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strawberries light ; currants average ; raspberries and blackberries 

 fair. 



Wmchendon (W. H. Sawyick) . — Indian corn is looking well but 

 backward ; acreage about average. Haying hardly begun and the 

 crop light. Rather more early patatoes than usual planted and 

 they are looking well. Early market garden crops about average 

 in yield and price. Dairy products average in quantity and price ; 

 stock healthy and looking well. Pasturage is poor, poorer, poor- 

 est. Small fruits find a ready sale. 



Bolton (H. E. Babcock). — Canker worms are doing the most 

 damage. Indian corn is not quite up to the average and the acre- 

 age is less than last year. Little haying done as yet ; prospect not 

 as good as last year. More potatoes planted than last year and a 

 full average crop promised. Early market garden crops an aver- 

 age yield, with prices a little below. Dairy products the same as 

 usual in quantity ; prices a little lower ; most stock in good health. 

 Pasturage has been short; but showers have started it up. Straw- 

 berries good ; raspberries not promising as well ; blackberries look- 

 ing well ; apples promise well ; no peaches and but few pears ; 

 plums about average. 



Worcester (S. A. Burgess). — The spittle insect on grass is do- 

 ing the most damage. Indian corn is looking very well with about 

 an average acreage. Haying is progressing slowly and the crop 

 will be light. Early [)otatoes are about as last year. Early mar- 

 ket garden crops made a good yield but prices were less than usual. 

 Dairy products about average in quantity and price ; stock healthy. 

 Pasturage is fair. Apples, pears and blackberries look well. 

 Prices for strawberries and cherries were low. 



Westhoro^igh (B. W. Hero). — Squash bugs and potato bugs 

 doing the most damage. Corn looking well with acreage about as 

 last year. Little haying done ; about a two-thirds crop. Early po- 

 tatoes are an average acreage with the promise of an average crop. 

 Few market garden crops harvested but prices same as last year. 

 Dairy products do not vary much in quantity and price. Pastures 

 good. Small fruits average ; apples a full crop ; one-fourth crop 

 of peaches ; pears and quinces half a crop. 



Sutton (O. P. Johnsok) . — Potato bugs are doing the most dam- 

 age. Indian corn about average with acreage nearly the same as 

 last year. Haying not begun but the crop will hardly be average. 

 Early potatoes have an increased acreage and are looking finely. 

 Few market garden crops ready for market, but they are looking 

 well. Dairy products not up to last year in price ; cattle remark- 

 ably healthy. Pasturage was never better. The outlook is splen- 

 did for pears, apples, strawberries, blueberries and huckleberricis. 



