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are turning out poorly and rotting quite badly. Apples scarce, 

 pears and peaches plenty, not many grapes or cranberries. Past- 

 urage is very good and will probably bold out well. Oats and 

 barley are about the same as last year. Not much attention is 

 paid to poultry. 



Westford (Arthur Wright), — Corn is very backward, but 

 silo corn is large. Rowen promises to be an average crop. Pota- 

 toes are a light crop. Apples are scarce and peaches are rotting 

 on account of wet weather. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Oats and barley are about average crops. Most of our farmers 

 keep some poultry. 



Townsend (G. A. Wilder). — Indian corn is an average crop. 

 Rowen is a third heavier than usual. Potatoes are an average 

 crop, with no rot to speak of. Apples good for an off year, pears 

 average, grapes good and cranberries fair. Peaches started the 

 season with the prospect of a heavy crop, but heat and wet 

 weather have caused them to rot so badly that some orchards will 

 lose three-quarters of their crop. Oats and barley are about aver- 

 age, but not much grown. Pastures are in good condition. Much 

 attention is paid to poultry, but the dairy leads in relative income 

 by 25 per cent. 



Tewksbury (G. E. Crosby). — Indian corn is fairly good, 

 though but little grown. There is more rowen than usual, but I 

 doubt if the quality is as good. Potatoes are a small crop, with 

 blight in many cases and some rot, Vcvj few apples ; pears, 

 peaches and grapes fair ; few cranberries. There is plenty of 

 feed in the pastures, but it is evidently not of the best quality. 

 Oats and barley are not as good as usual and the late cut is rust- 

 ing badly. I do not think farn)ers pay as much attention to poul- 

 try as they ought. The average farmer keeps a few hens, as he 

 did twenty-five years ago. 



Carlisle (.J. E. Carr). — Corn is backward, but is earing well. 

 Rowen is a good crop. Potatoes are blighting and rotting badly. 

 Very few apples, peaches rotting on the trees, pears plenty, grapes 

 and cranberries looking well. Pasturage is in the very best con- 

 dition. Oats and barley are about average crops. About 25 per 

 cent as much income is derived from poultry as from the dairy. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hukt). — Corn is still backward. There 

 will be a fine crop of rowen. Potatoes are a small crop, with 

 blight and some rot. Apples a light crop ; pears, peaches and 

 grapes good. Pasturage is in better condition than usual. Oats 

 and barley are fair crops. All farmers keep some hens, but the 

 income derived from them is small when compared with that from 



