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Weston (H. L. Brown). — Indian corn a good average crop. 

 Rowen not up to the average. Not as much fall seeding as usual 

 done ; looking well on low land. Potatoes half a crop, of good 

 quality. Prospect for root crops good. Apple crop better than 

 was anticipated. Market crops have sold well, with fair yields. 



Newton (Otis Pettee). — Indian corn a fair average crop. 

 Rowen better than for several years. Little fall seeding done as 

 yet, but ground is being prepared. Satisfactory yield of Baldwins 

 and Greenings. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Rowen about seventy-five 

 per cent of an average crop. Potatoes not an average crop. 

 Scarcely any onions grown. Short crop of winter beets. Apple 

 crop below the average. The crops taken all together will not 

 amount to more than seventy-five per cent of last year's yield. 



Concord ("W. H. Hunt). — Indian corn a full crop. Rowen an 

 average crop. Average amount of fall seeding done, and looking 

 well. Onion crop a little below average. Potatoes below average 

 in yield ; quality good. Prospect for root crops fair. Fall apples 

 abundant, but have dropped off badly. 



Groton (Daniel Needham) . — Indian corn a good crop. Rowen 

 more than an average crop. Average amount of fall seeding done. 

 Potatoes an average in quantity and quality. Prospect for root 

 crops good. Apples a very large crop. The year has been very 

 productive. No frost as yet. Pastures were never so green at 

 this date. Chestnuts and walnuts are very abundant, and both 

 crops are gathered for market. 



Westford (Arthur Wright) . — Indian corn more than an aver- 

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

 done ; present condition good. Potatoes not more than a two- 

 thirds crop, some rot. Root crops promise to be fully an average. 

 Apple crop a very good one. The peach crop has been a very 

 profitable one ; some orchards are remarkable. 



Chelmsford (P. P. Perham).- — Indian corn less than half a 

 crop. Rowen an extra large crop, secured in good condition. 

 Average amount of fall seeding done ; promises well. Onions 

 more than an average crop. Potatoes not up to the average ; 

 quality good. Prospect good for a large crop of almost every 

 kind of roots. Apple crop much better than was expected ; Bald- 

 wins coloring up better than usual. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 

 Groveland (Abel Stickney) . — Indian corn about an average 

 crop, not up to August expectations. Rowen not an average 

 crop. Average amount of fall seeding done, some looking very 



