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MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Hopkinton (W. V. Thompson). — Indian corn is about 80 per 

 cent of an average crop. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the 

 usual average. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done 

 and it is just coining up. Potatoes are not more than a one-fourth 

 crop. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are 

 short crops. Apples were a very heavy crop, but most of them 

 were shaken from the trees by the gale and are on the ground. 

 Pears good ; peaches light ; grapes good ; cranberries good. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Corn is about 85 per cent of a 

 crop on the average farm. Rowen and fall feed are not up to 

 the usual average. Very little fall seeding has been done yet ex- 

 cept winter rye, which is just being sown and to fully the average 

 extent. Potatoes are about 75 per cent in yield and 95 per cent 

 in quality. Root crops, celery and late market-garden crops are 

 about 10 per cent off in condition. The gale took from one-half 

 to two-thirds the apples from the trees ; some are fed to cattle, 

 but most of them go into vinegar stock at 10 cents per barrel. 

 Pears and peaches suffered severely in the gale ; plums mostly 

 gathered ; grapes 90 per cent of a full crop ; no cranberries grown. 



Stow (G. W. Bradley). — Indian corn is not quite up to the 

 average. Rowen and fall feed are almost failures. Not much 

 seeding has been done as yet. Onions made a good yield. Some 

 have a good average crop of potatoes, others not much of any- 

 thing. Apples were a very large crop, but about half of them 

 were blown off, and most of them are on the ground at the pres- 

 ent time. Pears and peaches are very good ; plums scarce ; grapes 

 and cranberries rather light. 



Pepperell (P. J. Kemp). — Indian corn is about a two-thirds 

 crop and did not ear very well. Rowen is about half a crop and 

 fall feed is very short and thin. More than the usual amount of 

 fall seeding was done because of the short hay crop, but very little 

 of it has come up yet. Potatoes are below the normal in yield and 

 above in quality. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops will be light. About half the apples were blown off and are 

 lying on the ground where they fell. Pears a one-third crop ; 

 peaches a three-fourths crop ; grapes half a crop. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — Corn is a good average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are below the usual average. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done and is in good condition. 

 But few onions are raised, but they will compare well with a nor- 

 mal crop. Potatoes are below the normal in yield and quality. 

 Root crops and late market-garden crops are not much raised, but 

 are doing well. The apple crop is heavy, though the gale of the 



