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looking finely. The condition of market-garden crops is very favorable, 

 but none have been harvested. Early apples will give a large crop; 

 late apples half a crop; some pears and peaches; grapes a small crop. 

 Pasturage is in very fine condition. Rj^e, oats and barley are about 

 average crops. 



Pepperell (W. F. Dennen). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking very well considering the lateness of the season ; 

 two-thirds of the crop goes into the silo. There is a very good hay crop 

 of good cjuality. Millet and barley are the principal forage crops grown 

 and are looking well. We have few garden crops here, but potatoes 

 promise well. There will be very little fruit of any kind. Pastures are 

 in very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are raised principally for 

 forage. 



Billerica (Geo. P. Greenwood). — Insect pests are not very active. 

 Corn IS raised only for silage and looks very well. There is about an 

 average hay crop of very good quality. Market-garden crops look well. 

 Apples are a very large and fair crop ; pears, peaches and plums light ; 

 cranberries good. Pastures are in good condition. Oats rusted badly. 



Concord Wm. H. Hunt). — The elm-tree beetle is doing considerable 

 damage and the brown-tail and gypsy moths are about. Indian corn 

 is looking well and very little is put into the silo. The hay crop is excel- 

 lent in quantity and quality. Rye, barley and oats all look well. Gar- 

 den crops look well, including potatoes. The apple crop will be medium ; 

 pears good. Pasturage is looking well. Rye, oats and barley have done 

 well. 



Stoneham (J. E. Wiley). — Gypsy moths are doing damage. Very 

 little Indian corn is raised. Ha}^ is above the average in quantitj' and 

 quahty. Market-garden crops are above the average in yield and 

 price and potatoes promise well. Apples poor crop and grapes good. 

 Pastures are in fine condition. 



Newton (G. L. Marcy). — Elm-tree beetles are doing considerable 

 damage. Indian corn is not raised to any extent. The hay crop is 

 good in quality and average in quantity. Barley, oats, corn and millet 

 are the forage crops grown and are in good condition. Market-garden 

 crops are generally in good condition; wax beans spotted a good deal. 

 The prospect is good for all kinds of fruit. Pasturage is in good con- 

 dition. 



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Salisbury (Wesley Pettenoill). — Potato bugs are doing damage; 

 very few other insects. Corn is looking finely, having made rapid 

 growth of late; very little goes into the silo. There is a record-breaking 

 hay crop; quality not as good as some years. Corn, millet and Hun- 

 garian are our principal forage crops, witli some rye, oats and barley, 

 and all are looking well. Market-garden crops normal and prices good ; 

 potatoes look well except on very low ground, .\pples poor; pears 

 good; peaches good; plums poor; grapes good; blueberries heavy 



