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have suffered from drought. Market-garden crops are abundant, 

 and sell well at fair prices. Apples will be less than half a crop, 

 but pears, peaches and grapes promise well. Pasturage looks 

 fresh and green since the late showers. Rye was somewhat less 

 than an average crop. 



Concord (W. H. Hunt). — Potato beetles and asparagus beetles 

 are doing the most damage. Corn is a little late, but is now doing 

 well. The hay crop was up to the average in quantity, with qual- 

 ity good and well secured. All potatoes on light land have suf- 

 fered considerably from dry weather. Few market-garden crops 

 have been harvested. Asparagus and cucumbers were not quite 

 so good as last year. Apples will be a very light crop, pears fair, 

 peaches rather light and grapes good. Pastures are suffering from 

 drought. Rye was about an average crop. 



Ashland (H. R. Stevens) . — Corn is in good condition ; none 

 is put into the silo. The hay crop is all in, and is above the aver- 

 age in quantity and qualit} 7 . Good rains since haying have started 

 the second crop. Pearly potatoes will not be half a crop because 

 of dry weather; price $1.50 per bushel. Market-garden crops 

 have been an average in yield, with prices better than usual. 

 Apples are few, but pears and grapes will be good crops. Pas- 

 tures are dry, but recent rains will help them. Rye was about an 

 average crop. 



Arlington (W. W. Rawson). — No insects are doing damage at 

 present. The hay crop was good in quantity and quality. Early 

 and late potatoes will be small crops, and the prices are low. The 

 weather has been dry and hot, and market-garden crops small and 

 inferior. Prices have also been low and wages high. At present, 

 however, there is an abundance of help, and they will work for 

 what they can get. Apples and pears promise a fair crop. Pas- 

 turage is in very poor condition. Rye was better than usual. 



Wilmington (C. W. Swain). — Potato beetles are doing the 

 most damage, though rose bugs have injured cranberry vines. 

 Corn is in good condition, and probably one-half the crop will be 

 put into the silo. The hay crop is of good quality, and ten per 

 cent larger than last year. Potatoes are not a good crop, and 

 none have been sent to the market as yet. Market-garden crops 

 have been an average in yield and price. Apples will be a poor 

 crop, and pears and cranberries fair. Pasturage is in very poor 

 condition. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Insects are doing little damage. 

 Corn is not quite in average condition ; about one-fourth of the 

 crop will be put into the silo. Hay was of good quality, but not 



