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barley, fodder corn and Hungarian grass are raised for forage and 

 are in excellent condition. Market-garden crops a good average ; 

 early potatoes medium ; prices rather lower. Apples light, pears 

 plenty, plums have dropped badly, few grapes. Pasturage is in 

 splendid condition. Rye ten per cent above average, oats for 

 forage very heavy, barley medium. 



North Brookfield (J. H. Lane). — Potato bugs and black squash 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is in as good condition as 

 could be expected when one-tenth of the seed rotted in the ground. 

 Hay is fifteen per cent above the average in yield and of excellent 

 quality. Corn, oats and peas are the fodder crops and they are 

 rusting because of the recent heavy rains. Market-garden crops 

 average ; potatoes vary very much. Apples, pears and peaches 

 very light ; plums half a crop, and cranberries three-fourths. 

 Pasturage is very good indeed. Rye, oats and barley are average 

 crops. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is very backward ; three-fourths of it will be put into the 

 silo. Hay is the largest crop for several years, with much clover, 

 and is of excellent quality. Corn, barley, Hungarian grass and 

 Japanese millet are the forage crops grown. Potatoes are looking 

 well. Apples will be half a crop. Pasturage is in exti*a good 

 condition. Oats and barley are not quite as good as some years. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is very backward ; about half the crop will go into the 

 silo. There is a very large crop of hay of excellent quality. Corn, 

 barley and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops raised. 

 Market-garden crops are in fairly good condition and potatoes 

 are looking as well as usual. Very few apples ; pears, peaches and 

 grapes abundant; other fruits scarce. Pasturage is in excellent 

 condition. Rye, oats and barley are light crops. Haying drags 

 slovely because of the catching weather. 



Hardioick (F. A. Ruggles) . — Potato bugs are doing much 

 damage. Corn is backward ; no silos in town. Hay is first 

 class on uplands and three-fourths of a crop on lowlands. Corn, 

 millet, Hungarian grass, oats, and oats and peas are the forage 

 crops raised and they are in poor condition owing to wet weather. 

 Potatoes are looking poorly and none are harvested yet. Market- 

 garden crops looking well. No apples, pears or peaches ; plums, 

 grapes and quinces plenty. Pasturage is in very good condition. 

 Rye is a good crop but oats and barley incline to rust. 



Rutland (L. S. Dudley). — Potato and squash bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is in fair condition ; about one-third will go 

 into the silo. Hay is a large crop of very good quality. Corn, 



