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millet are the principal forage crops grown and are in fair condi- 

 tion. Apples will be a two-thirds crop; pears light; peaches 

 good; plums half a crop; grapes good. Pasturage is in good 

 condition. Rye, oats and barley are fair crops, but are grown 

 only for forage. It has been quite dry here for three weeks. 



Andover (Milo H. Goui.d). — Potato bugs, striped squash bugs 

 and rose bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is backward, 

 and all goes into the silo about here. Hay is an average crop of 

 good quality. Japanese and golden millet are the principal forage 

 crops grown. Market-garden crops are backward, and those 

 already harvested have made less than average yields, with prices 

 low. Apples promise a fair crop for the odd year ; pears fair ; 

 peaches and plums good ; grapes good ; cranberries small. Pas- 

 turage is in fairly good condition. Rye, oats and barley are not 

 raised. 



Newbury (Geo. W. Adams). — Brown-tail moths and potato 

 bugs have been our most troublesome insects. Corn is in good 

 condition ; half the crop will go into the silo. There was about a 

 two-thirds crop of hay of good quality. Corn and oats are raised 

 for forage in a small Avay, and are in from fair to good condition. 

 Market-garden crops are in good condition, with yields fair and 

 prices about as usual. There will be small crops of apples and 

 pears ; peaches average ; plums good ; grapes light. Pasturage 

 is in very fair condition. Rye, oats and barley are good average 

 crops. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 proving troublesome. Indian corn is in good condition, but very 

 little of it will be put into the silo. The hay crop is a little less 

 than usual in quantity, but of good quality. Corn is almost the 

 onl}^ crop raised to eke out the pastures and is looking well. 

 Market-garden crops compare well with former years in yield and 

 price ; potatoes not dug as yet. There will be very few peaches ; 

 the apple crop is very uneven; other fruits look well. Pasturage 

 is rather poor. Rye, oats and barley are only raised for forage, 

 and rye and barley but little for that purpose. 



Manchester (John Baker). — Gypsy and brown-tail moths are 

 doing much damage. Indian corn is in good condition ; no silos 

 in town. Quantity of the hay crop rather below the average, 

 but quality good. Corn and rye are the principal forage crops 

 grown and are in good condition. Market-garden crops are in 

 good condition, and those already harvested have been about 

 average in yield and price. 



