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work here and the price received is not quite as good as in some years. 

 Pastures are looking pretty well, but the feed is not as good as some 

 years. Strawberries are just coming on and are a good crop; other 

 fruits and berries promise very well. 



Northborough (John K. Mills) . — Potato bugs, cut worms and 

 onion maggots are doing damage. Indian corn is a little late, but 

 nicely except on cold and wet land. Very little haying has been done 

 as yet and the crop will be an average one. There is a larger acreage 

 than usual of early potatoes with promise of a good crop if properly 

 cared for. Asparagus has been a light crop; other market-garden 

 crops generally growing nicely. The price of milk is the same as last 

 summer, butter somewhat higher; cows about as usual. Pastures are 

 not as good as usual, owing to the drought of last summer. There will 

 be a good crop of strawberries and other fruits and berries are coming 

 along nicely. 



Shrewsbury (F. J. Reed). — Cut worms, potato bugs, onion maggots 

 and striped squash bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is just 

 out of the ground ; acreage much larger than usual. Haying has 

 not yet begun, but a fair crop is in prospect. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is about the same as usual and they look fairly well. Early 

 market-garden crops are about normal and the prospect for later ones 

 is good. Dairy products are about the same as usual in quantity and 

 price; supply of dairy cows short and prices high. Pastures are in 

 very good condition. Berries are very late, but the outlook for them 

 is good. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney) . — There are some potato and squash 

 bugs doing damage and about the usual trouble from cut worms. 

 Corn is late and yellow, but a good stand ; more planted for grain than 

 usual. The prospect is for better than an average crop of hay, but 

 cutting has not begun. There is about the usual acreage of early 

 potatoes, but they are not as far advanced as usual. Early market- 

 garden crops gave fair yields with rather better prices than last year. 

 Pasturage is better than the average. Small fruits are looking well, 

 but tree fruits, with the exception of plums and peaches, are very 

 uneven. The season has been cold and all crops are backward. 



Leicester (H. H. Kingsbury). — Potato bugs, plant lice, rose bugs 

 and black flea beetles are doing damage. Corn planting was delayed 

 until the first week of June, hence the crop is backward but of good 

 color and doing well. Haying has not commenced and the prospect is 

 good for an average crop. No early potatoes are planted, but the 

 acreage of late potatoes is increased. No market-garden crops are 

 raised here. With a few exceptions all dairy products are disposed of 

 as whole milk and the quantity is up to the average. Pasturage is in 

 excellent condition, owing to cold weather. There are no fruits or 

 berries raised especially for market hereabouts. 



