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age of early potatoes is larger than usual aud they promise a good 

 crop. Tlie yield of early market garden crops is good and prices 

 somewhat lower than usual. Dairies are doing well and stock is 

 in good health. Pasturage is in good condition. Raspberries and 

 cherries promise well. 



Cheshire (L. J. Nokthup). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage. Indian corn is backward, but of late is pushing ahead 

 fast. Ha3Mng has just started, with 90 per cent of a full crop. 

 Early potatoes promise a fair crop, but need rain greatly. Dairy 

 products are less in quantity by one-fifth ; stock in good health. 

 Pastures are dry. Strawberries are very plenty and blackberries 

 promise a large yield. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Monroe (D. H. Sherman). — Potato, bugs are doing the most 

 damage. No Indian corn was planted in this section. Haying 

 not begun ; new seeding looks well, but old fields are thin. More 

 potatoes planted than usual and they are looking well. Dairy 

 products average in quantity and lower in price ; stock in good 

 condition. Pasturage very fair. Apples dropping badly; wild 

 berries promise fair. 



Charlemont (H. S. Giles). — Currant worms and potato bugs 

 are doing the most damage. Indian corn about an average. Hay- 

 ing progressing slowly and the crop will be above the average. 

 Acreage of early potatoes about avei'age and prospects for a large 

 crop. Early market garden crops are about as last year in yield 

 and price. Dairy products equal last year in quantity, not quite 

 up in price ; dairy stock very healthy. Pasturage in very good 

 condition. Fruits and berries about in average condition. 



Deerfiehl (Chas. Jones). — The potato bug is doing the most 

 damage. Corn small, but coming forward rapidly ; acreage about 

 as usual. Haying commenced, with a three-fourths crop. Pota- 

 toes looking well and about one-third more planted than last year. 

 Oats are looking fair, but have rusted some. Rye looking well and 

 is forward. Tobacco is all set and looking fairly well. There is 

 little rain, but the weather is poor for haying. 



Northfield (Chas. Pomeroy). — The potato bug is doing the most 

 damage. Corn is very backward, but of good color; acreage same 

 as usual. Haying has just commenced and old fields are very light. 

 Early potatoes have an increased acreage, but the prospect is not 

 average. Early market garden crops are not as good as usual. 

 Dairy products are full average in quantity, but prices have fallen 

 off 10 percent ; stock very healthy. Api)les, bluebenies and black- 

 berries look well. Most crops are suffering from the dry weather. 



