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vines are blighted and the crop is shortened ; some rot. Full crop 

 of apples, few pears, no peaches, no cranberries and few grapes. 

 Pasturage is in very good condition. Very little poultry is cared 

 for in a business-like way, though your correspondent and a neigh- 

 bor have each built a poultry house this season. 



New Ashford (Elihd Ingraham) . — Indian corn is in fine con- 

 dition. The rowen crop is the best for years. Prospect for late 

 potatoes fine ; no blight noticed as yet. There is a fair crop of 

 apples, but few pears. Pastures are in the best condition for a 

 number of years. Oats and barley are better crops than last year. 

 Much attention is paid to poultry, the value of poultry products 

 being one-eighth that of dairy products. 



FRANKLTN COUNTY. 



Monroe (D. H. Sherman). — Indian corn is looking well ; most 

 of it glazed. Rowen more than an average crop. Potatoes will be 

 light ; most pieces are blasted and there is some rot. Light crop 

 of apples ; no small fruits except berries, which are plenty. Past- 

 ures are in very fair condition. Most farmers keep from fifteen to 

 one hundred hens, and I think the income from poultry is more 

 than one-half that from the dairy. 



Buckland (C. E. Ward). — Corn is in excellent condition. 

 Rowen is a fair average crop when compared with the last three 

 years. Potatoes are much below last year and there is some 

 blight. Apples a good crop ; few pears and no peaches. Pasturage 

 is in full average condition. Oats and barley are better crops than 

 last year, but are cut for fodder mainly. Farmers are paying more 

 attention to poultry each year, but the percentage is very small as 

 compared with dairying. 



Ashfield (Charles Howes). — There is a big growth of corn 

 fodder and the ears are filling out well. The prospect for rowen 

 is the best for several years. Potatoes are very uneven and gen- 

 erally poor ; some blight, but no rot. Tobacco is looking finely 

 and some are harvesting. Apples are plenty and of very fine 

 quality ; other fruit scarce. Pasturage is very good for this season. 

 Oats and barley are mostly cut for hay, but the few pieces left to 

 ripen yield very well. With good care, it is claimed that poultry 

 pays better than the dairy, and poultry raising is gaining among 

 our farmers. 



Deerjield (Chas. Jones). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen promises to be more than an average crop. There is con- 

 siderable blight on potatoes, but no rot. The tobacco crop is 

 above the average and is one of the best for years. Apples are 



