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carried on to quite an extent in this locality, and the prospect for a 

 crop is, I think, generally fully as good as at same date last year. 



Chelmsford (P. P. Peru am). — Season quite as forward as at 

 same date last year, and most crops are looking very well. Indian 

 corn looks finely, and the acreage is greater than last j^ear. The 

 abundance of rain last week will bring out the hay crop in good 

 shape, but will delay the cutting at least one week. People who 

 thought awhile ago there would not be half a crop have now 

 changed their minds. Acreage of early potatoes about the same 

 as last year ; crop promises well. More milk produced than in 

 some years ; price about the same. Outlook for small fruits is 

 good. 



Concord (Wm. H. Huxt) . — The season has been a mixed one. 

 Corn is late ; otherwise is looking well, with a slight increase in 

 acreage, ^^ery few fields of grass have been cut. The crop on 

 old fields on light land will be very light, although the rains have 

 helped them some. Newly seeded fielcls on low lands are looking 

 well. Very early fields of early potatoes were cut by frosts ; 

 otherwise looking well. Strawberries three-fourths of a full crop. 

 Most fields were in bloom so as to be injured by two heavy frosts, 

 which took all the blossoms out. 



Groton (Daniel Needham). — Corn looks very well; acreage 

 the same as last year. Haying has commenced, and the prospect 

 of a seventy-five per cent crop is assured ; it may be larger. 

 Early potatoes promise well ; acreage about the same as last year. 

 Dairy products less in quantity than last year ; as good in quality ; 

 better in price. Recent rains have protected the small fruits. 

 The crop of berries will be large. We have had one frost during 

 the month which injured potatoes on low lands. The month to 

 the 22d was the dryest June I ever knew. At that date all crops 

 in this locality were threatened with great peril. On the 22d 

 came two inches of water, and grass and all vegetation renewed its 

 life, and now the promise of compensating field and garden crops 

 is very good. 



Sherhorn (N. B*. DolTtLas). — Corn looks well, and more has 

 been planted than usual. Haying has commenced. The hay crop 

 is very light ; not more than one-half of last year's yield. Early 

 potatoes look fairly well ; acreage about the same as last year. 

 Cows are not giving as much milk as last year ; prices of dairy 

 products about the same. Strawberries, cherries and raspberries 

 grown quite large. The former very light ; the two latter full 

 crops. More land devoted to stover corn, hungariau, etc., for 

 forage this year than I ever saw before. Cranberries promise a 

 full crop. Apples nearly a total failure. 



