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MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



^[arlhoro^lgll (E, D. Howe). — Corn is 100 per cent of a full 

 crop. Rowen promises to be a very good crop. Late potatoes 

 are nearly a full crop and no blight or rot has appeared. Apples 

 are 110 in condition, pears 5, peaches and grapes 100. Pasturage 

 is in better condition than usual. A few have gone into poultry 

 quite extensively, but the majority still stick to the dairy. 



Framwgliam (H. S. Whittemoue). — Corn is in good condition 

 and fully up to the average. Rowen will not be over 50 per cent 

 of a crop, owing to hot weather. Potatoes are blighting and some 

 rot is complained of. Apples are abundant, very few pears, no 

 peaches, grapes a large crop, cranberries good. Pastures are very 

 short and dry and farmers are obliged to feed at the barn. Oats 

 and barley are average crops, but are mostly cut and cured for 

 hay. More attention is paid to poultry now than formerly, and I 

 think it the best-paying investment on the farm. We need rain 

 here, as everything is drying up. 



Weston (H. L. Brown). — There will be very little rowen, as it 

 has been too dry. Potatoes promise well and there is no blight. 

 Apples a large crop, few pears, no peaches, grapes good, only a 

 few cranberries. Pasturage is short. Oats and barley are raised 

 only for fodder, but late barley will be short unless we have rain 

 soon. There are a few poultry farmers who give their whole at- 

 tention to it, but the business is small as compared with the dairy. 

 Apples are now commencing to drop. Squashes are poor and are 

 dying badly. Sweet corn is looking well and so is late cabbage. 

 Millet and Hungarian grass have made a good growth and will give 

 a fair crop. 



Carlisle (E. J. Carr). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen promises to be about an average crop. Late potatoes have 

 looked well, but are now blighting and there is danger of rot. 

 Apples, grapes and cranberries are looking well ; few pears and no 

 peaches. Pasturage is good. Oats and barley are above average 

 crops and much better than last year. Farmers pay much atten- 

 tion to poultry, and the profits are very much greater than from 

 the dairy according to the money invested. 



BiUerica (J. N. Pardee). — Corn has been growing fast of late, 

 but some fields show serious effects from drought. Rowen is in 

 poor condition, owing to dry weather. Early potatoes are rather 

 free from blight or rot. Apples are a fine crop, but may be under- 

 sized, owing to the great number on the trees. We have few 

 good pastures and feed is short. Oats and barley are heavier 

 crops than usual and are free from rust. Very little poultry is 



