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Holden (G. S. Graham). — Potato bugs are very plenty. Corn 

 is backward, but is improving ; about one-third of the crop will go 

 into the silo. Hay is more than an average crop in quantity with 

 fair quality. Oats, corn and millet are the principal forage crops 

 and are looking well, except that oats are somewhat damaged by 

 storms. Potatoes are inclined to blight. Pears, peaches, plums 

 and grapes promise well. Pastures were never in better condition 

 at this time of year. The dull wet weather makes haymaking 

 uphill work and injures the quality. 



Westhorough (B. W. Hero). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn has made rapid growth and is now in very prom- 

 ising condition ; only a small portion will go into the silo. The 

 hay crop is very large and the quality nearly as good as in former 

 years. Oats and peas are the principal forage crops. Market- 

 garden crops are abundant and prices rule very low. Very few 

 apples ; large crop of pears, peaches, plums and quinces. Fre- 

 quent showers have kept the pastures in excellent condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are raised mostly as forage crops. 



Millhury (C. H. Stockwell). — Cabbage worms, squash bugs 

 and maggots and potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn is 

 still backward ; but little will go into the silo. There is a heavy 

 crop of hay, but the quality is much injured by bad weather at 

 cutting time. Corn is the principal forage crop. Market-garden 

 crops are growing well. Potatoes a good yield, with prices moder- 

 ate. There will be a few apples, pears and peaches, and an 

 abundance of plums, quinces and grapes. Pastures are holding 

 out well. Oats, rye and barley made a rank growth and are very 

 well filled out for grain. 



Oxford (D. M. Howe). — Corn is growing nicely, but is rather 

 late ; three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. Hay is more 

 than an average crop of fine quality. Corn is the principal forage 

 crop raised. Market-garden crops are in good condition ; yield of 

 potatoes good and prices good. Apples and pears light, peaches 

 fair, no plums, few quinces, and grapes good. Pastures are in 

 good condition. Rye, oats and barley are good average crops. 

 There bids fair to be a great crop of rowen. 



Nortlibridge (H. A. Cook) . — Cut worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn came up very unevenly, but is doing well ; three-fifths 

 of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay is more than an average 

 crop of good quality. Oats and barley are the principal forage 

 crops. Market-garden crops are average, with prices low. Very 

 few apples, but a fair crop of pears, peaches, plums and grapes. 

 Pastura,ge is uncommonly good. Rye, oats and barley are but 

 little raised. 



