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Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Potato and squash bugs are doing 

 much damage. Corn is looking well, but late. Probably more than 

 one-half is put into the silo. A fair crop of good quality hay is 

 reported. Oats, millet and corn are the principal forage crops 

 raised. Market-garden crops are late and uneven; those harvested 

 have been light, with prices good. Apples and grapes promise well; 

 other fruits will probably be light. Pastures in better condition 

 since the rain. The season has been very unsatisfactory, as heavy 

 land could not be worked until late and then followed the severe 

 drought, so that crops are not up to the average. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richardson). — The elm-leaf beetle 

 is doing a good deal of damage in this town. Indian corn is looking 

 good, but is two weeks late; about one-half is gi'own for the silo. 

 The hay crop will be about as last year or one-fifth short of normal. 

 Millet and Hungarian are backward on account of the dry weather. 

 The early apple crop will be normal, but the late crop will be short. 

 The peach crop will be light on account of winter-killing. Pastures 

 are nearly dried up, and cows are being fed in the barn. Oats are 

 late and backward; rye up to normal. About one-third of the dairy 

 farmers have silos, there being no noticeable change over ten years 

 ago. 



Brookfield (Frank E. Prouty). — Potato bug and elm-leaf beetle 

 are the most troublesome in this town. Corn is backward on account 

 of the dry weather; not over one-fourth will be put in the silo. The 

 hay crop is about an average one. Corn, millet and barley are 

 grown as forage crops and are all somewhat backward. The yield 

 of market-garden crops is light and prices about average. No pota- 

 toes harvested yet. Apples promise about one-half crop and pears 

 a light crop; peaches not over one-fourth; gTapes look well; only 

 a few cranberries raised here. Pastures have been damaged by the 

 dry weather. Rye a good crop ; oats not over one-half. There have 

 been about one thousand apple trees set this year. Not over one- 

 third of the dairy farmers have silos; the number being about the 

 same as ten years ago. 



Auburn (William Gilbert). — Squash bugs seem to be doing 

 the most damage. Corn is looking well where it has had good culti- 

 vation. About 90 per cent is silage corn. Hay is of good quality, 

 but a lighter crop than last year. Millet and Hungarian are raised 

 for forage and are about normal. Potatoes are looking well. Apples 

 and plums promise small crops. Pastures are all dried up. All the 

 dairy farmers use silos and have done so for fifteen or twenty years. 

 Corn is practically the only crop used for silage. 



South Milford (John J. O'Sullivan). — Potato bugs are prov- 

 ing the most troublesome. Indian corn is in very good condition and 

 15 to 20 per cent of the crop is used for ensilage. The hay crop 

 is a trifle better than for the past few years. Rye, oats, millet and 



