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first crop was cut in season. Potatoes are a light yield, blight 

 general and rot bad on low wet land. The best pieces of tobacco 

 have a yellow tinge and all have suffered from excessive moisture. 

 All kinds of fruit promise fairly, with the exception of apples. 

 Pasturage is remarkably good. Oats and barley are about as last 

 season, but it is very difficult to harvest them. Little attention is 

 paid to poultry. 



Longmeadoiv (W. F. Emerson). — Corn has improved, but is 

 late. The prospect is that there will be less rowen than usual, 

 because so much of the first crop was cut late. Potatoes show 

 some rot and the general condition of the crop is not good. 

 Tobacco is a small growth and poor color. Fruit of all kinds is 

 better than usual. Pasturage is in good condition. Not much 

 attention is paid to poultry, and the income as compared to that 

 from the dairy is small. 



Hampden (J, N. Isham). — Indian corn is about two weeks 

 late and is apparently about two-thirds of a crop. Rowen is 

 better than it has been for years. Late potatoes are a short crop, 

 blight coming in the middle of the month. Tobacco has fared 

 hardly and some of the best pieces were nearly destroyed by hail. 

 Winter apples few, fall apples plenty ; pears and grapes good. 

 Pastures are as green as in June. Oats were a heavy crop, lodged 

 badly and some were injured in curing. Poultry is generally well 

 cared for, and the income derived from it is one-tenth that from 

 the dairy. 



Monson (W. M. Tucker). — Corn is growing very fast and is 

 looking well where the ground is not too wet. Rowen is heavy on 

 early cut pieces, but many mowings were cut too ate. Potatoes 

 have looked well until within a few days ; very small yield, turn- 

 ing brown, some rot. Early apples fair, late varieties scarce ; 

 pears, peaches and grapes plenty. Pastures look well and stock is 

 thriving. Oats are a good crop, with not quite as heavy straw as 

 last year and some rust. Not many handle poultry extensively, and 

 I should judge the income derived from it to be less than 20 per cent 

 of that from the dairy. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Southbridge (G. L. Ct.emence). — Indian corn is in poor condi- 

 tion. There is more I'owen this year than in the last five combined. 

 Potatoes have blighted and are small and poor. Apples scarce, 

 pears very plenty, peaches and grapes good. Pasturage is in the 

 best condition that I ever saw. Oats ritsted badly and were 

 mostly cut for hay. 



