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Outlook for fruits and hemes is very good. No frosts have oc- 

 curred. 



Littleton (Geo. W. Sanderson). — Brown-tail and gypsy moths 

 are doing the most damage. Indian com is in good condition, with 

 a larger acreage. Haying has not begun; prospect is for a good 

 crop. Early potatoes are of about the same acreage and promise 

 well. Quantity and price of dairy products and the supply of dairy 

 cows are about the average. Pasturage is in good condition. The 

 outlook for early apples is good, but for winter fruit not so good. 

 Irrigation is practiced scarcely any. Frosts have occurred within 

 two weeks, damaging tomatoes and beans. 



Billerica (E. F. Dickinson). — Brown-tail moths are less trouble- 

 some than last year, but gypsy moths are especially injurious. In- 

 dian corn is below the average in quality, and less has been planted. 

 Some green rye and clover have already been cut. The main hay 

 crop is hardly up to average. There is a full acreage of early pota- 

 toes; a poor start was made, but they are looking better than the 

 corn. The season has been unfavorable for growth of early market- 

 garden crops, but the prices are good. Pastures are in excellent 

 condition. A fair crop of strawberries is now being gathered ; apples 

 promise a medium crop ; pears and peaches a very light crop ; plums 

 medium. Early June was marked by several frosts ; beans and toma- 

 toes suffered most, but not much corn was damaged. Two. neighbors 

 report that pheasants have been scratching out their com. 



Maynard (L. H. Maynard). — Elm-leaf beetles, gypsy moths and 

 potato bugs are doing some damage. Indian com is late and looks 

 bad for this time in the season. Acreage is about an average. A 

 veiy few are cutting some hay of good quality; some fields will be 

 light. The acreage of potatoes is about as formerly; many pieces 

 are suffering for the want of rain. Market-garden crops are about 

 an average. Milk has been a little short, owing to dry weather. 

 Pastures have been good, but are getting dry. The outlook is good 

 for all small fruits. A very slight fi-ost on the 13th d'd not do any 

 damage to speak of. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Gypsy moth fighting is still in order. 

 Indian corn needs waiTQ weather, with rain. Haying is fairly under 

 way; prospect for the crop, especially on w^ell-cared-for ground, is 

 good. Acreage of early potatoes is about an average and promise 

 is for a good crop. Prices of market-garden crops are good, but the 

 crops are late. Milk is quite plentiful. The supply of good cows is 

 limited. Pastures are in good condition. The outlook for strawber- 

 ries is fair, but there are not very many other berries. Irrigation 

 is practiced to a limited extent outside of the greenhouses, practi- 

 cally all the water being taken from the town supply. There was 

 some frost in the lowlands. 



Winchester (S. S. Symmes). — Cutwoi-ms are very bad and a 



