 the largest cro^i ever known and cured in prime condition. Fodder coi'u 

 is the jn-inci^ial forage crop grown. Market-garden crops are looking 

 well, yield good, prices fair; potatoes high, $1.25 per bushel. Apples 

 are looking poorly, pears light, peaches very few, plums light, grapes 

 good. Pastures are in fair condition. Rye, oats and barley are full 

 average ci'ops. 



Eaverhill (Eben Webster). — There is not much trouble from 



