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fruits promise fair crops. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are only raised for forage and are all good crops. 

 Rowen has made a good start and promises well. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Black squash bugs and currant 

 worms are doing some damage. Corn is a little backward, but of 

 good color ; about three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. 

 The hay crop is larger than usual and of fair quality. Oats, barley 

 and corn are the principal forage crops and are in good condition. 

 There will be but few apples, pears plenty, grapes good, not many 

 peaches or quinces. Pasturage is in good condition. 



West Newbury (J. C. Tarleton). — Horn flies and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Corn is very backward and small ; only 

 a small quantity will go into the silo. Hay is the largest crop 

 for 3'ears and of good quality. Barley, oats and corn are the 

 principal forage crops and are in good condition. Garden crops 

 are very late and not very good, and nothing has been harvested as 

 yet. There are not many apples, pears good, no peaches and plums, 

 grapes looking nicely and cranberries show a full bloom. Pasturage 

 is in very good condition. No grain has been threshed as yet. 



JSfetvbury (Geo. W. Adams). — Potato bugs and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is in fair condition and about 

 10 per cent will go into the silo. Hay is above the average in 

 quantity and quality. Fodder corn, oats and rye are the principal 

 forage crops raised and are in good condition. Market-garden 

 crops are not satisfactory and potatoes did not come up well ; 

 prices fair. Very few apples, pears a full crop, other fruits about 

 average. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats and barley 

 compare favorably with other years. 



North Andover (Peter Holt, Jr.). — Corn is late and small and 

 will hardly ear out ; nearly all of it will go into the silo. The 

 hay crop is nearly a third larger than usual, but much has been 

 damaged by bad weather. Corn fodder and Hungarian grass are 

 the principal forage crops and the latter is looking very well. All 

 market-garden crops are late and small ; no potatoes have been 

 harvested. No apples, a fair crop of pears, a few peaches and 

 grapes looking well. Pastures never looked better at this season 

 of the year. Oats have been a very heavy crop and were mostly 

 cut for fodder. The hay crop is nearly all secured in a more or 

 less damaged condition. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Corn is late and uneven, but growing 

 well ; about 20 per cent will go into the silo. Hay is the largest 



