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dition. Only a few apples promised ; pears about average ; peaches, 

 plums and quinces little raised ; grapes a fair crop ; cranberries 

 all killed by high water. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley promise good crops. 



North Brookjiekl (J. H. Lane). —The potato bug is doing sonie 

 damage. Indian corn is generally in very poor condition ; prob- 

 ably 80 per cent of the crop will go into the silo. Hay is a full 

 crop both in quantity and quality. Hungarian grass, millet, bar- 

 ley and oats are the principal forage crops grown ; oats, if early, 

 are good ; barley, if late, is very poor. Yield of market-garden 

 crops fair and prices good. Apples will give 10 per cent of a 

 normal crop ; pears, 5 per cent ; no peaches, plums or quinces ; 

 grapes, 20 per cent. Pasturage is in fine condition. 



Z>a?ia (Lyman Randall). — Potato bugs and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Corn is uneven and backward ; not more 

 than 10 per cent of the crop will go into the silo. There will be 

 more than an average crop of hay. Corn is the principal forage 

 crop raised and more was planted for that purpose than usual. 

 Market-garden crops are mostly poor ; potatoes are giving a good 

 yield and bringing more than average prices. Apples and pears 

 are about half crops ; peaches, plums and quinces none ; grapes 

 and cranberries two-thirds crops. Pastures are now in good con- 

 dition. Rye is not a very good crop ; oats and barley average. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson). — Potato bugs and striped squash 

 bugs are doing some damage. Indian corn is small and backward ; 

 two-thirds of the crop will be used for ensilage. Hay is more than 

 an average crop in both quantity and quality. Oats, barley and 

 millet are the principal forage crops grown ; condition good 

 and more than usual raised. All market-garden crops are light 

 and prices high. Few apples and pears ; no peaches ; good crop 

 of plums and grapes. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley promise good yields, but none have been cut for grain 

 as yet. 



Winchendon (Arthur Stockwell) . — Potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is very backward. There is a large hay crop 

 in this section. Hungarian grass and oats are the principal forage 

 crops grown. Market-garden crops are in good condition, with 

 prices about the same as last year. There will be a fair crop of 

 all kinds of fruit. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley are about average crops. 



Fitcliburg ( Jabez Fisher) . — Corn is late but of a bette'r color 

 than previously. There will be fully three-fourths of an average 

 crop of hay. The yield of most market-garden crops has been 

 small and prices high. Apples, pears, plums and grapes will not 



