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not a one-half crop; peaches, hardly any; grapes, full crop; cran- 

 berries, few. Fruit, quality: apples, fine where sprayed; pears, 

 good; grapes, very good. There has not been much damage from 

 early frosts. Modern methods in orcharding are being adopted, 

 and although the time is yet too short to show noticeable results, 

 spraying shows very marked profit. The early set tobacco is an 

 extra large, fine crop; the late set has come on well. 



Ashfield (Albert Howes). — The com crop is hardly up to the 

 average, although it has improved rapidly since September 1. There 

 is a very small crop of rowen, and fall feed is a little below normal. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is in good 

 condition. Potatoes are very uneven, but the quality of the crop is 

 generally good. Root crops look well where the seed germinated 

 evenly, giving a good stand ; celery also looks well. Fiiiit, yield : 

 apples, above average and seldom of better quality; pears, late; 

 peaches, small crop; grapes, good crop. There has been no damage 

 from early frost. There has recently been much improvement in 

 the management of orchards, resulting in better yields and better 

 fruit. 



Conway (L. T. Hopkins). — The prospect is that corn will not 

 be over 80 per cent of a normal crop. There is but little rowen 

 this fall; the rains have helped the pastures greatly. The usual 

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

 at present. What few onions have been raised here have done 

 well. Potatoes are small and the yield is rather light, the quality 

 in general is below normal. Fruit, yield; apples, 70 per cent; 

 pears, 40 per cent; peaches, none; grapes, 75 per cent. Fruit, 

 quality: apples, 100 per cent; pears, 90 per cent; grapes, 90 jDer 

 cent. There has been no damage from early frost. There is more 

 interest in apple growing than formerly. In orchards which have 

 received no special care the apples are better than for some years, 

 and where modern methods have been practiced the apples are all 

 about perfect. 



Sunderland (George P. Smitpi). — The Indian corn crop is below 

 normal, and much of it is still immature. The rowen crop on moist, 

 rich land is fair; otherwise the crop is poor. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done, but a rather poor stand has been 

 secured. The onion crop is heavy, somewhat above the average. 

 The potato crojj is below normal and of good quality, no rot having 

 been seen. The prospect for root crops, celery and other late 

 market-garden crops is very good. Fruit, yield: apples, light; 

 pears, normal; peaches, none; grapes, normal. Fruit, quality: 

 apples, poor; pears, normal. There have been no early frosts to do 

 damage. Several orchards have been sprayed for the scale. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Corn is not up to a normal 

 crop in this section. Rowen is not up to the usual average, and fall 



