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Sunderland (George P. Smith), — Larvae of potato beetles are 

 numerous. Indian corn, condition, 88. The acreage is about nor- 

 mal. Haying has begun, but not much has been cut; prospect is 

 85 ; good on rich, new seeding, old fields short. The acreage of early 

 potatoes is about normal; the prospect for the crop is 90. Early 

 market-garden crops are about 90 per cent in yield and 105 per cent. 

 in price, and the prospect for those not harvested is 95. The supply 

 of dairy cows has decreased 5 per cent during the last year. The 

 supply- of milk is about the same, but the cream supply has de- 

 creased about 5 per cent. The average wholesale price of milk 

 is 30 cents per can; retail price per quart, between 5 and 6 cents, 

 which is a slight increase over a year ago. Pasturage condition, 95. 

 The fruit outlook is : apples, 70 ; pears, 85 ; i^lums, 50 ; strawberries, 

 75; currants, 85; raspberries, 60; blackberries, 90. Tobacco is all 

 set and stand is good, with growth normal. Onions are late but 

 growing rapidly; some fields are thin. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballakd). — Most injurious insects are tent 

 caterpillars and potato bugs. The condition of Indian corn is 75; 

 acreage is normal. Haying has begun and the crop will be about 

 70 per cent of normal. The supply of dairy coavs is as usual. The 

 wholesale price paid for milk per can is 34 cents, and it retails for 

 6 cents per quart. These prices are a trifle higher than one year 

 ago. Condition of pastures is 90. The fruit outlook is: apples, 

 100; pears, 90; strawberries, 85. Frosts did a little damage to gar- 

 dens in low places in early June. 



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Plainfield (C. A. Williams). — Tent caterpillars are doing the 

 most damage, and the potato bug next. Condition of corn is 90; 

 its acreage is 110. Farmers have not begun haying; the prospect 

 is for 80 per cent of a normal crop. The acreage of early potatoes 

 is normal, and the prospect is for a 90 per cent crop. Early 

 market-garden crops show 95 per cent of a normal yield; prices ai'e 

 110; the prospect for those not harvested is 110. There is a de- 

 crease of about 10 per cent in the supply of dairy cows, and the 

 supply of milk, cream and butter has decreased accordingly; 6 

 cents per quart is the price paid for milk at retail, which is about 

 the same as last year. Pastures are about normal. The fruit out- 

 look is: apples and pears, 75; peaches, 50; plums, 85; raspberries 

 and blackberries, 100. No frosts since May 28. The cold month 

 of May and late frosts have put most crops back, and the dry 

 weatlier has also hurt them. 



Goshen (George L. Barrus). — Tent caterpillars have been the 

 most injurious insects, but the potato beetle is now coming. The 

 condition of corn is 90; the acreage is 85. Haying has not been 



