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Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Corn is in fair condition ; very little 

 will be put into the silo. Hay was not more than a three-fourths 

 crop of first-rate quality. Fodder corn and barley are being raised 

 to supplement the hay crop. Recent showers have greatly improved 

 potatoes which look well ; price about $1 per bushel. Prospect 

 good for apples and grapes ; other fruit scarce. Pastures are 

 greatly injured by dry weather. Rye, oats and barley are fair 

 crops. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — The potato bug is the only trouble- 

 some insect. Corn is in good condition ; no silos in town. Hay 

 is a three-fourths crop of extra good quality. Corn, oats, rye, 

 barley and various roots are raised to supplement the hay crop. 

 Market garden crops much reduced by drought ; potatoes a light 

 yield ; price a little higher. Apples and pears good ; grapes good ; 

 peaches few. Pastures badly dried up and feed short. Rye more 

 than average ; oats and barley a good average. 



Westminster (Joseph Hager) . — Potato bugs are very plenty. 

 Corn is rather late because of dry weather ; a small proportion will 

 be put in the silo. Hay was a light crop of good quality. Corn is 

 the principal forage crop ; some barley and oats raised. Drought 

 has injured market garden crops very much. Apples and pears 

 have fallen off more than usual but those left look unusually well ; 

 peaches and cranberries scarce. Pasturage is very short. Rye, 

 oats and barley about average. 



Fitchburg (Dr. Jabez Fisher). — Corn is in very good condi- 

 tion. Hay was very nearly a full crop of first quality. Potatoes 

 were considerably injured by drought. Apples promise very well ; 

 pears only fair ; grapes a small crop but looking well. Recent 

 rains have much improved the condition of the pastures. 



Holden (G. S. Graham). — Flies are particularly troublesome. 

 Corn is in good condition ; only a small part will be put in the 

 silo. Hay is shoi't in quantity but of good quality. Fodder corn, 

 barley and millet are being planted to help out the hay crop. 

 Apples and pears are splendid, and grapes good. Pasturage is 

 very short and cows must be fed in the barn. Rye, oats and 

 barley are about average and all were cut for feed. 



Worcester {H. R. Kinney). — Grasshoppers are now very nu- 

 merous. Corn looks well, and a large part of the crop will be 

 used for ensilage. Hay was of good quality but the crop was 

 light. Barley, corn and millet are raised to supplement the hay 

 crop. Potatoes promise a very light crop ; most other market 

 garden crops have been fair. Apples promise a full crop ; the 

 other fruits promise light. Pasturage has been dry but is now im- 

 proving. Rye is about an average crop ; oats and barley mostly 

 cut green. Oats rusted badly and were only a light crop. 



