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garden crops is very good. Apples and pears are of better quality 

 than usual ; peaches a light crop ; grapes rotted badly. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen) . — Indian corn is not quite up to the 

 average. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is in good con- 

 dition. Onions are not much raised. Potatoes have yielded well 

 and are of fine quality. Root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops promise well. Fruit of all kinds has turned out Avell, 

 with the exception of peaches, of which there were but few. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Gilles) . — Indian corn is a normal crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are up to the usual average. The usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and is in good condition. The jneld of 

 potatoes was plentiful, but half the crop has rotted. The prospect 

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

 There is a full crop of all kinds of fruit. 



Warren (W. E. Patrick). — Corn is about two-thirds of a 

 normal crop. The rowen crop is fully up to the average and fall 

 feed is good. Not as much fall seeding as usual has been done. 

 There is a normal yield of potatoes of good quality, where not 

 rotting, but on many fields fully one-half have rotted. Apples 

 are a large crop ; pears good ; peaches scarce ; large crop of 

 grapes and cranberries a very fine crop. 



North Brookfield (John H. Lane). — The growth of corn fod- 

 der was immense, but the frost of the 21st injured it severely as 

 it is two weeks late. The rowen crop was away above the average, 

 but much of it was spoiled in harvesting. We seed but little in 

 the fall. Potatoes are a good average, with rot in some instances. 

 The prospect is good for root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops. Apples are 40 per cent of a full crop ; pears half 

 a crop; grapes and cranberries full crops. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Indian corn is a full average crop. 

 Rowen was up to the usual average; fall feed injured by frost 

 September 22d. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done 

 and looks well. Very few onions are raised. Potatoes are a full 

 average yield, but sliow some rot. The prospect is good for root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops. The fruit crop 

 is abundant and of excellent quality. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Indian corn will be fully an 

 average crop. The rowen crop is good and fall feed in average 



