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peaches, cherries or plums ; strawberries fair ; currants, raspber- 

 ries, blueberries and blackberries good. 



Fitchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — No insects doing much dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking unusually well. Early pieces of grass 

 are cut, and yielded more than was expected but are still short of 

 a full crop. Acreage of early potatoes about 80 per cent of the 

 normal and they promise well with sufficient rain. Pasturage is in 

 medium condition but needs more rain. Apples promise 90 per 

 eent of a full crop and pears 40 per cent ; strawberries have done 

 well both as regards yield and price ; other berries promising ex- 

 cept raspberries, which winterkilled ; grapes giving good promise. 



Clinton (P. B. Southwick). — Canker worms, potato bugs and 

 white maggots are doing some damage. Corn is good color and is 

 growing rapidly ; acreage about the same as usual. Very little 

 haying done ; crop light on old fields but heavy on rich, moist land. 

 Early potatoes have about the usual acreage and are looking well, 

 except that they are uneven. Prices of market-garden crops are 

 lower than previous years. Dairy products are a fair average in 

 quantity and price, and dairy stock is looking very well. Pastur- 

 age is looking finely since the rains. Strawberries are plenty and 

 cheap ; currants fine ; raspberries light and blackberries looking 

 well. 



Leicester (L. D. Thurston). — Corn is looking well and the 

 acreage is about the same as usual. Very few are cutting grass 

 yet but a light crop is expected. Early potatoes have about the 

 usual acreage and are now looking well. Early market-garden 

 crops have been average. Dairy products about the same as usual 

 in quantity and price ; stock in better condition. Pastures are in 

 good condition. Strawberries and blueberries are a full crop, and 

 other small fruits will be abundant. 



Southborongli (E. F. Collins). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is rather backward, and not as much is raised as 

 in previous years. Considerable hay has been cut and the crop 

 will not be quite an average one. Acreage of potatoes about two- 

 thirds that of previous years and crop now in fine condition. Sweet 

 corn looks well but tomatoes are backward. Quantity and i)rice 

 of dairy products about the same as usual. Pasturage in fair con- 

 dition. Apples looking well where the canker worms were killed ; 

 no peaches and but few pears ; strawberries not an average crop. 



Grafton (S. E. Stowe). — Squash and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is a little backward but the warm days are 

 helping it along; acreage fully 100 percent. But little haying 

 done, and the crop will not be more than 80 percent of an average. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is reduced one-fourth but they are 



