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forage crops, oats, Hungarian grass, millet and barley being most 

 raised. Potatoes are looking well, with prospect of an excellent 

 yield. The prospect for fruit, especially apples, is the best for 

 years. Pastures are holding out well and stock is looking ex- 

 cellently. 



Westmmstej' (A. J. Foskett). — There is no serious trouble 

 from insects. Indian corn is in good condition. There was more 

 than an average yield of hay and it was of good quality. Peas and 

 oats are our principal forage crop and are in good condition. Con- 

 dition of market-garden crops good and those already harvested 

 have yielded well and brought good prices. The prospect is good 

 for a fair yield of apples, pears, plums and grapes. Pasturage is 

 in good condition for the time of year. Rye, oats and barley have 

 yielded well as forage crops. * 



Fitchhurg ( Jabez Fisher) . — Plant lice are doing some damage 

 on the young shoots of apples and pears. Corn is looking well. 

 The hay crop is fully up to the average in quantity and of good 

 quality. Apples promise 80 per cent of a full crop ; pears 50 per 

 cent ; peaches 60 per cent; plums 100 per cent and grapes 60 per 

 cent. Fruits are smooth and fair. Pasturage is in good condition. 



Harvard (John S. Preston). — Indian corn is looking very 

 well ; none raised for the silo. The hay crop is large and was got 

 in in good shape though a little late. Corn, oats and Hungarian 

 are the principal forage crops grown, and some Japanese millet 

 is being raised. Market-garden crops, including potatoes, are 

 about as usual as regards yields and prices. The prospect is good 

 for a large crop of all fruits except peaches, which will be light. 

 Pasturage is better than usual at this time of year. Rye, oats and 

 barley are about average crops, but are little raised for grain. 



Holden (G. S. Graham). — Insects of all kinds are in about the 

 usual numbers. Corn though late is looking well ; three-fourths 

 of the crop will go into the silo. Hay is a good average crop of 

 good quality. Japanese millet, oats and corn are the principal 

 forage crops grown and all are looking well. Potatoes look finely, 

 but none have been dug as yet. Baldwin apples seem ratlier 

 scarce ; peaches, pears, plums and grapes looking well. Pasturage 

 is fully up to the average. Rye, oats and barley not raised for 

 grain ; all looking well. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — The potato bug is causing some 

 trouble. Corn as a whole is late and uneven, and will largely go 

 into the silo. The hay crop has been good and of fair quality. 

 Oats and millet are sown for hay and liarley for fall feeding. 

 Potatoes are late, but look well ; vegetables have been plenty and 

 cheap. Apples, peaches and plums look well ; other fruits only 



