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orabl} 7 in quantity and price. Farmers in this vicinity are gener- 

 ally interested in agricultural fairs. Such continued damp weather 

 has affected crops unfavorably, and caused them to mould. Some 

 of the beans have sprouted in the pods and the corn in the husk. 

 Many fields of potatoes are not worth digging. 



P. B. South-wick. 



Douglas. — No peaches grown for market, and hardly enough for 

 home use. The prospect is fair for success in the future cultivation 

 of this fruit. Quantity and price of dairy products about the same 

 as last year. Most of our farmers are interested in agricultural 

 fairs. The corn crop is up to the standard. Onions and cran- 

 berries have not been all gathered, and no definite price has been 

 established. The season has been too wet for celery, and the 

 trenches have been full of water part of the time. 



G. M. Wallis. 



Dudley. — Peach trees prove short lived in this town, and no 

 orchards are started, though nearly every farmer has a few trees. 

 Frosts have held off remarkably well. The first one occurred on 

 the 22d, followed by two more, but were so light that tomatoes 

 were but little affected. The market for dairy products is good. 

 The flush of feed seems to have had but little effect on the price. 

 Since the organization of an agricultural society in the adjoining 

 town of Oxford our farmers have taken a more direct interest in 

 agricultural fairs, by no longer simply lending their presence, but 

 by making good entries of stock and farm produce. The grange 

 can also be credited for much of this, for in it they meet and talk 

 over their successes and failure^. 



J. J. Gilles. 



Harvard. — I think the outlook for success in this vicinity in 

 the future cultivation of the peach is very good. The peculiari- 

 ties of the season have increased the quantity of dairy products, 

 and have lowered the price. I think farmers are generally inter- 

 ested in agricultural fairs if connected with a horse trot ; doubtful 

 otherwise. Cranberries are very green, and not more than half 

 picked ; the meadows are too wet, and so much so as to spoil part 

 of the crop. Had light frosts last week. Apples nearly all 

 picked, and are about a fifth of a full crop. 



Preston Knight. 



