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the prospect is also 100. Early market-garden crops are about 

 normal in yield and price, and the prospect for those not hai'vested 

 is 100. The supply of dairy cows has decreased 25 per cent during 

 the last year. The production of milk and cream is about the same 

 as one year ago, but the production of butter has increased 10 per 

 cent. Condition of pastures, 80. The fruit outlook is: apples, 60; 

 pears, 100; peaches, 100; strawberries, 40; raspberries, 100; black- 

 berries, 100. On June 9 and 10 the temperature fell from 32° to 

 34°, and frosts cut early potatoes, beans and corn and greatly 

 damaged the hay crop. 



Hawley (C. F. Sears). — Indian corn, condition, 75; acreage, 

 about normal. Prospect for the hay crop, 60. Haying has not 

 begun. The acreage of early potatoes is about normal and the pros- 

 pect for the crop is 100. The supply of dairy cows and the amount 

 of milk produced has decreased 5 per cent since one year ago. 

 Milk prices are the same as usual. Pasturage condition, 80. The 

 fruit outlook is: apples, 50; currants, 75; raspberries, 75; black- 

 berries, 100. Frost on June 8 did considerable damage to the hay 

 crop. 



Buckland (Eugene D. Griswold). — The tent caterpillar is doing 

 the most injury. Indian corn is about 100 per cent in condition, 

 although a trifle late; acreage, compared with normal, is 100. There 

 has been very little haying done; grass is now growing well, but 

 the crop will be about 80 per cent of normal. Acreage of early 

 potatoes is normal; it is difficult to tell what the prospect is, as 

 they were set back by frosts. Pastures, condition, 85. The fruit 

 outlook is: apples, 75; pears, 80; peaches, 90. June 10 was very 

 cold ; frost damaged potatoes and corn in some parts of the town 

 and spoiled nearly all of the gardens. 



Montague (A. M. Lyman). — Tent caterpillars, cutworms and 

 potato bugs seem to be doing most damage. Indian com, condition, 

 90; acreage, 100. Haying has begun; the crop prospect is about 

 80. Compared with normal the acreage of early potatoes is 110; 

 the prospect for the crop is about 90. Early market-garden crops 

 are about 90 per cent of normal in yield, 100 in price; those not 

 yet harvested promise 90. The supply of dairy cows has decreased 

 10 per cent over one year ago. There has been a corresponding 

 decrease in the production of milk, cream and buttex*. The average 

 net wholesale price of milk is 25 cents per can; at retail, 5 cents 

 per quart. These prices are about the same as one year ago. Con- 

 dition of pasturage, 80. The fruit outlook is: apples, 50; pears, 

 50; peaches, 40: plums, 40; strawberries, 60; raspberries, 25; cur- 

 rants, 80: blackberries, 40. The hard frost of June 10 did much 

 damage to asparagrus. The above shrinkage on fruit and berries 

 is due to frost. There has been but little rain since May 1, which 

 has shortened the hay crop 40 per cent. Pastures are very short. 



