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plums in abundance ; pears and peaches few. Pasturage is in 

 very good condition for the time of year. Oats and barley have 

 made a good average yield. The frequent showers have kept 

 crops growing well. 



Shelburne (Geo. E. Taylor). — Corn is looking finely, but is 

 perhaps a little backward. More than an average crop of rowen 

 may be expected. A large yield of potatoes is promised ; a little 

 rot has appeared. Apples are less than a normal crop ; pears and 

 peaches light. Pasturage is in good condition with plenty of feed. 

 Oats and barley are not raised to any amount. 



Leyden (U. T. Darling). — Corn is looking well, but is a little 

 late. The prospect for rowen is good and more than a normal 

 crop will be secured. The prospect for potatoes is good, with no 

 blight or rot as yet. There is an average crop of apples, pears 

 and grapes ; no peaches or cranberries. Pastures are in good 

 condition. Oats and barley are fully up to the average of former 

 years. 



Deerfield (H. A. Wells) . — Corn is earing out heavily. Rowen 

 will be less than a normal crop, though early cut fields look well, 

 — less clover than usual. Late potatoes look well and the vines 

 are keeping green ; no rot noticed. There is a -slightly decreased 

 acreage of tobacco, but the condition of the crop is above the 

 average. The prospect is good for the apple crop ; pears and 

 grapes plenty ; no peaches. Local rains have kept feed in pas- 

 tures good. Oats are a heavy crop ; no barley raised for grain. 

 Some few growers have commenced tobacco harvest. 



Wliately (Frank Dickinson). — Indian corn is in good condi- 

 tion. Rowen is less than an average crop and most of it is late. 

 Potatoes should give an average crop, with no blight or rot as yet. 

 Acreage of tobacco large and quality of the crop fine. There will 

 be a light crop of apples. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats 

 are a heavy crop but badly lodged. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Corn is late but is looking 

 splendidly, and if frost holds off there will be a heavy yield. The 

 rowen crop promises to be far above the average. Potatoes appear 

 to be few in the hill, but no blight or rot has appeared, so the crop 

 should be an average one. There is about the usual acreage of 

 tobacco and at this time as good a crop as has been grown in 

 years, a perfect leaf with no damage from insects. Apples will 

 be an average crop; few other fruits grown. Pasturage was 

 never better at this season of the year. All crops are far above 

 the average in quantity and quality at this date. 



Leverett (W. L. Boutwell). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 There will be a normal crop of rowen. The prospect for late pota- 



