20 



condition. There has not been as much fall seeding done as usual, 

 but what has been put in looks well. Potatoes are rotting some- 

 what, but will be an average crop of fine quality. Root crops are 

 good, but late cabbages are not heading well. All fruits have 

 turned out well except peaches and Baldwin apples. Cows have 

 fallen off in quantity and quality of milk during the last two 

 months, with no apparent reason, as they are in good condition 

 and have had plenty of feed. 



Phillipston (A. D. Clifford). — The crop of Indian corn is up 

 to the average. Rowen is a fair average crop, but not up to last 

 year. Not much fall seeding is done in this section. Potatoes are 

 above the average in size, yield and quality, but show some rot. 

 Most late market-garden crops give good promise, though the 

 heavy frosts stopped the growth of late beets somewhat. Apples, 

 pears and grapes are good crops ; not many peaches and cranber- 

 ries in this section, and those not harvested damaged by the freeze 

 of last week. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove) . — Corn is a good average crop, but 

 being rather late there is (Considerable soft corn. The drought of 

 the latter part of August and the lirst of September reduced the 

 rowen crop somewhat, but it is well up to the average, as is also 

 fall feed. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 done, owing to drought, but what has been put in looks well. 

 Potatoes are rather above the average in yield and of fine quality, 

 but are rotting somewhat. The prospect for root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops is quite good. Apples and 

 pears good; no peaches; grapes light. The freeze of the 22d 

 and 23d killed all vines and spoiled all unsecured squashes, pump- 

 kins, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans and unripe corn. Apples are 

 not excessive in quantity for the bearing year ; quality of winter 

 apples quite good. 



Ashburnham (E.D.Gibson). — There is some good ensilage 

 corn, but corn for grain is light and all immature with few excep- 

 tions. Rowen is on the whole less than an average crop. Not as 

 much seeding as usual has been done, but what is in is in good 

 condition. Potatoes are fully an average crop of good quality, 

 but with some rot. Carrots, turnips and beets are fine crops. 

 Apples and pears are good crops ; peaches aud grapes late and 

 damaged by frost. 



Fitchhvrg (Jabez Fisher). — Rowen and fall feed are very 

 nearly up to the usual average. There is a full average yield of 

 potatoes of good quality, but some rot and blight. Apples 90 per 



