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fall feed mostly dried up. The usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, though but few pieces have come up as yet. No fields 

 of potatoes give more than half a crop and many fields are not 

 worth digging. All late market-garden crops have been shortened 

 by the drought. Before the gale the apple crop promised about 

 65 per cent, but more than half of them were blown off and are 

 being used for feeding stock, making cider and evaporated apples. 

 Pears, peaches and grapes are plenty, but were badly blown off 

 by the gale of the 1 2th. 



Monson (W. M. Tucker). — Indian corn is rather above an 

 average crop and the fodder cured early. Rowen was a good crop 

 on early cut, moist fields ; fall feed short. About the usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done, but it has been too dry for it to 

 catch and start quickly. Potatoes are a fair crop, of good quality. 

 Root crops, celery and other late market-gardeu crops are below the 

 normal. Apples were a large crop, but were badly shaken off in 

 some localities ; some were fed to stock ; cider makers will not take 

 them until ripened. Pears, peaches, plums and grapes are plenty. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — Corn is rather below an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are far below the usual average, owing to 

 drought. The usual amount of fall seeding has not been done. 

 The yield of potatoes is less than usual but the quality is fair. 

 Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are not 

 quite as good as usual. Apples were badly damaged by the gale 

 and much of the crop shaken off will go into cider. Pears, peaches, 

 plums and grapes were much lighter crops than usual. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Gilles). — Indian corn is a full average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are far below the usual average. Scarcely 

 any fall seeding has been done. Onions are not much grown. 

 Potatoes are a light yield, of fine quality. Root crops, celery and 

 other late market-garden crops are considerably below the normal. 

 Two-thirds of the apples were blown from the trees, but there will 

 be a fair crop of Baldwins and Russets. 



North Brookfield (J. H. Lane). — Indian corn is an average 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are about 50 per cent of the usual 

 average. Very little fall seeding has been done. Potatoes are 

 about a three-fourths crop. The apple crop is big enough, though 

 the average loss from the gale was 30 per cent ; many are leaving 

 the windfalls on the ground, though some hope to sell them to 

 cider makers. Pears 80 per cent ; no peaches ; plums 5 per cent ; 

 grapes full crop ; cranberries 25 per cent. 



