WORCESTER SOCIETY. 167 



The first rain gave life to what seemed to be dying. Vege- 

 tation started anew, but the season was too far advanced to 

 admit hope of a fair crop. No exact account of the produce 

 was taken as it was believed the yield would be much below a 

 fair one. Still I can say, with confidence, that poor as the crop 

 was, it more than repaid all expenses properly chargeable to it. 



The same statement will apply to the crop of sugar beets of 

 over a quarter acre, save that the leaves of these roots were 

 affected by the drouth rather than by any disease. 



Worcester, Nov. 1851. 



