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damage. Indian corn is late; about I/2 is raised for ensilage. The 

 hay crop in this town is about % of the normal. Hungarian grass 

 and barley are raised for forage and are looking well. Early pota- 

 toes have ripened early. Very little fruit save grapes, which are 

 abundant. Cranberries were cut by late frosts. Pasturage is very 

 short, owing to dry weather. There is a good crop of rye, but dry 

 weather hurt oats and barley. Most farm owners have been setting 

 out a few apple trees — 3 acres in all. All keeping large herds use 

 silos — perhaps % of the dairy farmers. Many farmers raise sweet 

 corn for the purpose of selling the ears and feeding the fodder to 

 cows. 



Bridgewater (R. Cass). — Cutworms and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is backward as an average; none grown 

 for ensilage. Hay is below the normal in quantity; the quality is 

 good. Japanese millet and Hungarian grass are grown for forage 

 and are in fair condition. The condition of market-garden crops is 

 below the average; the prices for those harvested are a good average. 

 Potatoes are looking well. The prospect for fruits is below normal. 

 Pastures where not cropped too close are in fair condition. Rye is 

 a normal crop, oats light, barley not grown. One apple orchard 

 containing 8 or 9 acres was set in 1911. No sUos have been in use 

 for several years. 



Kingston (H. L. Bakek). — Potato bugs and cutworms are prov- 

 ing most troublesome. Indian corn is doing well; not more than 10 

 per cent is grown for ensilage. There was a better crop of hay than 

 last year; the quality was the same. There are not a great deal of 

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

 Potatoes are doing well. Prices are about the same as in former 

 years. There is an average yield of other fruit, but cranberries are 

 going to be poor and a small crop. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about as in former years. There have been 

 a few new orchards set out — probably 5 acres. About one-fifth of 

 the farmers use the silo, and not more than ten years ago. Corn 

 is the only crop used for ensilage. 



Carver (J. A. Vaughan). — Gypsy moths, and fireworms on the 

 cranberries are doing the most damage. Indian corn is in good con- 

 dition; none is grown for ensilage. The hay crop is less than usual 

 but was secured in excellent condition. Millet is raised for forage 

 more than any other crop. The condition, yield and price of market- 

 garden crops are up to the average. There is a small crop of fruit 

 of all kinds. Pastures are dried up. Rye, oats and barley are 

 average both as grain and forage crops. A few apple trees have 

 been set out but no orchards. No silos. There was a large bloom on 

 cranberries, but the fruit has not set well owing to extremely hot, 

 dry weather. Fireworms are working on some bogs. 



