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green and good. A small amount of fall seeding has been done and is 

 in good condition. Onions are less than an average crop and are small 

 in size. Potatoes are a good average ci-op although many report small 

 yields. Root crops, cabbage and other late market-garden crops are 

 making a fine showing. Winter apples are generally a light crop, 

 plums and gi'apes also light. Peaches are taking on quite a boom from 

 the fact that the young orchard of Ethelbert Bliss, just over the line in 

 Wilbraham, is yielding between 2,000 and 8,000 baskets, which sell 

 readily at from |l to $1.50 a basket. No wonder we all want a peach 

 orchard, but he has a favorable location and gives his trees good care. 



Brimfield (Geo. M. Hitchcock). — Indian corn is a fair crop, but not 

 as good as was promised in July. Rowen and fall feed are more than 

 average in condition. About the usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 done and it is looking well. Potatoes are an average crop with but 

 little rot. Apples and pears are plenty, 



EollaJid (Francis Wight). — Indian corn is fully up to the average. 

 Rowen and fall feed are in better condition than usual. There has not 

 been much fall seeding done, but that which is in is in fair condition. 

 Onions will be about an average crop. Potatoes are about average as 

 to both yield and quality. Root crops i^romise well. Ajjples, pears and 

 grapes have done well ; cranberries a light crop ; no peaches ; plums 

 light. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Warren (W. E. Patrick).— Indian corn is 105 when compared with 

 an average crop. The rowen crop is larger than for many years and 

 fall feed is excellent. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done but it is in good condition. Yield of potatoes medium, quality 

 good, much complaint of rot. The prospect is good for root crops. 

 There are fair crops of apples, pears and grapes, all of excellent quality. 



Brookfield (F. E. Prodty). — Indian coi-n w411 be more than an aver- 

 age crop. Rowen and fall feed are fully up to the usual average. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is in good condition. 

 Onions are but little I'aised. Potatoes are hardly an average ci'op. 

 Apples are a fair crop, but not equal to two years ago ; pears are a 

 small crop ; grapes a good crop ; and cranberries were all killed by high 

 water. 



Spencer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Corn is somewhat backward in ripen- 

 ing owing to a cold May and a cloudy summer. Rowen and fall feed 

 are more abundant than usual. No fall seeding has been done long 

 enough to show any growth, but the weather has been favorable for its 

 germination. Potatoes have rotted considerably and suffered from the 

 June drought, hence they are below the average in yield. All kinds of 

 root crops are thrifty and abundant The different kinds of fruits are 

 not generally plentiful and Baldwin apples are notably- scarce. 



Neiv Brainlree (C. D. Sage). — Indian corn is a fair average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are very much better than usual. Very little fall 

 seeding has been done, but that in is looking well. The yield of pota- 

 toes is fair where they have not rotted, but there is much complaint of 

 rot. Apples appear about half a crop, pears half a crop, very few 

 peaches and plums, grapes not ripening well. Thei'e is a brisk demand 

 for apples at from $1.20 to $1.70 per barrel and farmers are generally 

 selling. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen) . — Indian corn is a full average crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are up to the usual average. The usual amount of fall 

 seeding has been done and it is in good condition. Potatoes are about 

 a two-thirds crop of excellent quality. There is a small crop of all 

 kinds of fruit. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Indian corn is better than an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are extra good. The usual amoimt of fall seeding 



