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Pasturage is in very good condition. Most farmers keep a few 

 hens forborne use, but the poultry business is becoming a specialty 

 more than formerly. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Salifibury (Wesley Pettengill). — Indian corn is of fine color 

 and is looking well, but is late. The rowen crop is equal to last year 

 and much above average years. Late potatoes are looking well, 

 and no rot has appeared. Fall apples are plenty, winter apples 

 less than one-fourth of a crop, pears light, peaches very light, 

 grapes good. Pastures are in excellent condition for the time of 

 year. Oats and barley are good average crops. Farmers in this 

 vicinity go into poultry quite largely, and I should say the income 

 from poultry is nearly one-half that from the dairy. 



Haverhill (Eben Webster.) — Corn is good on high land, but 

 yellow on low land. I have seen no blight or rot on potatoes as 

 yet. Apples poor, pears medium, no peaches, grapes good. 

 Pastures are in very good condition. Oats and barley are raised 

 for feed and have done well. More attention is paid to poultry 

 than formerly. There has been too much rain for cucumbers, 

 melons and tomatoes. 



Groveland (Abel Stickney). — Indian corn is looking finely, 

 and with a favorable September will be all right. The prospect 

 for rowen was never better. No rot has yet been reported on 

 potatoes, but there has been some blight. Apples are a small 

 crop, pears plenty, few peaches, grapes good. Pastures are in 

 good condition, the rains having kept them green. Oats and 

 barley were all cut for fodder and were good crops. A good 

 amount of attention is paid to poultry, and hens pay better than 

 cows. 



Newbury (G. W. Adams). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen is more than an average crop. The prospect is good for 

 late potatoes, and there is but little blight or rot. Apples are a 

 poor crop, pears fair, no peaches, grapes half a crop and cranber- 

 ries half a crop. Pasturage is in excellent condition. Oats and 

 barley are average crops. As a rule, little attention is paid to 

 poultry ; perhaps the proportion of income derived would be one 

 to fifty for the dairy. 



Topsjield (B. P. Pike). — Indian corn shows heavy fodder, and 

 if there is suitable weather for it to ear up there will be a heavy 

 crop. Rowen was never better. Potatoes promise an excellent 

 crop, and there is no complaint of blight or rot. Apples are not 

 over one-third of a crop, pears fair and no peaches. Pasturage 

 was never as good at this time of the year. The income derived 



