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light and rotting badly. The prospect is good for root crops, 

 celery and other late market-garden crops. Fruit of all kinds, 

 with the exception of cranberries, is a light crop. 



Hopedale (Delano Patrick) . — Late planted corn is less than 

 an average crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual aver- 

 age. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and though 

 late in starting is now growing well. Potatoes are a good yield, 

 but there is considerable rot on some fields. There is a light crop 

 of apples and pears ; grapes average. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Sherhorn (N. B. Douglas). — Corn is above an average crop. 

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

 amount of fall seeding has been done and looks fairly well. There 

 is a good yield of potatoes but much rot. Root crops, celery and 

 late market-garden crops are all looking well ; squashes show a 

 very heavy yield. Apples half a crop ; pears 80 per cent ; no 

 peaches ; grapes and cranberries average. 



HopMnton (W. V. Thompson). — Indian corn is more than au 

 average 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. Potatoes are more than a normal yield and of extra 

 quality. The prospect for root crops, celery and other late mar- 

 ket-garden crops is good. Apples are rather a light crop ; pears 

 light; no peaches; grapes late; cranberries good. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Indian corn is 75 per cent of a 

 normal crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. 

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

 still going on. Onions are a three-fourths crop. Late potatoes 

 are not yet harvested. Apples a three-fourths crop ; pears half a 

 crop; peaches 10 percent; grapes 100 percent. The first frost 

 of the season came September 21st and was a killer. 



Sudbury (Edgar W. Goodnow). — The crop of Indian corn is 

 above the average. Rowen and fall feed are above the average. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and at present 

 looks well. The onion crop is below the normal. The potato 

 crop is above the normal in yield and quality. Roots of all kinds 

 are looking well. Apples, pears, grapes and cranberries have 

 turned out well. 



Stow (Geo. W. Bradley). — Corn is about an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are up to the average and on early cut fields 

 rowen is better than usual. Not as much fall seeding as usual has 



