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yield about half of average ; no rot. Tobacco is of good growth 

 and quality with the exception of some late set which needs rain. 

 Pastures dry and bare. Apples about 40 per cent ; pears and 

 grapes about average ; no peaches. Oat stover was a fair growth. 

 Both stone and tile drains have been used to a limited extent. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis). — Indian corn in excellent condition. 

 The dry weather has made rowen short. Late potatoes must be 

 short ; early planted yielding well. Apples and pears rather a 

 short crop ; grapes a fair crop. Pastures very much dried up. 

 Oats and barley about as last year. Very little attention is paid 

 to drainage, and there is not much system about that which is 

 done ; land is too cheap. 



Ludlow (C. B. Bennett). — A few fields of corn were spoiled 

 by the dry weather, but most of it is fair. No rowen at all. Late 

 potatoes are a failure ; no rot. Tobacco was a poor stand but the 

 crop looks well. No peaches or cranberries ; a few apples, pears 

 and grapes. Pasturage all dried up. Oats about as last year. 

 Some farmers are draining, using both stone and tile. 



Brbnfield (S. W. Brown). — Corn is fair on an average ; some 

 lots No. 1. No rowen; all dried up. The prospect for late 

 potatoes is poor ; no blight or rust yet. All fruits are poor crops. 

 Pasturage has not been in such poor condition for fifty years. 

 Oats and barley compare favorably with last year. No atten- 

 tion paid to drainage. Fall seeding has commenced, and much 

 will be done in that line as it has been so dry of late years that 

 spring seeding has been a failure. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Warren (Wm. E. Patrick). — Early planted corn in good con- 

 dition, late planted poor unless on moist land. Less rowen than 

 at any time for forty years. Late potatoes few in a hill, of fair 

 size, no blight. Apples fair ; pears poor ; grapes very poor. Pas- 

 turage about as it usually is the first of November. Oats and bai- 

 ley 25 per cent less than last year. Tile drainage seems to be the 

 most satisfactory though some very good results have been obtained 

 by blind draining with small stones. Not as much attention given 

 to this line of farm improvement as there should be. 



Barre (J. L. Smith). — Corn in very good condition consider- 

 ing the dry weather. No rowen to speak of. Potatoes rather 

 poor ; have noticed some blight. A large crop of apples, not 

 much other fruit raised. Feed is very short. Oats and barley are 

 not as heavy as last year. Not much drainage done in this section ; 

 some tile but stone drains more used. 



