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crops as yet. Acreage of early potatoes average ; 25 per cent 

 loss in coming up, and balance do not promise well. Spinach has 

 been a fair crop ; asparagus half a crop or less ; other market- 

 garden crops generally poor. Dairy products same as last year 

 in quantity and price ; good cows scarce and high. Pastures suf- 

 fered from drought, but present indications are favorable. Rasp- 

 berries winter-killed ; strawberries wintered well, but drought and 

 frost injured them, and present conditions prevent ripening and 

 picking. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Cut worms and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Corn is very backward, with about the 

 usual acreage. Haying has not begun, and the prospect of the 

 crop has improved with the recent rains. Acreage of potatoes 

 about as usual. Prices of cows and dairy products are about the 

 same as in previous years. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Strawberries are a poor crop ; raspberries and blackberries 

 promise well. 



Newhury (G. W. Adams). — Canker worms are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is yellow ; acreage about the same as usual. 

 Little haying done ; prospect for 30 per cent of a full crop. The 

 acreage of forage crops will be much increased. There is a full 

 acreage of early potatoes, but they were first frozen, then dried 

 up, and are now drowned. Market-garden crops are in bad con- 

 dition all around, with prices slightly higher. Quantity of dairy 

 products excessive ; cows in good supply and prices slightly lower. 

 Pastures in this immediate vicinity are in fair condition. Straw- 

 berries aud raspberries were badly hurt by drought; pears 10 per 

 cent and early apples about the same. 



TFe?i^awi (N. P. Perkins). — Tent caterpillars, canker worms 

 and onion maggots are doing some damage. Corn is backward, 

 what with drought and then excessive moisture. Haying has pro- 

 gressed but little, but the crop is improving. The acreage of 

 early potatoes will be increased. Drought and excessive rains 

 have injured all market-garden crops. Potatoes are backward, 

 with the prospect of a poor crop. Price of dairy products slightly 

 increased ; supply of dairy cows equal to the demand. Pastures 

 are recovering and looking fairly well. There is an average crop 

 of strawberries; low blueberries not plenty, high ones better; 

 raspberries and currants promising. 



Manchester (John Baker) . — Onion maggots and currant worm- 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn looks yellow and backs 

 ward; acreage average. Haying has not begun, but the prospect 

 for the crop has improved. The acreage of forage crops will not 

 be increased. Acreage of early potatoes average, and promise for 



