19 



crop. There will be a fair crop of apples ; few pears ; no peaches 

 or grapes. Pasturage is in good shape. There is a large oat crop, 

 which has been harvested as fodder. But few give poultry the 

 proper care to get the best results. 



Oakham (Jesse Atxen). — Indian corn is in very poor condi- 

 tion. The prospect is that there will be about a two-thirds crop 

 of rowen. The prospect for late potatoes is good, and there is 

 no blight or rot as yet. There will be a one-third crop "of apples, 

 few pears and grapes, and no peaches. Pastures are in excellent 

 condition. Oats and barley are fine crops. The proportion of 

 our farmers who give poultry the care it should have for good 

 results is about one-third. 



Eubbardston (C. C. Colby). — Corn is very backward, and the 

 prospect is for from about 60 to 70 per cent of the normal crop. 

 Rowen is looking well, and will be above the average. Early 

 potatoes were nearly a failure, but the late planted will be a good 

 crop. Only a few orchards will have any apples, and those only 

 a light yield. Pasturage has been excellent this season, and is in 

 good condition at this time. Oats and other grains have made a 

 good growth, quite a little above the average. Onlyii few of our 

 farmers keep poultry for other than home consumption. 



Philh'pston (A. D. Clifford). — Indian corn is in the worst 

 condition I have ever known at this time of year. Rowen is bet- 

 ter than usual. I have not noticed any blight on potatoes as yet. 

 There will be no peaches, and very few apples or other fruits. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats and barley are usually 

 raised for hay here, and are an average crop. Probably not a 

 third of our farmers give poultry the care it should have for good 

 results. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Corn is very late, and under the 

 most favorable conditions 'only a small portion of the crop will 

 mature. On early cut fields the outlook for rowen is quite promis- 

 ing, for clover especially. There is some complaint of blight on 

 potatoes, and the crop will not be heavy. Apples and pears light ; 

 no peaches ; grapes light. Pasturage is in good condition for the 

 time of year. Oats and barley are fair average crops, nothing 

 more. Possibly 25 per cent of our farmers give poultry the care 

 it should have for good results and the industry is growing. 



Ashhurnham (E. D. Gibson). — Field and sweet corn is just 

 beginning to silk, and ensilage corn is very backward. Hay was 

 cut too late to allow rowen to grow. There are no home-grown 

 potatoes in the market, and a light yield is anticipated. Apples 

 light ; pears very light ; no peaches ; cranberries fair. Pastures 

 are in good condition. Oats and barley are light crops for grain. 



