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and pears plenty ; peaches few ; grapes fair ; cranberries not much 

 grown. Hard frosts on the 22d and 23d injured corn and de- 

 stroyed beans, melons, tomatoes and other tender vegetables. 



Neiohury (Geo. W. Adams). — There is a fair average crop of 

 Indian corn. Rowen is nearly an average crop, but is late on 

 account of drought. Hardly the usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done as yet, the ground having been too dry to plough until 

 recently. Potatoes are an excellent crop, perhaps 10 per cent above 

 the average. Until the frosts of the 21st and 22d the promise was 

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

 but these frosts did great damage. Apples are less than an aver- 

 age crop ; pears fair ; peaches fair to good ; cranberries consid- 

 erably above average. 



North Andover (Peter Holt) . — Corn is a fair crop, but suffered 

 some injury from the frost of the 22d. Rowen is light owing to 

 dry weather and the late cutting of the first crop. Fall seeding 

 has not come up as well as usual, owing to dry weather, but 

 about the usual amount has been done. Onions are less than a 

 normal crop, owing to failure of the seed to germinate well. Both 

 early and late potatoes are good crops, with very little blight or 

 rot. The prospect is good for all kinds of roots, especially tur- 

 nips ; cabbage and celery above the average. Apples are holding 

 on the trees remarkably well ; a full crop of cranberries has been 

 harvested ; pears, peaches and grapes are also abundant. 



Topsfield ('B. P. Pike). — Indian corn is not more than two- 

 thirds of 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 fair condition. There is a medium crop of onions. Potatoes 

 are an average yield of good quality. Apples a good crop ; other 

 fruits not of much account. 



Wealiani (N. P. Perkins). — Not much corn is raised in this 

 vicinity except sweet corn and corn for the silo. There is a fair 

 crop of rowen, but not much fall feed. Our farmers have been 

 rather backward about fall seeding and some still remains to be 

 done ; that which is up looks well. Potatoes as a rule are a small 

 crop and not of extra quality, while some fields are almost de- 

 stroyed by rot. Carrots and beets are fair crops. Apples are 

 rather small and poor ; not many pears ; no peaches ; but few 

 grapes ; some cranberries, but those picked early are badly frost- 

 bitten. 



Manchester (John Baker) . — Indian corn is a good 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 con- 



