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done ; the catch appears to be good. Potatoes not up to the 

 average in yield ; quality fairly good. There will be a large root 

 crop. Apple crop fairly good, though much smaller than last 

 year. 



Westminster (Joseph Hager) . — Indian corn above an average ; 

 ripened well. Rowen more than an average crop. Average 

 amount of fall seeding done ; present condition good. Potato 

 crop very light and generally poor. Prospect for root crops good. 

 Winter apples were never better. Potatoes that matured early 

 were a light crop ; those that matured late were a large crop, but 

 badly rotted. 



Leominster (W. B. Hosmer). — Indian corn a good average 

 crop. Rowen an average crop. More than the usual amount of 

 fall seeding done ; present condition favorable. Onions not an 

 average crop, because of blight and maggots. Potatoes a three- 

 fourths crop ; quality more than average. Winter apples more 

 than an average crop. 



Lancaster (S. C. Damon). — Indian corn an average crop. 

 Rowen a three-fourths crop, on account of dry weather. Average 

 amount of fall seeding done, but not looking as well as usual. 

 Potatoes not an average in yield or quality. Prospect for root 

 crops fair. Apples a good crop. 



Harvard (Preston Knight) . — Indian corn about an average 

 crop. Rowen rather better than an average. Small amount of 

 fall seeding done ; present condition favorable. Potatoes less than 

 a three-fourths crop. Root crops promise well. Apples very 

 large, and usually of excellent quality. The weather has been 

 very favorable for fall work. 



Bolton (H. F. Haynes). — Some fields of Indian corn on light 

 land were injured by drought, but generally the crop is heavy. 

 Rowen more than an average crop. Average amount of fall seed- 

 ing done, and looking finely. Onions not quite an average, 

 because of poor seed. Potatoes not half a crop. Root crops 

 poor, because of drought. Apples a good crop. 



Hutlancl (A. L. Miles). — Indian corn better than an average 

 crop. Rowen about an average. Average amount of fall seeding 

 done ; present condition good. Early potatoes very good, late 

 ones nearly a failure. Fall turnips doing nicely. Winter apples 

 promise well in quantity, but quality rather poor. Weather 

 has been remarkably favorable for filling silos. No frosts as 

 yet. 



Southborough (E. F. Collins) . — Indian corn eighty per cent of 

 an average crop. Rowen more than an average crop. More than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding done ; good catch but needs rain. 



