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Westminster (G. A. Stockwell). — Corn is not as good a crop 

 as last year. There will be a fair crop of rowen. Late potatoes 

 will give a good crop ; have noticed neither blight nor rot. There 

 will be a large crop of all kinds of fruit except peaches. Pastur- 

 age is very dry. Oats and barley are about average crops. Much 

 attention is paid to poultry, and the income derived from it about 

 equal to that from the dairy. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — Indian corn is looking very well, 

 but is not filled out as well as usual. Practically speaking, there 

 is no rowen. Late potatoes are almost a failure. Apples and 

 pears are large crops ; peaches, grapes and cranberries fair. 

 Pastures are looking better than last month, but are still short. 

 Oats and barley are less than average crops. Some of our farmers 

 do quite a poultry business. 



Bolton (H. F. Haynes). — Dry weather injured Indian corn, 

 but it is doing well now. Rowen is a poor crop. Late potatoes 

 are not more than 40 per cent of an average crop ; some blight, 

 but no rot. Apples are a good crop ; pears half a crop, as are 

 also peaches and grapes. Pasturage is short, but is gaining since 

 the rains. Oats and barley are good crops, but were all cut green. 

 But few do much with poultry, but all who do think that it pays 

 better than dairying. 



Northborough (J. K. Mills). — Corn is looking well, with the 

 exception of pieces planted on very dry ground. Rowen will be 

 about 75 per cent of a good crop. Late potatoes promise to be 

 quite good ; some blight, but no rot. There will be a large crop 

 of apples ; prospect for peaches, pears and grapes good. Pastures 

 have improved with the rain, but milch cows have to be fed at the 

 barn. Oats and barley are about average crops. I should say 

 that the income derived from poultry was about one-tenth that 

 from the dairy. 



Worcester (S. A. Burgess). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen will be a light crop. The prospect for late potatoes is 

 good, and there is no blight or rot. The prospect is good for all 

 kinds of fruit. Pasturage is now in pretty good condition. Oats 

 and barley were fair crops. Some small farmers do quite well 

 with poultry, and about 5 per cent of the income of our farmers 

 may come from that source. Late rains have helped all crops. 



Oxford (D. M. Howe). — Corn is in good condition. Very 

 little rowen will be cut. Late potatoes will be very good ; early 

 ones did not seem to ripen very well, and are small. Apples will 

 be a large crop ; pears a good crop ; peaches few ; grapes plenty 

 and cranberries few. Pasturage is very short. Oats and barley 

 are good crops. 



