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will be a very light crop of all kinds of fruit. Pastures are in very good 

 condition. Rye and oats are about the same as in former years. 



Hancock (C. H. Wells). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn 

 is a little late but is looking well ; no silos in town. Quality of hay crop 

 good, but quantity 25 per cent short of a full crop. No forage crops are 

 raised to supplement the hay crop Potatoes are looking well and prom- 

 ise a big crop There will be a fair crop of apples, but only a few 

 pears and plums. Pastures are in fine condition. Very little rye is 

 raised, but the quality is good ; too early for oat harvest, but they look 

 first rate and will probably yield well. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn has grown rapidly in the past few days and is nearly up to 

 the average The hay ci-op will be about 80 per cent of a full crop and 

 the quality compares favorably with former years. Fodder corn and 

 millet are the principal forage crops; condition fair and fully as much 

 raised as usual. Market-garden crops are looking well ; early potatoes 

 promise wel 1 ; prices low. Apples are dropping but promise a good crop ; 

 pears and plums are good crops. Pastures are becoming short although 

 comparing favorably with former years. The grain crop is well up to 

 former years in quality and quantity, oats being heavy. 



New Ash ford (Elihu Ingraham). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is a good crop and none of it will be put into the silo. 

 The hay crop is better than last year in quantity and the quality is good. 

 No forage crops are raised here. Market-garden crops are in good con- 

 dition, with prices about as in former years. The prospect for apples is 

 fair; no other fruits grown here. Pasturage is in fair condition. Oats 

 look finely ; no rye or barley raised. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Rowe (J. F. Brown). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn 

 is looking well and about one-tenth of the crop will go into the silo. 

 Hay was about a three-fourths crop of average quality. Corn, barley 

 and oats are the principal forage crops raised ; condition good ; more 

 raised than usual. Apples are looking well and promise a large croj) ; 

 other fruit not raised for market. Pasturage is injured for the want of 

 rain and is poor, Oats and barley are looking fully up to former years. 



Colrain (A. A. Smith) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. Indian 

 corn is a fair crop and about half of it will be put into the silo. The hay 

 •crop was not up to the average in quantity but above in quality. Corn 

 for silage is the principal forage crop. Market-garden crops, including 

 potatoes, are about as usual, with prices about average. The prospect 

 is not good for the fruit crop. Pasturage is dry. Rye, oats and barley 

 are not up to the average 



QUI (F F Stoughton). — Indian corn is late but is of good color; 

 the recent rains will help it greatly. Hay was less than an average crop 

 in quantity but of good quality. Rye, oats and fodder corn are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops raised and corn is the principal crop raised for the 

 silo. There will not be a heavy crop of apples. Pastures are in good 

 condition Rye and oats are exti'a good crops. 



