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quantity and price for dairy products, most of our cream going to 

 Boston. Pastures were never better at this date. All fruits and berries 

 blossomed full, 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Potato bugs, cut worms, elm-leaf 

 beetles, squash bugs and currant worms are all prevalent. Corn is 

 very backward, nearly two weeks late; acreage slightly increased. 

 Haying has not begun, but the prospect is for a better crop than last 

 year. There is no material change in the acreage of early potatoes 

 and it is too early to predict as to yield. Market-garden crops are late 

 and those harvested have given less than normal yields, no material 

 changes in price. Quantity of dairy products average, no change in 

 price; supply of cows equal to demand. Pastures are in good condi- 

 tion. Strawberries are fair; raspberries rather poor; blueberries and 

 blackberries good; currants fair. White frost showed on low ground 

 on the morning of June 19. 



Ashburnham (E. D. Gibson). — No insects are doing any special 

 damage. Corn is backward, but has made a fair start; acreage much 

 increased. Haying has not begun and the crop will not be a normal 

 one; new seeded fields good. There is an average acreage of early 

 potatoes. No market-garden crops have been harvested as yet. 

 Prices of dairy products higher than usual; dairy cows very scarce. 

 Pasturage is in only fair condition. Small fruits are not grown for 

 market; prospect good for a large blueberry crop. 



Filchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher) . — Some cut worms are doing 

 damage, few other insects. Indian corn is looking well. Haying has 

 not begun, the season being a little late, but a good yield is promised. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is somewnat larger than usual and they 

 are looking well. Pastures are in good condition. The set of tree 

 fruits is hardly as large as the amount of bloom indicated and the 

 promise is only moderate; berry fruits wintered well and are fairly 

 promising or better. 



Princeton (A. O. Tyler). — Tent caterpillars, cut worms and 

 potato bugs are doing damage. Corn is looking well, but is late; 

 acreage about the same as in previous years. Haying has not begun 

 and there is prospect of a good crop. There is the usual acreage of early 

 potatoes and they are looking finely at present. Market-garden crops 

 are not grown. The quantity and price of dairy products and supply 

 and price of dairy cows is about the same as in former years. Pastur- 

 age is in good condition. Apples promise fairly, also peaches; plums 

 heavy; pears light; strawberries yielding well; prospect good for 

 other berries. 



Harvard (John S. Preston) . — Indian corn is very backward ; 

 acreage about the same as usual. Ha)ung has not begun, and the 

 general belief is that the crop will be light. Acreage of early potatoes 

 about normal and they are looking very well. Asparagus has not 

 yielded well, owing to cold weather. Milk farming is our principal 



