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are a heavy crop. Two in a hundretl of our farmers give poultry 

 the care it should have for best results. 



Hopedcde (Delano Patuick). — Corn was never more backward. 

 Rowen is a very good crop, better than usual. Potatoes are a 

 good crop, and no blight or rot are apparent. There will be but 

 few apples and pears ; no peaches ; grapes less than average. 

 Pastures are in much better than average condition. Not one- 

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

 results. 



Blackstone (O. F. Fuller). — Indian corn is backward. There 

 will be a good crop of rowen. Potatoes are showing some signs 

 of rot. There will be a very small crop of fruit here. Pasturage 

 is in fair condition. Oats and barley have compared favorably 

 with former years. Very few of our farmers give poultry the care 

 it should have for good results. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



HopMnton (W.V.Thompson). — Indian corn is three weeks 

 late, and not up to the average in appearance. The prospect is 

 good for the rowen crop. The prospect for late potatoes is fairly 

 good, with no sign of blight or rot. This being the off year, apples 

 are a poor crop ; pears fairly good ; no peaches ; grapes half a crop. 

 Pasturage is in good condition for the time of year. Poultry 

 is made a specialty by most of those giving it attention in this 

 vicinity. 



Sherborn (N. B. Douglas). — Corn is in very poor condition. 

 Rowen will be more than an average crop. Potatoes are looking 

 extremely well, with no rot or blight. Apples are half a crop ; 

 pears 40 per cent ; no peaches. Pastures are in better condition 

 than usual. Oats and barley are raised as forage crops, and 

 yielded heavily. One in ten of our farmers gives poultry the care 

 it should have for good results. 



Sudbxiry (E. W. Goodnow). Indian corn is looking well, but 

 is backward. The prospect for rowen is favorable. Late potatoes 

 are looking fairly well, but show blight. Fruit of all kinds is poor 

 and scarce. Pasturage is looking well. Oats and barley are above 

 the average, compared with former years. Very few farmers give 

 poultry the care they should for good results. 



Maynard (L H. JMaynahu). — Indian corn is in very poor con- 

 dition, and it is doubtful if any of the crop matures, owing to cold, 

 wet weather. Rowen will be above an average crop. Late potatoes 

 promise well, with no blight or rot as yet. Apples are half a crop, 

 and very poor in quality ; pears about half a crop ; no peaches ; 



