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well. Fruit, j'ield : apples, 50 per cent; pears, 20 per cent; grapes, 

 90 per cent. Fi'uit, quality : apples, good ; grapes, good. There has 

 been no damage from early frosts as yet. There is a decided 

 awakening of interest in modern methods of orcharding; many are 

 now spraying their trees to destroy the scale, and get better fruit. 

 New trees are being set out and old ones are being pruned, fertilized 

 and eared for. All are watching the results of those who give their 

 trees special care in order to secure better products. 



West Stockhridge (J. S. Moore). — There is about the usual 

 amount of Indian corn; some complain that it is not ripening up 

 as it should. The rowen crop in general is up to the average, and 

 in some locations better. Fall feed is unusually good. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and is now in fair condition. 

 There will be considerably more than a normal crop of potatoes of 

 fine quality, where adequate care is given. It has been a good 

 potato season, and prices will not be equal to those of last year; 

 some few complain of rot, but so far such complaint is not very 

 noticeable. Very few root crops and celery are raised here, but 

 these are in good condition. Fruit, yield: apples, less than a one- 

 half crop, but of very good quality; pears, very few; peaches, none 

 raised; grapes, none; cranberries, none. There have been no frosts 

 as yet to injure vegetation. Very little attention is given to the 

 orchard; some few have trimmed their trees and sprayed them. 

 Farmers, as a rule, do not realize the money there is in a good 

 orchard, and that branch of farming is too often sadly neglected, 

 old trees dying out and not being replaced until, all too soon, there 

 are only apples enough for family use. Dairy farming seems best 

 adapted to this section, and with good prices for milk, cream and 

 butter, there is but little com.plaint of hard times among the dairy 

 fraternity. 



Washington (E. H. Eames). — There is about a one-half crop 

 of Indian corn. The dry weather of the summer shows its effect 

 in curtailing the rowen crop almost entirely. No fall seeding has 

 been done as yet. It is hard to tell what the potato crop will be, 

 for there is considerable blight and rot. There is about a one-half 

 crop of apples, which are very good in quality; pears are about 

 a one-half crop, and there were no peaches. There has been very 

 little damage from early frosts. 



Richmond (Timothy B. Salmon). — A small percentage of the 

 corn crop is ripening up, and the crop, as a whole, is below the 

 average. The rowen crop is about up to the usual average, as 

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

 it is now in good condition. The yield of potatoes will be below 

 the average, but the quality is good. Prospect for root crops is 

 good, and it is also good for other late market-garden crops. Fruit, 

 yield: apples, average; pears, above the average; peaches, very 



