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promise a very good crop, no pears or peaches, few quinces and a 

 good crop of grapes. Pastures are badly dried up. Rye, oats 

 and barley are a little late. 



North Andover (Peter Holt, Jr.) . — Corn is looking fairly well 

 and nearly all the crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop is 

 far above the average in quality and is three-fourths of a full crop. 

 Corn, oats, barley and Hungarian grass are raised as forage crops 

 and are all in good condition. Potatoes are a small yield and the 

 price is so low that few have been marketed. Apples and grapes 

 will be a full crop ; no pears or peaches and few quinces. Feed 

 in pastures is short and rain is needed. Oats and barley have 

 been good crops. Haying is nearly done. Rain is much needed 

 for all growing crops. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Horn flies are rather troublesome. 

 Indian corn is in fair condition and 10 per cent of the crop will go 

 into the silo. The hay crop was a three-fourths crop of excellent 

 quality. Hungarian grass is about the only forage crop raised and 

 its condition is only fair. Early potatoes now promise much less 

 than an average crop. Apples good, no peaches, ^jears scarce. 

 Pastures are very dry and have been below the average all the 

 year. Rye, oats and barley are about average crops. Berries are 

 very plenty and bring good prices. 



Manchester (John Baker). — Corn is in good condition; no 

 silos. Hay is about a two-thirds crop of good quality. The for- 

 age crops raised are oats, Hungarian grass, rye and corn, and 

 they are all in good condition. Market-garden crops are in good 

 condition but prices are very low. Apples promise a very good 

 crop, pears few, no peaches. Pasturage is in very poor condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about average crops. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Medway (Monroe Morse). — Army worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is in good condition. The hay crop was light and the 

 weather interfered with the best results in curing. Oats and fod- 

 der corn are the forage crops raised and are in satisfactory condi- 

 tion. Potatoes promise a good yield ; cannot say as to other 

 market-garden crops. Apples will be a very good crop, pears 

 small, no peaches and grapes fair. Pasturage is deficient in con- 

 dition. Rye is a good crop. Oats and barley are only grown for 

 fodder. 



Medjield (Geo. R. Chase). — Army worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is in good condition ; proportion for the silo very 

 small, not more than 5 per cent. The quality of the hay crop was 



