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the whole crop will be put into the silo. Hay crop about two- 

 thirds of an average and quality good. Hungarian grass is the 

 principal forage crop and is in fine condition. Market-garden 

 crops generally low in price ; yield good. Apples a fair crop ; 

 pears, peaches and grapes promise finely. Pasturage in excellent 

 condition. Rye, oats and barley are a small yield and not well 

 filled out. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes) . — Hay a good ci'op though 

 somewhat injured by wet weather while drying. All market- 

 garden crops good ; prices very low indeed. Large crop of pears ; 

 not many apples. Pastures are fresh and green. Rye is a good 

 crop. Owing to low prices some market-garden crops will not pay 

 for the labor of raising, throwing in the manure and the use of the 

 land. 



Weston (H. L. Brown). — Very little corn raised, but what there 

 is is looking finely. Hay an average crop, but not of good quality. 

 Millet and barley are the principal forage crops ; millet is looking 

 well, and barley is just being sown. Market-garden crops in good 

 condition ; no potatoes yet harvested, others sell very low. Fall 

 apples plenty ; pears plenty ; few peaches ; very few grapes ; cran- 

 berries in blossom. Pasturage in good condition. Rowen has a 

 good start and is looking finely. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Haverhill (Ebenezer Webster). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn in good condition ; about one-third of the crop will 

 go into the silo. Hay about an average crop, of good quality. 

 Corn, oats and barley are raised to supplement the hay crop, and 

 are in good condition. Market-garden crops fair in yield and 

 price. Pears and grapes a medium crop. Pasturage is good 

 since the late rains. Rye, oats and barley are fully equal to 

 former years. Much of the corn grown here is fed green to cattle. 



West Newbury (J. C. Tarleton). — Potato bugs are very 

 numerous this year. Corn is very good and forward ; not two 

 per cent will be put in the silo. Hay a two-thirds crop, of only 

 fair quality. Barley, Hungarian grass, fodder corn and oats are 

 the principal forage crops ; condition better than a mouth ago. 

 Market-garden crops are very good. Potatoes below last year in 

 yield and price. Apples very poor ; pears good ; no peaches ; 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries good crops. Pasturage in very 

 good condition. Rye, oats and barley about average ; mostly 

 used for fodder. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Horn flies are doing some damage. 

 Corn never looked better ; five per cent will be put into the silo. 



