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Harvard (J. S. Preston). — Corn is a short crop and a great 

 deal of it is rather yellow colored. Rowen is better than it has 

 been for a number of years. Potatoes have run to vines ; not 

 much blight, but considerable rot. Apples a light crop, pears 

 good, peaches a large crop, grapes good and cranberries below 

 average. Pastures are in the best condition for many years. Oats 

 are grown for early cutting and the crop was large. All our farm- 

 ers keep some hens, usually from 50 to 200. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Indian corn looks fairly well, but 

 is very late. Rowen is remarkably good. Potatoes are poor, with 

 a great deal of blight and some rot. Apples will be a very light 

 crop, of poor quality ; other fruits good. Pasturage is in excellent 

 condition for this season of the year. Oats and barley were mostly 

 cut green and were badly damaged by the weather. All our farm- 

 ers keep some poultry and as a rule the smaller ones keep the most 

 of it. 



Northhorough (J. K. Mills). — Corn is good on uplands, but 

 on low land it will not amount to much except for fodder. Rowen 

 is a good crop. Potatoes are not more than half a crop and both 

 blight and rot have appeared. Apples are half a crop ; pears, 

 peaches and grapes are full crops. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Oats and barley are about as last year. Neaily every farmer keeps 

 some poultry. 



Sutton (O. P.Johnson). — Indian corn is in poor condition. 

 Rowen promises to be first rate. Potatoes have blighted badly 

 and show some rot. Apples are a poor crop, but other fruits are 

 good. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley are not 

 much raised for grain. A few pay attention to poultry with very 

 good results. 



Blackstone (L.R.Daniels). — Indian corn is thrifty, but a 

 little later than in dry seasons. The rainy season has insured a 

 heavy crop of rowen. Very few late potatoes are grown ; no rot 

 to speak of. No winter apples, few peaches ; pears, grapes and 

 cranberries good. Pasturage is as good as it can well be. Oats 

 and barley are fully equal to last year's crops. Most farmers, and 

 others not farmers, give much attention to poultry, as its products 

 can always be sold at some price, which is not the case with dairy 

 products. The general opinion is that the profit from 20 to 25 

 fowls is equal to that from one good cow. 



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Stow (G. "W. Bradley). — Indian corn is looking well, but 

 needs warm weather. Rowen looks better than usual. Potatoes 



