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a poor crop ; blight and dry weather are the causes. The acreage 

 of tobacco is increased, and a splendid-looking crop is now being 

 harvested. Fruits are full average crops. Owing to the severe 

 drought, pastures are short, although they are looking green now. 

 Oats and barley are not much raised, but were about average 

 crops. Not much is done in the poultry line. 



Deerfield (Chas. Jones). — Indian corn is more than an average 

 crop. Rowen is a short crop, but is growing well now. Late po- 

 tatoes are below the average, with some blight. Tobacco is being 

 harvested, and is a very good crop. Pasturage is short, but is 

 improving. Oats are an average crop. Apples are not up to the 

 average, but grapes are above it. Very little attention is paid to 

 poultry and much to the dairy. 



Wliately (Frank Dickinson). — Corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will give a very light crop. Some fields of late potatoes 

 are good, others poor ; no rot. The acreage of tobacco is in- 

 creased, and there is a fine crop. Apples are a full crop, as are 

 also grapes ; there will be some peaches and pears. Oats are a 

 good crop. Pastures are dry, but are growing some just now. 

 Very little attention is paid to poultry. 



Northfield (T. R. Callendar). — Indian corn is about up to the 

 average, though on some dry fields it shows the effect of drought. 

 Very little rowen will be secured. Late potatoes look well, and 

 there is little blight or rot. Apples promise a large yield. There 

 is a good crop of tobacco, the leaf being large and free from im- 

 perfections. Pastures are reviving under the frequent rains, and 

 are up to the average for the time of year. Oats and barley are 

 fair crops, though little grown except for hay. Very little atten- 

 tion is paid to poultry, and the income from it is less than one- 

 tenth that from the dairy. Cucumbers grown for pickling are a 

 short crop, the vines dying unusually early. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate). — Corn is a little late, but 

 promises to be a very heavy crop. Rowen is about an average 

 crop. The potato crop will be below the average in this vicinity ; 

 some blight, but no rot as yet. There is a larger acreage of 

 tobacco than common, and the crop is heavy and of good quality. 

 Pasturage is in fine condition, owing to the late rains. There will 

 be a light crop of apples, owing to the drought, but grapes are 

 looking finely. Very little attention is paid to poultry, and I think 

 that our farmers as a general thing would be unable to state the 

 income they receive from this source. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Indian corn is looking well, 

 and promises more than an average yield. Rowen is somewhat 

 less than a normal crop in this vicinity. There is apparently a 



