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yield about normal. There is the lightest crop of fruit for years. 

 The present mild weather is helping late crops finely; no damage from 

 frost as yet. 



Fitchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — Indian corn is an inferior crop, 

 and late about ripening. There is scarcely any rowen, but some fall 

 feed. Potatoes are a fair yield, and of high quality. Apples are not 

 3 r et harvested, but promise 20 per cent; pears, 40; grapes, 100. No 

 frost as yet. 



Ashburnham (E. D. Gibson). — Indian corn is a three-fourths 

 crop. There is very little rowen or fall feed. Very little fall seeding 

 has been done, most land having been too dry to work, and I think 

 very little will be done this fall. Potatoes are a three-fourths crop, 

 of splendid quality. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops are little grown here. Apples few; pears fair; grapes not ripe. 

 There were light frosts on September 19 and 20, doing a little damage 

 on low land. 



Hubbardston (Chas. C. Colby). — Indian corn is about 75 or 80 per 

 cent of a normal crop. The rowen crop is nearly a failure. What 

 little fall seeding has been done is very backward, owing to dry weather. 

 Potatoes will prove an average crop, of good quality. Apples are a 

 very light crop; pears and grapes good. Quite heavy frosts did a 

 good deal of damage on August 30 and September 20. 



Princeton (A. O. Tyler). — There is about three-fourths of a normal 

 crop of corn. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. 

 It is a little early yet for fall seeding. Onions are not raised here. 

 Quality of potatoes good, but yield somewhat affected by dry weather. 

 The prospect is good for root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops. There is a pretty good crop of fruit. There was injury 

 from frost of August 30 and September 20. 



Sterling (Henry S. Sawyer). — There is three-fourths of a crop of 

 corn. Rowen and fall feed are much below the average. About the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is in fair condition. 

 Potatoes are of good quality, and less than an average yield. Beets, 

 carrots and turnips look well. There is prospect of a fair crop of apples, 

 50 per cent of the normal; also of pears, peaches and grapes. There 

 was a slight frost August 31, doing little damage. 



Bolton (H. F. Haynes). — Indian corn is late but about a normal 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, but it has not germinated well, 

 owing to dry weather. Onions are a poor crop. Potatoes are a big 

 yield, except on light ground. Root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops are rather poor. There have been no frosts to 

 do any great damage. 



Shrewsbury (F. J. Reed). — Corn is not as good as a normal crop, 

 and the ears are not filled out. Rowen and fall feed are far below 

 the average. Some fall seeding has been done, but it is not in very 



