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Southampton. — Small crop of winter apples and quality not 

 first class. About the usual amount of meadow land is reseeded 

 in the fall. Blast struck the potato crop when about half grown 

 and there is a good deal of rot, so that the crop will be but half a 

 one. Amount of corn grown for ensilage purposes is increasing 

 in this vicinity. Large Southern corn preferred. Three silos in 

 town. Tobacco is all hung in good condition with some damaged 

 by Ilea and rust. Corn is doing well and is nearly ready to be 

 cut. 



C. B. Lyman. 



Ware. — Prospect not good for a crop of winter apples. Acre- 

 age of meadow land reseeded in the fall is increasing in this 

 locality. Owing to the wet weather of July and August potatoes 

 are rotting badly, and some fields are not worth digging. The 

 amount of corn grown for ensilage purposes is increasing in this 

 vicinity. Corn is looking well. 



M. A. Perkins. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Bedford. — Poor prospect for a crop of winter apples. Has been 

 too wet to reseed this year. The amount of corn grown for ensil- 

 age purposes varies little from year to year. Our cranberry crop 

 is a total failure on the Concord and Sudbury rivers r owing to the 

 large amount of water standing on the meadows. The excessive 

 rains have killed most crops on low land, particularly cabbage, 

 spinach and potatoes. Late potatoes are mostly rotten. 



Henry Wood. 



Belmont. — Small quantity of winter apples of poor quality. 

 Crops, especially potatoes and celery, have not yet recovered from 

 the effects of so much drenching. Much rot and scab in potatoes. 

 No corn raised in this vicinity for ensilage purposes. Plums and 

 grapes have rotted and dropped off. 



W. L. Chenery. 



Chelmsford. — Quantity of winter apples small ; quality fair. 

 Acreage of meadow land reseeded in the fall is not increasing in 

 this locality. Potatoes are rotting on low lands. The weather 

 has been exceedingly favorable for rowen and a large quantity is 

 being secured in good condition. Bather cool nights for corn 

 during the past week. 



P. P. Perham. 



