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fruits promise well, peaches a large crop, pears average crop, 

 apples a very small crop. The canker worm did much damage 

 in some parts of the town. 



Douglas (Wm. Abbott). — Potato bugs aud squash bugs are 

 doiug the most damage. Cora is looking well, with about the 

 same acreage as last year. Haying not begun ; less than an aver- 

 age crop. Acreage of eai'ly potatoes about average ; crop needs 

 rain badly. Early market-garden crops about as last year ; need 

 rain for late crops. Quantity and price of dairy products same as 

 last year ; health of stock good. Pastures are dry. Strawber- 

 ries a fair crop, outlook poor for all other small berries aud for 

 apples. Oats will be light. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — No very serious damage by 

 insects, though the potato beetle is doing some. Corn is looking 

 very fair; acreage about as usual. Haying just beginning, with 

 light crop. Acreage of early potatoes average, with the promise 

 of a full average crop. Prices of early market-garden crops fair ; 

 yield average. Milk maintains a uniform price. Pastures are in 

 fair to good condition. Strawberries have been below average 

 both in quality and quantity ; raspberries promise fair. 



Framingham (H. S. Whittemore) . — Cut worms and potato 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is looking well, but is back- 

 ward ; acreage larger than in former years. Many are haying, and 

 the prospect is for a light crop. Less early potatoes planted than 

 in former years ; late, but looking fairly well. Early market-gar- 

 den crops were a poor yield, with low prices. Quantity of dairy 

 products fully up ; prices better than last year. Pastures are dry- 

 ing up. Apples, pears and cherries very light, and very few straw- 

 berries. Beans looking finely. 



Neioton (Otis Pettee) . — Potato bugs are doing the most damage 

 among insects. Corn is not quite so vigorous as usual. Haying 

 is progressing rapidly ; crop very light, owing to protracted 

 drought. Yield of market-garden crops light, and unless we 

 have early rain prospect not good. Pastures are very dry and 

 feed poor. Strawberries are small. No rain since June 4. 



Westfort^ ( Aktiiuk Wright) . — Potato bugs and rose bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn not quite as forward as last year; 

 acreage about the same. Haying commenced early ; crop light. 

 Early potatoes looked well until the drought commenced, aud low 

 lands still look well. Dairy products same as last year ; stock gen- 

 erally healthy. Pasturage on high lands dry. Strawberries not 

 half a crop. 



