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Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Cora is well advanced toward ma- 

 turity, but the drought has reduced the size of the ears. No rowen ; 

 the mowings the poorest for years. Potatoes a light crop ; no blight 

 or rot, some complaint of scab. Apples light ; pears below average ; 

 peaches extremely light ; grapes good. Pastures are in worse con- 

 dition than for many years. Oats and barley lighter than last 

 season. A few have practised drainage, some use stone, others 

 open ditches, a very few use tile. Farmers are feeling the busi- 

 ness depression this year and generally the taxes are higher than 

 ever. 



Princeton (Preston Knight). — Corn is about 90 per cent of a 

 crop. Rowen is very light and drying up. Potatoes are a light 

 crop, blight has touched several pieces, and one field on digging 

 was found to be badly rotted. Apples, both early and late, plenty 

 and good ; as are also pears. Pastures are all drying up and the 

 water supply getting short. Oats and barley average crops. No 

 need of drainage in this section. 



Leominster (W. B. Hosmer). — Corn is ripening from the 

 drought and will probably fall off one-fourth. Eowen is very un- 

 favorable and but a small crop, if any, can be secured. Late 

 potatoes poor, earlier ones yielding better than was expected ; no 

 rot and but little blight. Apples an average crop ; peaches and 

 grapes very light. Pastures are dry and little to be depended on 

 for feed. Oats and barley not more than half crops. Consider- 

 able attention is paid to drainage, both stone and tile being used, 

 but tile is the most satisfactory. 



Lancaster (S. C. Damon). — Corn a fair crop though slightly 

 touched by frost. No rowen at all. Late potatoes poor but no 

 blight or rot has been noticed so far. The prospect for apples, 

 pears and grapes is fair ; no peaches or cranberries. Pasturage is 

 all dried up. Very little draining is done, but tile is used when 

 any. 



Spencer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Corn is somewhat injured from 

 lack of rain but is now maturing rapidly. The crop of rowen is a 

 complete failure. There is prospect for a good crop of potatoes; 

 no blight or rot. One garden plat of tobacco which looks finely. 

 Apples, grapes and pears good ; peaches and cranbei'ries short 

 crop. Pasturage is very scant. Oats and barley full average 

 crops. Very little draining done in this vicinity. 



Worcester {^. A. Burgess). — Corn is good when not frost 

 bitten ; better than last year. Rowen is poor on account of 

 drought. Potatoes of good quality, yield not large ; no blight or 

 rot. Apples large crop ; pears fair ; peaches very small ; grapes 

 good. Pastures badly dried up and grasshoppers destroying the 



