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crop. Blight and rot have appeared on late potatoes. Tobacco is 

 fully equal to last year, though not much raised. The prospect is 

 not good for fruits. Pastures are in fairly good condition. Oats 

 and barley are better crops than usual. 



Bernardston (R. H. Cushman). — Indian corn is looking well, 

 though from a week to ten days late. Picking sweet corn for can- 

 ning will begin next week. Rowen will be a fair crop on moist 

 and new-seeded mowings. Late potatoes are all right so far, 

 though there are not many in the hill. Apples and grapes are in 

 fair supply ; not many pears or peaches. Pastures have improved 

 since the recent rains. Very good crops of oats are reported, but 

 a large part of the oat crop is hayed. 



Ashfiekl (Charles Howes). — Indian corn has generally made 

 a very good growth, but is late. Sweet corn is not raised for 

 canning. Rowen is rather light, except on moist land. Potatoes 

 are looking finely, with little blight as yet. Tobacco is but little 

 raised. Apples are a very light crop, also pears ; peaches a good 

 yield. Pastures are very good for August, showers keeping them 

 green. Oats and barley are cut for hay, and were very good. All 

 crops are doing well now. 



Deerfield (H. A. Wells). — Indian corn is in good condition, 

 and earing heavily. Sweet corn is grown only as a forage crop. 

 Early cut fields show an average crop of rowen, but late cut are 

 very light. Blight has appeared on some fields of potatoes ; yield 

 light, though tubers are of good size. There is a small increase 

 in the acreage of tobacco ; condition mostly perfect, though har- 

 vesting will be ten days late. Apples have blown from the trees ; 

 pears and peaches light ; grapes a good crop. Pasturage is short. 

 Oats and barley little grown except as forage crops. 



Montague (C. S. Raymond). — August has made a great change 

 in Indian corn, and if the weather continues favorable there will 

 be a good crop. Sweet corn is not grown for canning. There 

 will not be one-fourth of an average crop of rowen. Tobacco is 

 little grown, but is about average in condition. Apples will be a 

 light crop ; other fruits about a failure. Pastures have not been 

 very good this season, but the late rains have improved them 

 somewhat. Oats and barley are not raised for grain. 



Northjield (T. R. Callender). — Indian corn is in fine condi- 

 tion, well advanced and heavily eared. Sweet corn for canning is 

 above the average in condition. There will be a small crop of 

 rowen, as haying was late. Late potatoes are looking well ; but 

 early ones show blight. There is a small acreage of tobacco, but 

 it is looking finely. Apples are a fair crop for an oft" year. Pas- 

 turage is in good condition. Oats and barley are fully up to the 



