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prospect is good for late potatoes, and no blight or rot has appeared. 

 Apples are a little better than half a crop ; pears 10 per cent ; no 

 peaches ; grapes nearly a full crop ; cranberries nearly half a crop. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley are good crops. 

 One-tenth of our fanners give poultry the attention it should have 

 for good results. 



Hampden (J. N. Isham). — Corn is about ten days late, but 

 has been doing well for the past two weeks. Rowen is late on 

 many fields, and will be less than a full crop. Potatoes have been 

 growing finely, and show neither blight nor rot. Winter apples 

 are a light crop ; fall apples plenty ; pears and grapes fair. Pas- 

 tures are holding out well, although now in need of rain. Oats are 

 a good crop, but are mostly cut green. Interest in poultry has 

 increased rapidly of late, and comparatively few neglect poultry ; 

 the profit in the business brings increased care. 



Wales (G. S. Rogers). — Indian corn is in very poor condition. 

 There will be a light crop of rowen, owing to the first crop being 

 cut so late. Late potatoes are good, with no blight or rot to be 

 seen. Apples are a fair crop for the odd year. Pastures are in 

 very good condition. Oats and barley have been fairly good crops. 

 Very few farmers take the proper care of poultry for good results. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — Corn is very backward, and will be a 

 light crop. The prospect for the rowen crop is not as good as 

 usual. Potatoes promise well, and have not noticed blight. There 

 will be a very light crop of fruit. Pasturage is not in as good 

 condition as usual. Oats and barley are not up to average crops. 

 Only a small percentage of our farmers give poultry the care it 

 should have for good results. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Warren (W. E. Patrick). — The condition of Indian corn is 

 very poor, and it is doubtful if any of it will mature sufficiently 

 to harvest. The prospect for rowen is good, but hardly up to the 

 average. The prospect is good for late potatoes ; there are some 

 cases of blight, but less than usual. There is a fair crop of apples 

 for the off year ; few pears ; no peaches. Pasturage is in better 

 condition than usual at this season of the year. Oats are better 

 than for several years. The proportion of our farmers who give 

 poultry the care needed for good results is too small to estimate. 



Spencer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Corn is in an unsatisfactory 

 condition, with a slim prospect for any maturing. The indica- 

 tions are favorable for a full crop of rowen. No blight or rot 

 has been seen thus far on potatoes, and there is prospect of a good 



