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and the prospect is good for a fair crop. The acreage of forage 

 crops will be increased. There is the usual acreage of early pota- 

 toes, and they look well. Cows are doing well, and dairy products 

 bring a fair price ; new milch cows scarce and high. Pastures are 

 in excellent condition now. Apples and pears are setting well, 

 also plums ; no peaches ; blackberries promise an abundant crop. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is small and backward, most of it planted very 

 late ; early planted did not come up well ; acreage rather less than 

 average. No haying done, with about a three-fourths crop in 

 prospect. Early potatoes came up quite unevenly, and are back- 

 ward ; acreage average. Yield of early market-garden crops un- 

 usually light, not much difference in price ; promise for later ones 

 fair. Dairy products are in usual supply and price ; no great de- 

 mand for dairy cows, and price tending downward. Pasturage is 

 much improved, and in nearly normal condition. High winds did 

 much damage to fruit ; berries light crops. 



Ashhurnham (E. D. Gibson). — No insects are doing damage. 

 Corn is yellow and backward ; usual acreage. No haying has 

 been done, but with favorable weather a fair crop will be secured. 

 The acreage of forage crops is not increased. There is the usual 

 acreage of early potatoes, but they are very backward. Quantity 

 of dairy products about the same as last year ; price possibly a 

 little better. There is now plenty of feed in pastures. Blueberries 

 promise well. 



Princeton (A. O. Tyler) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is backward. The prospect for the hay crop is brighter 

 since the rains, but there will be only about a two-thirds crop. 

 The acreage of forage crops will not be much increased. The 

 acreage of early potatoes is about normal. Dairy products bring 

 higher prices than usual, but the price of dairy cows is about as 

 usual. Pastures are in fairly good condition. Fruits and berries 

 are not grown for market. 



Bolton (H. F. Haynes). — No insects of any Account are doing 

 damage. Corn is very small and backward. Haying has not yet 

 begun. The acreage of forage crops would be increased if it were 

 not too wet to sow them. There is about an average acreage of 

 early potatoes, but they look very poorly. Prices for market- 

 garden crops good, but they are little grown. Dairy products 

 are fully up to past years in quantity and price. Pasturage is in 

 good condition since the rains came. There are very few straw- 

 berries ; blackberries are looking well. 



Holden (G. S. Graham). — Potato bugs were plenty, but have 

 disappeared with the rains. Corn is looking yellow, and the 



