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Chelmsford (P. P, Perham). — Potato bugs are our most 

 troublesome insect. Indian corn is very backward, but is grow- 

 ing well now ; half the crop will be used for ensilage. The hay 

 crop is large and of good quality. Oats and barley sown together 

 are used for feeding green and for the silo. Market-garden crops 

 are about normal, but are now suffering somewhat from drought. 

 Apples are a good crop ; very few pears ; no peaches ; grapes 

 promise well. Pastures are in poor condition at present. Rye, 

 oats and barley are large crops, but are little grown for grain. 



Billerica (Geo. P, Greenwood). — There is little injury from 

 insects in this locality. There is a very heavy crop of hay of good 

 quality. Corn is the principal forage crop raised and is looking 

 very well. Market-garden crops, including potatoes, are in good 

 condition ; beans, peas, etc., are selling rather low. Apples have 

 dropped considerably, but those remaining are very large and fair ; 

 some peaches ; other fruits fair. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are good crops. Sweet corn is raised to a 

 considerable extent and is looking well. 



Tewksbury (G. S. Crosby). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. What little Indian corn there is in this locality is in good 

 condition ; not much will be put into the silo. The hay crop is 

 nearly a third heavier than usual and of good quality. Hunga- 

 rian grass and millet are the principal forage crops grown, with 

 some oats and barley. The yield of market-garden crops is gener- 

 ally good, with prices lower than usual. All fruits except peaches 

 will give fairly good yields. Pasturage is beginning to dry up 

 somewhat, but the present rain will improve it. Rye is an unusu- 

 ally heavy crop and oats for fodder are also good. 



Lexington (Cornelius Wellington). — Brown-tail moths are 

 under subjection ; gypsy moths are troubling us somewhat, but 

 there is little defoliation. Indian corn is doing well ; little is 

 raised except for ensilage. Quantity and quality of hay crop ex- 

 cellent. Corn and various kinds of millet are raised as forage 

 crops and all are doing well. Pasturage was good until recently, 

 but is now suffering from drought. Rye, oats and barley are little 

 raised, except for forage. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is very backward ; very little will be put into 

 the silo. Quantity of hay crop one-third above the average and 

 quality good. Japanese millet, Hungarian grass and fodder corn 

 are the principal forage crops, though some barley is going in for 

 late feed. Market-garden crops are about average, except sweet 

 corn, which is backward. There will be about an average crop of 



