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dropped off so that there will hardly be half a crop. But few early 

 potatoes dug yet; are looking well ; price about SI. 25 per bushel- 

 Oats are looking finely. Rye was a good crop. Barley looks well, 

 but less than usual grown. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Hay crop nearly all secured; two-thirds 

 of a crop of very good quality, and secured without very much 

 damage. Fair crop of rowen expected. There is prospect of 

 more apples than last year, but not a large crop. Not many early 

 potatoes dug yet. They are looking finely, and are worth $1 per 

 bushel. Oats and barley are extra good. Not much rye raised. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Haying not quite done and crop 

 thirty per cent less than last year, but of good quality. Outlook 

 for rowen is fair. Prospect of not more than one-third of a crop 

 of apples. Raspberries, blueberries and blackberries average crops 

 and prices rather better. Early potatoes yielding fairly welt ; price 

 §1.20 per bushel. Oats and barley raised for fodder and have 

 yielded well. Crop of rye rather light and but little raised. Corn 

 is backward. Pastures are rather short and the flow of milk 

 diminished. The month, as a whole, has been rather cool and is 

 closing cold for th.e season. There has been sufficient rain to keep 

 ci'ops growing. 



Leominster (W. B. Hosmer). — Hay crop secured, with quantity 

 about three-fourths of an average crop, but quality much better, 

 making it equal to a full crop. Outlook for rowen good, especially 

 on early cut fields. Yield of small fruits below average ; prices 

 average. Yield of early potatoes rather below average ; price Si 

 per bushel. The late rains leave the ground in good condition and, 

 excepting the cool nights, favorable for most crops. More apples 

 than last year, and where Baldwins are bearing look large and fine 

 and free from blight. Perhaps spraying the trees may have caused 

 the better appearance. 



Harvard (Preston Kxigiit). — Hay has nearly all been secured, 

 with quantity about three-fourths of an average crop. On some 

 farms there is scarcely any rowen ; on others it is fair. Prospect 

 poor for a crop of apples. Small fruits yielding very well, and I 

 believe prices are generally satisfactory. Early potatoes are small 

 and not ripe, but man}' arc digging; prices SI. GO to Si so far. 

 Rye and oats are raised for fodder, and such pieces are very good. 

 Barley not ripe yet. Dog-days came in with a driving thunder- 

 storm, knocking down some corn and oats, but also doing great 

 good to the very dr}' ground. The past month has been generally 

 pretty dry. 



Boyhton (I. A. Dunn). — Hay crop nearly all secured; quan- 

 tity below and quality above the average. Outlook for rowen is 



