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about the usual acreage. Haying is just beginning, with about a 

 normal crop in prospect. Early potatoes are looking well and 

 promise a fair crop. Dairy products are normal in quantity and 

 price, as are also dairy cows in supply and price. Pasturage is 

 in good condition. Strawberries are a good crop ; cherries not 

 plenty. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Cut worms are doing the 

 most damage of any insect. Corn is growing fast, but is small 

 because of late planting ; little change in acreage. No haying 

 done yet, but a good crop is assured. Early market-garden cx'ops 

 are up to the average in yield and price. Dairy products are 

 plenty and cheaper tlian usual ; cows also cheaper. Pasturage 

 never was better. Strawberries promise well but are late ; apples 

 and pears set well ; some peaches. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Potato bugs are very numerous and 

 onion maggots are quite plenty. Indian corn is looking poorly 

 and there is not as much planted as usual. A few have begun 

 haying and the crop will be unusually heavy. There will be about 

 the usual acreage of early potatoes, and they are now looking very 

 well, although later than usual. Market-garden crops are about 

 normal. The supply of dairy products is about normal, with prices 

 a little lower ; extra good cows are high, medium ones rather 

 cheap, and poor ones plenty, but with no sale for them. Pastur- 

 age is in extra good condition. Strawberries a light crop ; pears 

 and apples good ; no peaches. 



Wenham (N. P. Perkins). — Onion maggots, squash bugs and 

 cut worms are doing some damage. Not much field corn is planted 

 in this vicinity ; sweet corn and ensilage corn are not as forward 

 as usual. Haying has commenced, but not to any great extent ; 

 crop not much better than last year. The acreage of early pota- 

 toes is quite large, but on many fields seed has come up poorly 

 and the prospect is not good. Yield of milk fairly good, with 

 prices about the same as usual, but some complaint just now of 

 falling off in yield. Pastures are looking well, but feed does not 

 seem to be as sweet as usual. Strawberries are quite plenty and 

 prices low. 



Manchester (John Baker). — Potato bugs, striped squash bugs 

 and a few brown-tail moth caterpillars are doing damage. Corn 

 is in very poor condition, with acreage about the same as usual. 

 Haying has just begun and the prospect is good for a good crop. 

 Acreage of early potatoes about the same as usual, with crop 

 promising well. Early market-garden crops are good ; average in 

 yield and price ; prospect good for later ones. Quantity and price 

 of dairy products and supply and price of dairy cows about as 



