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Spencer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Indian corn has produced a 

 large amount of fodder and a heavy yield of grain. Drought has 

 cut short the rowen and fall feed. The weather has been very 

 unfavorable for fall seeding and a less amount than usual has 

 been done. Very few onions are raised, but they have done well. 

 Potatoes are a light yield, with no blight or rot. The recent rains 

 have improved the conditions for a good yield of late turnips, 

 celery and cabbage. The gale shook off about one-fourth of the 

 apples, which have been fed to stock and made into cider. There 

 has been a large crop of pears, plums and grapes, and a few peaches. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Corn is a full average crop. There 

 is very little rowen or fall feed. Less than the usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and that in looks poorly. Potatoes are 

 about a two-thirds crop. The prospect for root crops, celery and 

 other late market-garden crops is fair. Apples are a great crop 

 though many were blown from the trees ; some of the windfalls 

 have been fed out but many will not be gathered. Pears, plums 

 and grapes are good crops of excellent quality. 



Rutland (L. S. Dudley). — Indian corn is a good average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. Less than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is in rather 

 poor condition. Onions are about an average crop. Potatoes are 

 a short crop, of good quality. Root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops promise to be about average. The gale of 

 the 12th blew off three-fourths of the apples, and the windfalls 

 have been shipped to cider mills and fed out. Other fruits are 

 about average crops. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Corn is more than an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. Very little 

 fall seeding has been done. Potatoes are of good quality, but not 

 a very heavy yield. Apples were a very heavy crop, but the wind 

 blew off a great many of the early winter varieties ; Baldwins not 

 badly blown off. 



FUchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — Corn is better than an average 

 crop. Rowen is very short, and fall feed is also, but the late rains 

 will improve it. The apple crop is large and of good quality ; from 

 one-fourth to one-half were blown off the trees by the gale, a large 

 portion of which went to waste. Pears have yielded a fair crop 

 of smooth fruit; peaches a little uneven, but a fair crop ; plums 

 have done very well, as have also grapes. The sunny summer, 

 together with the heat and drought, has developed an unusual 

 amount of sugar in fruits, and will probably enhance their keeping 

 qualities. Fruit buds for another year are prominent and abundant. 



Lancaster (S. C. Damon) . — Indian corn is a good crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are not half crops. The usual amount of fall seed- 



