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price 75 cents to $\ per bushel. Prospect for apples not as good 

 as last year. Pastures hold out well. Rye and oats as good as 

 last year. No cut worms to speak of and not many tobacco 

 worms. 



Ludlow (C. B. Bennktt) — Haying is nearly done with and 

 crop about one-third larger than last year ; quality fair. Very 

 light yield of early potatoes ; price $1 per bushel. The tops of 

 late potatoes are green yet and the crop promises to be a good 

 one. Prospect of a very light apple crop. Corn has fairly 

 jumped the last ten days and promises well. Rye crop rather bet- 

 ter than last year. 



Wilbraham (F. K. Clark). — Most farmers are disappointed 

 in the quantity of their hay crop, but the quality is excelleut. 

 Early potatoes three-fourths of an average crop. Late potatoes 

 will be a light crop unless we have rain soon. Early apples per- 

 haps three- fourths of an average ; late apples not more than one- 

 fourth of an average. Pasturage good up to within two or three 

 weeks. Rye about an average crop. Oats rusting considerably. 

 Corn is growing fast. 



Hampden (J. N. Isiiam). — Hay crop one-tenth more than last 

 year in quantity, and quality as good as last year. Small yield of 

 eai'ly potatoes; price $1 per bushel. Indications point to a 

 medium crop of late potatoes. Apples will be hardly one-half of 

 last year's crop. Pastures have been good but are getting short. 

 Rye a good crop. Oats showed some rust a month ago but are 

 ripening into a very good crop. 



Monson (A. H. White). — It has been a good season for hay- 

 ing, and the crop is larger than last year and of very good quality. 

 Light crop of early potatoes ; price 80 cents per bushel. Late 

 potatoes do not seem to be setting at all. Pastures are dry. 



WORCESTER COUNTY 

 Warren ( W. E. Patrick) . — Quantity of hay about as last year, 

 but quality much better. A good yield of early potatoes, with 

 price at $1 per bushel. Late potatoes looking well. The apple 

 crop will be short. Pastures looking fairly well where the land is 

 moist. The rye crop is as good, if not better, than last year. 



North BrooJcJield (J. H. Lane). — Grasshoppers have increased 

 immensely during the hot spell. Hay crop less than last year in 

 quantity but of good quality. Outlook for late potatoes very poor. 

 Apple crop will be very light ; practically no pears. Pastures 

 badly pinched by drought. Corn is growing well. 



Hardivick (Wm. A. Warner). — Hay crop less than last year 

 in quantity, but of better quality. Small yield of early potatoes ; 



