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will be rather below the average on account of light rains. Out- 

 look for late potatoes very good. Have observed neither blight 

 nor rot. Dairy stock is generally healthy and in fair condition as 

 regards flesh. Dairying has been as profitable this year as usual. 

 Blueberries and blackberries are a bountiful crop and sell readily 

 in the local markets. Pears are a large crop. There is a fair crop 

 of fall apples, but winter apples are very light. Beef sells better 

 than a 3'ear ago. Grain is advancing in price. 



Westminster (Joseph Hager). — Outlook for Indian corn is very 

 good. Rowen will be an average crop but later than usual. Out- 

 look for late potatoes is excellent ; nothing like it for years. Have 

 observed neither blight nor rot. Dairy stock is looking about as 

 usual. Dairying has not been as profitable this year as usual, on 

 account of the high price of feed. 



Bolton (H. E. Babcock). — Indian corn looks well but is late. 

 There will be little rowen cut in this vicinity. Outlook for late 

 potatoes is good but there is a good deal of complaint ver}'^ recently 

 of blight. Dairy stock is generally healthy but not in as good flesh 

 as usual. Do not think dairying has been as profitable this year 

 as last, as feed has been short and grain high, so farmers have 

 not fed as much as usual. 



Berlin (P. B. Southwick). — Indian corn is looking well and 

 if the frost holds off there will be an average crop. Rowen will not 

 be more than twenty-five per cent of an average. Outlook for late 

 potatoes is very good. Noticed some indications of blight about 

 the twentieth. Have noticed some rot. Condition of dairy stock 

 about an average. Price of milk about the same as usual but 

 butter is low and grain high and should say dairying has not been 

 as profitable as usual. Although there is a heavy growth of foli- 

 age and it is still growing rapidly, fruit and vegetables seem to 

 grow very slowly and should we have an early frost there will be 

 great injury. 



Speyicer (H, H. Kingsbury). — Outlook for Indian corn is very 

 favorable. Haying on uplands was completed the first week in 

 August and the very warm weather, with occasional showers, has 

 started a fine second growth. Outlook for late potatoes is not 

 good, owing to dry spells and risk of rot. Noticed both blight and 

 rot August 8. Condition of dairy stock as good as usual, all in 

 good health. Dairying has been as profitable this year as usual 

 although there is at present a shortage of milk. Wild berries 

 have been plenty. Blackberries still continue to ripen. Early 

 apples plenty, but of poor quality. There will be a shortage of 

 winter fruit. Pear trees are heavily loaded with fine fruit. Farm 

 produce, except potatoes, will bring goo(^ prices this fall. 



