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few ; grapes, average ; cranberries, none raised. Fruit, quality : 

 apples, average; pears, average; peaches, average; grapes, average. 

 On August 28, 29 and 30 there were quite heavy frosts, stopping the 

 groAvth of fodder corn and prematurely ripening the buckwheat. 

 There is an awakened interest in up-to-date methods of orcharding 

 which has resulted in larger yields of better fruit. 



Balton (Wesley B. Barton). — Indian com is about 90 per cent 

 of a normal crop. The rowen crop is about an average, and fall 

 feed is in good condition. The usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done. The potato crop is of good quality, and is about 90 per 

 cent of normal in yield. The prospect for root crops is fair, and it 

 is good for other late market-garden crops. The apple crop is 

 about 60 per cent of normal, and the fruit is of good quality; pears 

 are also of good quality, and the crop is about 90 per cent of the 

 average. There has been no damage from early frosts. Taken as 

 a whole, I consider that the season has been a good one. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — Indian corn is about a normal 

 crop. The rowen crop is not up to normal, owing to the fact that 

 it was so dry when the first crop was cut. Fall feed is in good 

 condition. Not much fall seeding has been done as yet. There is 

 about a two-thirds crop of potatoes, of very good quality. Root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops promise very well. 

 There has been very little damage at the present time from early 

 frosts. No noticeable increase in interest in better fruit and its 

 production. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Having come forward very rapidly 

 of late, the crop of Indian corn now compares very favorably with 

 a normal crop. Not very much rowen will be cut, the crop not 

 being up to normal. Fall feed is in fairly good condition. About 

 the usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and at present 

 it is in good condition. Potatoes are not up to normal in yield, 

 although the quality of the crop is very good. The prospect for 

 root crops is good, for celery good, and for late market-garden 

 crops generally good. Fruit, yield: apples, 75 per cent; pears, 40 

 per cent; peaches, none; grapes, very good crop. Frost has ap- 

 peared every month this year, but has done but very little damage 

 as yet. Pruning is not very much practiced in this vicinity, but 

 there is no doubt that better and larger yields would be secured 

 if spraying and fertilizing were adhered to. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Howe (Henry D. Wright). — The corn crop compares very 

 favorably with a normal one. The rowen crop is not up to the 

 usual average, but fall feed is in good condition. About the usual 

 amount of seeding has been done, and it is now in good condition. 



