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particularly good ; other late market-garden crops fair. Conveniences 

 for handling crops by electric roads would be helpful, and should be 

 provided. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Corn promises pretty well, but some 

 fields suffered from drought. Rowen will be below the average on 

 most fields. The prospect for late potatoes will be fair, and there is 

 little blight. Apples are a light crop ; pears fair; other fruits average. 

 Pasturage has fared badly, especially on light soil. Oats and barley 

 are little below average crops. Celery is looking well, and other late 

 crops have a fair chance. We have lately had abundant rain, but 

 before that we had such severe drought that hay, potatoes, corn and 

 such crops suffered severely on light soil. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Indian corn is in fair condition. The 

 prospect for rowen is poor. There is no blight or rot on potatoes as 

 yet; crop late, but should do well since the rain. Grapes are a good 

 crop; other fruits poor. Pastures have been parched, but the recent 

 rains will improve them. Oats and barley are raised only for fodder, 

 and were below average for that purpose. Celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are in fair condition. 



Winchester (S. S. Symmes). — Indian corn is not raised here. The 

 prospect is for a light crop of rowen, the rains coming too late. Pota- 

 toes look well, with no blight or rot. There will be light crops of 

 apples and pears; peaches a heavy crop. Pastures are just recover- 

 ing from the long drought. Celery is very small, but is growing well 

 now. Many thousand celery plants were killed by the hot weather. 

 Rains came so late in August that many cabbage plants were not set. 

 The heat and drought hurt the fruits, sweet corn and nearly all crops. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Amesbury (F. W. Sargent). — Corn is backward, but is now making 

 rapid gain since the rains came. Not much rowen will be cut, owing 

 to drought. There is no blight as yet on late potatoes, and the pros- 

 pect is better since the rain. There will not be over 15 per cent of a 

 normal crop of apples; other fruits normal; no cranberries grown. 

 Pastures are very short. Oats and barley are not raised except for 

 fodder, and were light crops for that purpose. Celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are in fair condition; many things have been 

 almost a failure; winter cabbage slim, especially transplanted ones. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Indian corn promises a good crop. 

 The rowen crop is the smallest for years. Late potatoes have been 

 improved by the recent rains; no rot as yet. There will be light crops 

 of fruit of all kinds. There is very little feed in pastures. Cabbages 

 are in poor condition, because of drought. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Indian corn is in very good condition. 

 Rowen will be about 35 per cent of a normal crop. The prospect 

 seems to be for a light crop of potatoes, and they are blighted badly. 



