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Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops raised, and rather 

 more tlian usual have been put in. Garden crops are looking very 

 well. Early potatoes look fairly well, but are poor on low lands. 

 Apples are looking well for an off year ; pears good ; no peaches ; 

 plums rather light ; grapes very few. Pastures are in fine condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and barley are little raised for grain, but are 

 average as forage crops. 



Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Potato bugs and white grubs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is late and backward and three- 

 fourths of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is some- 

 what below the normal in quantity, but is of good quality. Corn 

 and oats are the principal forage crops grown. The yield of mar- 

 ket-garden crops is less than usual with prices higher. The pros- 

 pect is poor for all kinds of fruits. Pastures are in good condition. 

 Rye, oats and barley are not grown as grain crops. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking well and growing fast, but is still 

 rather backward. About 15 per cent of the crop will go into the 

 silo. The hay crop is nearly an average one in quantity ; quality of 

 that secured good, much uncut as yet. Oats, corn and Hungarian 

 grass are the forage crops grown ; condition fairly good ; acreage 

 somewhat increased. Potatoes are looking fairly well but are 

 backward ; yield of market-garden crops light and prices better 

 than usual. Apples poor ; pears fair ; no peaches or plums. 

 Pasturage is in very good condition for the time of year. Rye and 

 barley are fully up to the average in yield, but are badly lodged 

 and somewhat rusted. 



Roivley (D. H. O'Brien). — Onion maggots and striped squash 

 bugs are doing some damage. Corn is in very poor condition ; 

 not over one-tenth of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop 

 is the best for many years. Corn and Hungarian grass are raised 

 as supplementary forage crops in about the usual amounts, but are 

 in poor condition. Market-garden crops are in poor condition ; no 

 potatoes harvested as yet. There are a few apples, but all other 

 fruits are very scarce. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley are not grown. 



Topsfield (B- P. Pike). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn ranges from six inches to three feet in height ; little 

 of the crop is raised for silage. The hay crop is larger than last 

 year, but is not more than half cut. Hungarian grass and corn 

 are raised as forage crops. Potatoes are uneven and in poor con- 

 dition. There will be a one-fourth yield of apples, and not 10 per 

 cent of other fruits. Pastures are in very fair condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are very fair crops. 



