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

 cent; cranberries, 100 per cent. Very slight damage from frost 

 occurred on August 28, injuring Hungarian and millet a very little. 

 An awakened interest in better methods in orcharding has been 

 made manifest in more and better fruit. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Corn is 90 per cent of a normal 

 crop. The rowen crop is better than usual; fall feed is good. Fall 

 seeding has been done to the usual amount, and its present condition 

 is fine. Onions are a normal crop. Potatoes show a good yield, 

 but are off 10 per cent iu quality. Prospect for root crops is 

 good; for other late market-garden crops, up to and above normal. 

 Fruit, yield: apples, 80 per cent; grapes, 100 per cent. Fruit, 

 quality: apples, 90 per cent; pears, 20 per cent; grapes, 100 per 

 cent. No frost damage. To a small extent there has been an 

 awakened interest in apple orchaiding according to modern practices. 



Avon (S. Frakk Oliver). — More corn has been planted this 

 year, and its condition is the best for several years. Rowen is 

 better than usual. Fall feed is excellent. Very little fall seeding 

 has been done as yet. Onions raised only for table use. Potatoes 

 are extra good, both in quantity and quality. Root crops and other 

 late market-garden crops offer a good prospect. Very little celery 

 raised. Fruit, yield: apples, less than usual; pears, good; peaches, 

 none; grapes, good; cranberries, none. Fruit, quality: apples, 

 fair; pears and grapes, good. No frost damage. More care is 

 being given to the trees, but most orchards are very old and will 

 never come up to previous yields. New trees have not been planted 

 very freely, but with the new methods of care being introduced 

 there are sure to be more trees set each year. 



Foxborough (William E. Perkins). — The corn crop is a little 

 better than the average. Fall feed and rowen are not up to the 

 usual condition. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 and it is in good condition. Potatoes are better than normal in 

 yield and of good quality. A fair prospect is offered for root 

 crops. Fruit, yield: apples, above average; grapes, normal. Fruit, 

 quality: apples, better; cranberries, fair. Very little damage was 

 done by frosts on September 17 and 23. The adoption of modern 

 methods of pruning and caring for apple trees has been made 

 manifest in larger yields of finer fruit. Light rains have kept the 

 surface of the ground moist, but many springs, brooks and wells 

 are now dry. Many are cutting the rowen crop, which is far 

 below normal. Taken as a whole, crops have made a better average 

 than was expected earlier in the season. 



