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WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Brookfield (F. E. Prouty). — Corn is about ten days late and the 

 acreage is about two-thirds that of the last two years. No haying 

 as yet, but the prospect is good for an average crop. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about the same as usual and prospect for the crop 

 good. Early market-garden crops are about the same as usual in 

 yield and price and later ones promise well. The quantity and 

 price of dairy products are about the same as usual. Pastures are 

 in good condition. Strawberries are about the only berry grown 

 for market and they are a good crop. 



North Brookfield (John H. Lake). — A few potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Much corn has been replanted and it is look- 

 ing very uneven. Very little haying has been done as yet and the 

 crop will be light, as much grass winterkilled and white grubs are 

 working badly. The acreage of early potatoes is increased 20 per 

 cent and they are looking finely. Quantity of dairy products same 

 as usual, but prices lower for milk. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Fruit and berries are very uneven in condition and unsatisfactory 

 to estimate results for. 



Neio Braintree (C. D. Sage). — Spittle insects, cut worms and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Condition and acreage of 

 Indian corn about average. Very little hay has been cut ; looking 

 well, but winterkilled in places. More early potatoes than usual 

 have been planted and they are looking finely. Early market- 

 garden crops little grown; prospect for later ones good. The 

 quantity of dairy products is in excess of average years, but prices 

 are lower than usual. Pastures are looking finely, never better. 

 There is a fine prospect for abundant crops of all kinds of fruits ; 

 small fruits little grown. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Cut worms are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is late and the acreage is less than usual. Haying 

 has not begun ; crop average, though it does not look as well on 

 close examination as was expected. The acreage of early potatoes 

 is about the same as usual, but they are late. Milk brings good 

 prices for what can be shipped to Boston, but the amount is 

 restricted ; prices of cows about the same as last year. Apples 

 are a large crop. 



Templeton (Ldcien Gove). — Potato bugs, currant worms, 

 squash bugs and cabbage maggots are doing some damage. Hay- 

 ing has begun to a limited extent and there will be more than an 

 average crop. Early potatoes are fully average in acreage but 

 late and uneven. Indian corn is very poor, uneven and backward ; 

 less than the usual acreage planted. Market-garden crops are late 



