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Woburn (W. H. Bartlett). — Cut worms, cabbage maggots 

 and potato bugs are the most plentiful insects. Corn is late and 

 poor but improved much the past week. Haying has just begun 

 and there is not over half a crop in general. About the usual 

 acreage of early potatoes and they are now looking very well 

 indeed. Early market-garden crops have been about as usual thus 

 far this season and late ones are looking well. All stock is look- 

 ing well. Pastures are as good or better than in average years. 

 Strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are average, though 

 raspberries winterkilled some. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes) . — Cut worms have done and 

 are still doing much damage. Early sweet corn is just showing 

 tassels ; no Indian corn raised. Hay crop light and haying well 

 under way. Rather more ground than usual is planted to early 

 potatoes, but vines are not quite so forward or large as they should 

 be. Early market-garden crops suffered from drought and cold, 

 and prices are not high on anything. Milk sells readily, and all 

 cows appear healthy. Pastures are eaten up clean and cows are 

 mostly fed in the barn. Strawberries were a very good crop. 

 Blueberries more plenty than for years past. Early peas were 

 cleaned up several days earlier than usual, and some fields are 

 planted with a second crop of beets or turnips. 



Newton (Otis Pettke). — Cut worms, canker worms and currant 

 worms are doing some damage. Haying is progressing very well ; 

 crop rather lighter than usual but of good quality. Pasturage has 

 improved since the rains but is not quite up to the average. 

 Strawberries, currants and blackberries are promising a very fair 

 yield but apples are dropping considerably. 



Hopkinton ( W. V. Thompson) . — The spittle insect is doing the 

 most damage at present. Corn is looking well with about the 

 usual acreage. Not much haying has been done yet. Acreage of 

 early potatoes less than last year but the crop is looking well. 

 Dairy products are about as in former years in quantity and price. 

 Pasturage is in poor condition. Strawberries a good crop ; rasp- 

 berries winterkilled ; blackberries looking well ; wild berries will 

 be plenty ; apples looking well where the canker worm did not 

 work ; currants good ; no peaches or pears. 



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West Newbury (J. C. Tarleton). — Potato bugs are not as 

 plenty as in years past. More corn planted than usual and looking 

 as well as last year. Hay will be below the average crop and none 

 has been cut yet. Not many early potatoes were planted and they 



