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Brookfield (F. E. Prouty). — Corn is in good condition. In 

 this immediate vicinity the rowen crop is quite good. Have seen 

 no blight or rot on late potatoes ; tubers large, but not many in 

 the hill. Apples a good crop ; pears light ; grapes good ; cran- 

 berries killed by high water. Pasturage is in excellent condition. 

 Oats and barley are good crops. There is quite a little attention 

 given to the raising of poultry, and I think it increases every year, 

 but could not say just how it would compare with the dairy. 



M'est Brookfield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Corn is very prom- 

 ising. Rowen promises to be a good crop. The prospect is good 

 for late potatoes, although there is some blight. The prospect is 

 good for apples, pears and grapes ; no peaches or cranberries. 

 Pastures are in full average condition. Oats and barley were 

 good crops, but were all cut for fodder. Very little attention is 

 paid to poultry by our farmers, but we have a few hen men in town. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Indian corn is in excellent con- 

 dition. Rowen is nearly an entire failure. Late potatoes will be 

 a light crop, and have blasted slightly. Apples are abundant ; 

 pears, peaches and grapes light crops. Pastures are very short, 

 but improved by recent rains. Oats and barley are more than 

 average crops. Considerable attention is paid to poultry, and the 

 income derived from it is probably one-tenth that from the dairy. 



Dana (E. A. Albee) . — Corn is a fine crop. There will not 

 be over one-fourth of an average crop of rowen. Late potatoes 

 still look green, without blight or rot. Apples will be one-fourth 

 of an average crop ; pears average ; grapes good ; no cranberries. 

 The dry weather makes the pastures very short. Oats are a good 

 crop ; no barley raised of any account. Most of our farmers 

 make more from poultry than from the dairy. 



lioyalston (C. A. Stimson). — Indian corn is a good crop. 

 Rowen is very poor, not over a one-third crop. Late potatoes 

 will be light ; blight has appeared, but no rot as yet. Apples, 

 pears, peaches, grapes and cranberries are good crops. Drought 

 has injured pastures, and stock are fed at barns. Oats and bar- 

 ley are about three-fourths crops. Not much attention is paid to 

 poultry, but the income from it is probably one-fourth that from 

 the dairy. 



Gardner (A. F. Johnson). — Indian corn promises to be a fine 

 crop. Rowen will be a light crop. Late potatoes look well, and 

 I think will be better than the early ones. There are many apples, 

 but they are mostly rather small. Pasturage is in poor condition. 

 Oats and barley have been average crops. Not much attention is 

 paid to poultry, but it is increasing each year ; the income derived 

 from it is probably about one per cent that from the dairy. 



