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Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Indian corn is late and was 

 badly damaged by frost the mornings of the 2 2d and 23d. There 

 is a very heavy crop of roweu and fall feed to match. About the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is looking finely. 

 Onions are about an average crop ; some very fine fields, but they 

 are the exception and not the rule ; acreage larger than usual. 

 Potatoes are rotting badly as a rule and therefore the crop is below 

 the average. Root crops, celery and late market-garden crops are 

 little raised. There is a very heavy crop of apples but few pears 

 and peaches. 



Leverett (W. L. Boutwell) . — Corn is not over a three-fourths 

 crop as it was late and suffered severely from frost. Rowen and 

 fall feed are up to the usual average. About the usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and is in fine condition ; mostly seeded 

 in corn. Onions are about an average crop. Potatoes are much 

 above the average in yield, but are rotting somewhat. The pros- 

 pect is good for root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops. Apples and pears are average crops and cranberries much 

 above the normal in yield. 



Montague (C. S. Raymond) . — Indian corn is about an average 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are the best for a number of years. 

 About the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it 

 is looking well. Onions are fully up to the normal in yield. 

 Potatoes have yielded well and are of good quality. Root crops 

 promise average yields ; celery not much grown. Apples are 

 abundant, but other fruits are poor crops. 



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Belchertoivn (H. C. West). — Indian corn is hardly up to the 

 normal, as the freeze came ten days too early. Roweu is a fair 

 crop where the first crop was taken off early and fall feed is good. 

 Fall seeding is now being done and seems to be doing well. A 

 good crop of potatoes, both in quantity and quality, is being 

 harvested. Turnips, celery, beets, cabbages, etc., promise about 

 average crops. Apples good ; pears fair; peaches few. Crops as 

 a whole are nearly or quite up to the average and prices as well. 



Pelham (John L. Brewer) . — Corn is quite a good crop, though 

 some of the stover was hurt by frost. There is a good crop of 

 rowen, but fall seed has suffered from drought. Less than the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and that put in is not 

 yet up. Onions are not much raised, but a few good pieces are 

 noticed. Potatoes are a fine crop in quality and yield, but many 



