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Ashfield (Chas. Howes). — Cut worms and potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is very small for the time of year ; 

 acreage increased. Some hay is being cut this week and next 

 week haying will be in full blast. Acreage of early potatoes about 

 as usual and looking fairly well. Garden crops are mostly late. 

 Cows are doing better than usual and are holding up in price. 

 Pastures are unusually good. Strawberries are quite plenty and 

 raspberries and blackberries are looking well. 



Whately (Frank Dickinson) . — Cut worms are doing some dam- 

 age. The cold wet weather is turning corn yellow ; acreage not 

 as great as last year. Haying is just beginning, with the prospect 

 of a good crop. Acreage of early potatoes about the same as 

 usual and they are looking finely. Early market-garden crops 

 have not made as large a yield as in some years ; with warm weather 

 the prospect for later ones is good. Price of dairy products low ; 

 supply of cows short and prices high. Pastures are in good con- 

 dition. Strawberries are not as good as usual and other fruits are 

 below the average. 



/Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Cut worms and onion mag- 

 gots are working quite badly. Corn is very backward and much 

 had to be replanted, owing to the cold and wet weather ; acreage 

 about as usual. There will be a heavy crop of hay, though but 

 little has yet been cut. About the usual acreage of early potatoes, 

 but the crop is backward. Pasturage is in fine condition. There 

 is a good strawberry crop, and apples and plums are well set, but 

 there are few peaches. All crops except grass are backward and 

 we must have a change soon if results are to be satisfactory. 



Erving (C. F. Clark). — Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking well but is late ; acreage about 

 as usual. Haying has begun and the prospect is good for a good 

 crop. Acreage of early potatoes about as usual and prospect good. 

 Market-garden crops promise well. Dairy products are about as 

 usual in quantity and price. Pasturage is in good condition. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Currant worms, potato bugs, 

 squash bugs and tent caterpillars have all proved troublesome. 

 There is about the usual acreage of corn but it is very backward, 

 and much had to be planted over. Haying hardly begun, but the 

 prospect now is for a heavy crop. There is about the usual acreage 

 of early potatoes ; crop backward but looking promising. Dairy 

 products are abundant and prices rather low ; supply and price of 

 cows compare favorably with former years. Pastures are in ex- 

 cellent condition. Strawberries are a fair crop and blackberries 

 promising. 



