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New Braintree (Chas. D. Sage). — Iiidiau corn is fully up to 

 the average. Fall feed was never better, roweu nearly normal. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and is looking 

 well. Onions are not grown here. The yield of potatoes would 

 have been excellent, but they are rotting badly. Root crops, celery 

 and late market-garden crops are little grown, but are doing well. 

 Apples 25 per cent ; pears half a crop ; peaches three-fourths ; 

 cranberries half ,a crop. The long spell of wet weather has de- 

 layed the filling of silos and all farm work. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Corn is fully up, and perhaps a 

 little above the normal. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the 

 usual average. There has been but little fall seeding done, but 

 wnat is in looks well. Not many onions are raised, and what few 

 there are have not done well. Potatoes are not up to the average 

 in yield, but are of good quality. The prospect is good for all root 

 crops and late market-garden crops except turnips and cabbages, 

 which are very poor. Apples and pears are a very small crop ; 

 peaches and grapes have been good ; cranberries are a fair crop. 



Petersham (D. F. Bigelow). — The corn crop is a good one. 

 Roweu is a full normal crop, and fall feed is in good condition. 

 Very little fall seeding has been done. Onions are not raised 

 hereabouts. Potatoes are yielding well, but are rotting. Since 

 the rains everything has grown wonderfully, and late market- 

 garden crops promise well. Fall apples are not plenty, winter 

 varieties two-thirds of a crop ; peaches, pears and gi'apes good 

 crops. 



PhUlipston (A. D. Clifford). — Indian corn is a little below 

 the average. Rowen and fall feed are much better than usual. 

 Not much fall seeding is done here. There is a large yield of 

 potatoes, but at least three-fourths are rotting. Root crops and 

 other late market-garden crops are rather below the average in 

 condition. There is one-third of a crop of apples and pears ; 

 good crop of peaches ; a fair crop of native grapes. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Corn is a full average in growth, 

 but about two weeks late, and needs more sunshine. Rowen and 

 fall feed are better than usual. Owing to lateness of haying and 

 much wet weather, less than the usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, but what is in is in good condition. Onions are not 

 raised to any extent. Potatoes are a light yield, and are rotting 

 freely. The latter part of the season has been favorable to root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops, and they are 

 now quite good. Apples light and of poor quality ; pears me- 

 dium ; no peaches ; grapes late ; cranberries not raised. Septem- 

 ber has been unusually cloudy, with heavy precipitation. The 

 milk supply holds up wonderfully. 



