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potatoes planted than usual, but they are late owing to cold and wet. 

 Market-garden crops are little raised here. Our farmers are making 

 less milk this year than usual ; good cows bring good prices. Pastures 

 are in good condition. The apple crop will be below the average, and 

 they are about the only fruit grown for market. The season has been 

 very cold and wet. 



Leyden (Frank R. Foster). — Indian corn is rather small, owing to 

 cold, wet weather; acreage much larger than usual. Haying has not 

 begun and the prospect now is that the crop will be light. More 

 potatoes than usual have been planted and are looking well. Market- 

 garden crops are not raised here to any extent. Dairy products and 

 dairy cows are normal in yield and price. Pasturage is in good con- 

 dition. Many of our farmers are spraying their orchards, something 

 never done before to any extent. 



Ashfield (Albert Howes). — Very few insects have appeared. Corn 

 is very backward, but the acreage is much increased. Haying will 

 begin to a slight extent this week; the crop promises well although 

 more sunshine is needed. More potatoes have been planted than 

 usual and they are looking well. No market-garden crops are raised 

 here. Good cows as usual bring good prices; dairy products higher in 

 price than in former years. Pasturage seldom looks better at this time 

 of year. There are no fruits grown for market here, but strawberry 

 beds are looking finely. 



Conway (L. T. Hopkins). — There is some complaint of damage by 

 wire worms. Indian corn is looking well, but is late; acreage larger 

 than usual. Haying has not begun and grass is light on all but recently 

 seeded fields. This is not a potato-growing section. No market-garden 

 crops are raised here. Dairy crops are fully up to the average in 

 quantity and price. Pasturage is in good condition. 



Deerfield (Dwight A. Hawkes). — I know of no insects doing 

 damage. There is a good stand of corn, and the acreage is increased 

 over other years. Haying has not begun, but the prospect is good for 

 a large crop. There is the usual acreage of early potatoes and they 

 promise well. The quantity and prices of dairy products are about as 

 usual ; cows are in light supply. Strawberries and raspberries promise 

 well. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — No insects are very numerous as yet. 

 There is a small increase in the acreage of corn; fields are generally 

 well stocked, but plants very small and late. Haying has not begun; 

 good average crop in prospect, new seeding heavy, old fields light, 

 clover good. Early potatoes look well, but are backward; acreage 

 about as usual. Market-garden crops are little grown, yield light and 

 prices good. Good cows are rather higher than usual; prices of milk 

 and cream too low. Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries will be 

 full crops. Tobacco transplanting is finished and the plants have a 

 good start. Onions as a rule are small and backward, and many fields 

 show light colored tops. 



