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and the crop is very backward. The acreage of early potatoes is 

 less than nsnal ; crop looking well, but will be late. The price 

 of dairy products is a trille higher than last year ; demand for 

 new milch cows good, prices ranging from $35 to $50. Apples 

 are the only fruit raised for market, and they are looking well and 

 promise an abundant yield. Pasturage is in good condition. 



Windsor (W. H. Tikrell). — Corn is looking well, with about 

 the usual acreage. Haying has not yet begun, and there is a 

 promise of an average crop. Early potatoes promise to be a good 

 crop, with about the usual acreage. Early market-garden crops 

 compare well in yield and price with former years, and the pros- 

 pect for those not yet harvested is good. Dairy products are 

 about average in quantity and price. Pastures are in good condi- 

 tion. The outlook for fruits and berries grown for market is good. 



Savoy (\V. W. Burnett). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Corn is looking fairly well, acreage a little increased. Having 

 has not begun as yet, and the prospect is for a light crop. Early 

 potatoes show about the usual acreage, and promise an average 

 crop. Garden crops are backward. Dairy products are fully up 

 to the average in quantity and price. Pastures are in more than 

 average condition. The promise for wild berries is good ; very 

 little done with fruits and berries. Rain is needed for all crops. 



Florida (E. D. Rice). — White grubs are doing some damage 

 in mowings. Corn looks well, with a 20 per cent increase in acre- 

 age. Haying has not yet begun ; the crop would be fair if we 

 could have a good rain. The acreage of potatoes is about the 

 usual average, and the crop is now looking well. The demand for 

 butter seems good, with prices from 18 to 25 cents per pound. 

 Pasturage is in very good condition. Strawberries winter-killed 

 quite badly ; other fruits and berries looking well. 



Williamstown (S. A. Hickox). — Indian corn is looking well, 

 with the usual acreage. Haying has begun, with a prospect of a 

 three-fourths crop, the severe droughts of the two last years having 

 greatly injured grass roots. Early market-garden crops compare 

 well in yield and price with former years, and the prospect is good 

 for those not yet harvested. Dairy products bring better prices 

 than last year, and dairy cows rule higher, bringing from $85 to 

 $50. Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries, raspberries 

 and blackberries all promise well, and apples have made a fine set. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Monroe (D. H. Sherman). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. But very little Indian corn is planted, and what there is is 

 backward. Haying will not begin until into July ; newly seeded 



