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less than in previous years ; crop promises to be a full average. 

 Pasturage very good. Outlook for small fruits very poor. Tiiere 

 will be some apples, but hardly any pears. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — The potato beetle, tent cater- 

 pillar and canker worm are doing the most damage. Indian corn 

 begins to look well ; acreage about an average. Haying well 

 begun ; crop good. No material change in acreage of early 

 potatoes ; promise of a full average crop. Pasturage good. 

 Strawberries ninety-five per cent of full crop ; red raspberries 

 badly winter-killed ; blackberries a full crop. 



Arlington (W. W. Rawson). — Good crop of hay. Pasturage 

 good. Large blossom on small fruits, and we expect a large crop. 

 Cabbages are looking well, also beets and cucumbers. Onion crop 

 is very large. Celery is late. 



Concord (AVm. H. Hunt). — Rose bugs, asparagus beetle and 

 potato bugs doing the most damage. Indian corn is looking well, 

 but a little late. Acreage of early potatoes a little less than usual ; 

 crop promises well. The year is an average one for dairy prod- 

 ucts. Pasturage good. Strawberry beds that have been run two 

 years are light ; new ones doing well. Raspberry canes were quite 

 generally killed in the winter, so that the crop will be very light. 

 During twenty years of grape growing I have not had such num- 

 bers of rose bugs to contend with as this year. Rains have been 

 abundant, and all crops are looking well. 



Westford (Arthur Wright) . — Rose bugs are working badly 

 on grapes and roses. Ha3nng just commencing; crop good. 

 Dairy products about an average in quantity. Price of milk the 

 same, butter a little better. Pasturage good. Strawberries have 

 suffered from blight in some instances, but on the whole are a fair 

 crop. Blackberries are looking well, and promise a fine crop. 



Lowell (C. L Marshall). — Potato bugs, asparagus beetle and 

 rose bugs ^re doing the most damage. Indian corn is looking 

 well; acreage about an average. Haying has commenced; crop 

 light. About an average acreage of early potatoes ; crop prom- 

 ises well. Dairy products about an average in quantity ; price 

 increased. Pasturage very good. Strawberries and blackberries 

 good, but raspberries a light crop, being winter-killed. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 

 Haverhill (Ebenezer Webster). — Rose bugs, striped squash 

 bugs and potato bugs are doing the most damage. Acreage of 

 Indian corn rather larger than usual, and crop rather backward 

 but of good color. Haying has not begun. Early potatoes 

 promise well ; acreage about the same. Same prices for milk 



