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as last year. Pasturage good. Strawberries and currants good ; 

 raspberries winter-killed somewhat. 



Groveland (Abel Stickney) . — "We have rose bugs, potato 

 bugs and a few canker worms. Indian corn looking quite well, 

 but a little late ; acreage about as usual. Good prospect for the 

 hay crop. Prospect of an average crop of early potatoes. No 

 change in price of milk, which is our main dairy product. 

 Pastures naturally poor, but good feed thus far. Sti'awberries 

 injured by rain, cherries good, currants look well, raspberries 

 and blackberries a good set, pasture blueberries promise well. 



Newbury (Geo. W. Adams). — Canker worms and potato bugs 

 are doing the most damage. Indian corn is looking well; acreage 

 average. Not much grass cut as yet ; small crop. Perhaps a 

 little less acreage of early potatoes ; crop looks well, but is a little 

 later than usual. Dairy products about the same in quantity ; price 

 average. Pasturage extra. Strawberries are a small crop. 

 Other fruits about an average. 



Topsjield (B. P. Pike). — Canker worms and potato bugs are 

 as plentiful as usual. Indian corn looking well ; acreage the same 

 as last year. Average hay crop. More early potatoes planted 

 than usual, and looking well. Late potatoes not looking as well. 

 Milk about the same as in previous years ; butter a little higher. 

 Pasturage good. Blackberries look well. 



Danvers (C. H. Preston). — Potato beetles and currant worms 

 doing most damage. Indian corn looking well ; acreage average. 

 Haying delayed by bad weather ; crop below average. Acreage 

 of early potatoes rather greater than usual ; promise well now. 

 Dairy products about as usual. Pasturage good. Strawberries 

 are yielding very well. Blackbei'ries and currants promise well. 

 Raspberries badly winter-killed, and there will be no crop. 



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Weymouth (H. W. Dyer). — Indian corn is looking finely; 

 acreage much larger than in previous years. Prospect for a good 

 hay crop. On dry land the crop of early potatoes is good. Dairy 

 products about the same as in previous years. Pasturage good. 

 Large crop of strawberries and cherries. The weather has been 

 favorable for almost all crops, except on wet land. 



Medfield (G. R. Chase). — Rose bugs are doing the most dam- 

 age, but are rather on the wane. Indian corn in excellent condi- 

 tion ; one-fourth larger acreage. Haying just commenced ; generally 

 a little better crop than last year. Slight increase in acreage of 

 early potatoes ; tops looking well. Quantity of dairy products 

 about the same as last year. Prices early in June a little firmer 



