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crop is 75 to 80, Acreage of early potatoes is about normal; the 

 I^rospect for the crop is 90. Dairy cows have decreased 10 per 

 cent in the last year. The production of milk has decreased from 

 8 to 10 per cent. The average wholesale price per can is 31 to 33 

 cents; the average retail price per quart is 6 cents. These prices 

 are about the same as last year. Pasturage, condition, 100. The 

 apple prospect is about nonnal. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Cutworms, tent caterpillars and po- 

 tato bugs are most injurious. Indian corn, condition, 60; acreage, 

 100. Haying has not begun; the prospect for the crop is 80. Early 

 potato acreage is about the same as last year; prospect for the crop 

 is hard to tell as yef; although somewhat backward they are looking 

 well. Market-garden crops are late and probably about 75 per 

 cent of normal in yield; about normal in price; those not yet har- 

 vested promise about 75. The supply of dairy cows is about the 

 same as one year ago, and the production of dairy products has not 

 changed. Milk retails at 8 cents per quart, which is about the same 

 as one year ago. Pasturage, 75. Fruit prospect : apples, 25 ; pears, 

 50; peaches, 10; strawberries, 10; raspberries, 75; blackberries, 40; 

 cranben-ies, 80. About the 1st of June w^e had severe frosts; nearly 

 all crops were damaged more or less. 



New Braintree (Charles D. Sage). — Very little damage is being 

 done by insects just now ; - elm-leaf beetles causing some trouble. 

 Indian corn, condition, 80. Haying has begun, and the prospect is 

 for an 80 per cent crop. The acreage of early potatoes is about 90 

 per cent of normal; prospect for the crop is about 90. There is no 

 increase in the number of dairy cows. It is almost impossible to 

 get reliable help on the farm, and with the low price of milk 

 farmers are discouraged and want to get out of the dairy business. 

 There has been a decrease of 10 per cent in the production of milk 

 during the past year, cream, 20 per cent, butter, 20 per cent. Al- 

 though it is hard to average the price of milk, I should say at 

 wholesale it is 32 cents per can; at retail, 7 cents j^er quart. The 

 condition of pasturage is about 85, the severe droughts for the past 

 two years having injured the sward. The fruit prospect is: apples, 

 75; pears, 50; plums, 50. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — The elm-leaf beetle, 

 tent caterpillar, cutworm and potato bug are proving most injurious. 

 Acreage of Indian corn is about normal, although there is a slight 

 increase. No haying has been done; the crop prospect is 75. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is about the same as usual; it is too early 

 to give figures in regard to the crop. Dairy cows are scarce and 

 high. The milk production is smaller than a year ago; average 

 price per can, 30 cents, which is somewhat lower than a year ago. 

 Pasturage condition, 60. The outlook for fruits is: apples, 60; 



