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Westwood (Henry E. Weatherbee). — Potato bugs and cut 

 worms are doing some damage. Corn is late, and the acreage is 

 smaller than usual. Haying has not commenced, but grass is 

 looking well since the rains. The acreage of forage crops will be 

 about the same as usual. There is not as large an acreage of early 

 potatoes as usual, but the crop is looking well. Market-garden 

 crops have not yielded as well as usual. Dairy products are in 

 good supply, with prices about the same as last year. Pastures 

 were poor until the late rains, but are looking better now. Straw- 

 berries are a good crop ; currants looking well ; grapes blossoming 

 full ; plums injured by frosts. 



Norwood (Hon. F. A. Fales). — Rose bugs, squash bugs and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn will be late, and 

 must have warm weather soon ; acreage about 75 per cent. Hay- 

 ing has not begun, but the prospect for the crop is much better 

 than it was two weeks ago. The acreage of forage crops will be 

 increased 25 per cent. The acreage of early potatoes is decreased 

 one-fourth, but the crop is looking well at present. Early market- 

 garden crops were a fair average in yield and price, and later ones 

 promise well. The price of milk is the same as in 1904, but cows 

 are rather higher. Pasturage is poor, but has improved with the 

 rains. Strawberries are a very good crop ; cherries suffered from 

 the rains. 



WaljMle (Edw^ard L. Shepard). Potato and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is looking well, but is late ; acreage 

 about the same as usual. Haying has not begun ; prospect for a 

 fair crop, though late. The acreage of forage crops will be in- 

 creased. There is about the usual acreage of early potatoes, and 

 they are looking well. Early market-garden crops were light, 

 owing to poor germination. The price of milk is the same as last 

 year ; dairy cows scarce, and higher than in former years. With 

 the rains, pastures are looking fairly well. Apples, pears, peaches 

 and cherries look very well; also strawberries and blackberries. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Cutworms have done more damage 

 than usual. Indian corn is backward, and came up poorly ; acre- 

 age average. Haying has not begun, and the wet weather has 

 brought the crop up to the average. The acreage of forage crops 

 will not be increased. The rains have materially improved market- 

 garden crops. There is no profit in the dairy business, and good 

 cows are few and high. Pasturage is in very good condition. 

 Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are looking finely. 



