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same prices as usual. Pastures have been very dry, but look better 

 since the rains. Raspberries, currants, grapes and cherries promise 

 good crops. 



Holden (Ciias. E. Parker). — Tent caterpillars and potato bugs 

 are the only insects as yet, and they are not numerous. Corn looks 

 well, but is small for the time of year ; acreage larger than usual. 

 Ha^'ing has not begun, and the crop will be comparatively light 

 except on the best-cared-for mowings. The acreage of forage 

 crops will be increased, because of the hay crop promising to be 

 light. Dairy cows are at least 25 per cent higher than a few years 

 back. Pasturage is always poor in this locality. Strawberries are 

 now doing well, and blackberries promise an abundant yield. 



Nortliborougli (John K. Mills). — Rose bugs, cut worms and 

 onion maggots are doing some damage. Indian corn is looking 

 well, but is somewhat late. There has been no hay cut as yet. 

 There will be a full acreage of forage crops. There is about the 

 same acreage of early potatoes as last year, and they are growing 

 nicely. The yield of earl}' market-garden crops has been good, 

 with prices the same as last year, and later crops are looking well. 

 Price of milk the same as last year, butter higher ; plenty of dairy 

 cows, with prices lower than last summer. Owing to the abundant 

 rains, pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries, pears, plums, 

 and grapes will be good crops, with some peaches. 



Shrewsbury (Fred J. Rice). — Cut worms are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking rather backward, with about the same 

 acreage as usual. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be 

 rather light. The acreage of forage crops will be increased. 

 Early potatoes are looking well. The yield of all forage crops is 

 good, but prices have been low ; later ones promise well. There 

 is not much change as regards dairy products and cows. The 

 rains have done pastures a great deal of good. The outlook for 

 strawberries is good. * 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Potato, squash and rose bugs have 

 been very plentiful, and cut woi'ms are doing much damage on 

 some fields. As a whole, corn is small, with about the usual acre- 

 age. Grass is very late, but seems to be growing well since the 

 rains. The acreage of forage crops will not be increased if grass 

 gives an average crop. There is about the usual acreage of early 

 potatoes, and they look fairly well, though late. The yield for 

 market-garden crops has been fair so far, but prices have been 

 easy. Milk brings the usual price, and butter has been selling 

 well. Pastures are in good condition for the time of year. Straw- 

 berries give promise of a rather light crop, and have rotted some- 

 what this week. 



