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IVITDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Westford (Artiiuu Wkioht). — Potato bugs and rose bugs are 

 doing the most damage. Indian corn bas come forward rapidly' 

 and is looking well. Haying is just commencing and a good crop 

 will be barvested. Tbc acreage of early potatoes is larger tbau 

 last year but the yield does not promise to be as good. Pearly 

 market garden crops about the same as usual. Milk product 

 larger than usual ; prices same as last year ; stock in good health. 

 Pasturage about the average. Strawberry crop light; blackberries 

 will be light ; raspberries and currants look well. 



Loicell (C. L. Marshall). — Pose bugs, cut worms and squash 

 bugs are doing the most damage. Indian corn is looking finely ; 

 acreage average. Haying is well begun but the crop is light. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is somewhat increased but the yield 

 promises to be small. Early market garden crops are about aver- 

 age in yield and prices lower. Pasturage is poor at present. 

 Strawberries are good on light land ; raspberries promise well ; 

 blackberries will be a heavy crop ; currants average. 



Wilmington (C. W. Swain). — Canker worms are doing the most 

 damage. Indian corn is backward and the acreage less than usual. 

 Haying is progressing well with an average crop. Early potatoes 

 below average in acreage and condition. Early market garden 

 crops are poor but the prospect for later ones is fair. Dairy prod- 

 ucts about average. Pasturage is fair. The outlook for straw- 

 berries is good. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Rose bugs, asparagus bettles and 

 potato bugs are doing the most damage. Corn late but now grow- 

 ing rapidly acreage ; about average. Not much haying has been 

 done but the crop will be good. Early potatoes promise well ; acre- 

 age a little below. Asparagus has sold well and the general yield 

 of market garden crops promises well. Price of milk the same as 

 last year. Pastures are dry. Strawberries were a fair yield ; 

 l)lackberries promise well ; peaches no crop ; plums fair cro[) ; pears 

 medium ; apples a large crop where canker worms have not destroyed 

 foliage. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Canker worms and black 

 squash bugs are doing the most damage. Sweet corn is looking 

 well. Considerable hay already cut ; crop average. Early potatoes 

 about average in acreage and now in need of rain. Early market 

 garden crops a good yield ; prices low ; rain needed to make good 

 crops. Price of milk same as last year ; stock healthy. Pastures 

 beginning to dry up. Pears will be good. Strawberries are about 

 gone but the crop was good. 



