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market-garden crops are little raised. There is a very light yield of 

 all fruits. 



Dana (Lym.\n R.\ndall). — Corn is fully an average crop. Rowen 

 and fall feed are up to the usual average. Very little fall seeding has 

 been done, but that which has been put in looks well. The potato crop 

 is light, not more than half a crop. Onions are not raised here. Root 

 crops promise very well; celery a fair crop; cabbages poor. Apj^les, 

 pears and peaches are very light crops; grapes and cranberries fair. 



Petersham (B. W. Spooner). — Indian corn compares very favorably 

 with a normal crop, and is being harvested earlier than usual. More 

 rowen has been cut than for years. Very little fall seeding has been 

 done as yet, but it will be put in later. Onions are only raised for 

 family use. There is about half a crop of potatoes, of good quality. 

 All garden crops have done well. Apples, pears and grapes are normal 

 crops; very few peaches. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson). — There is a full crop of Indian corn. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done, but it has suffered from drought. There 

 is a full crop of potatoes, but they are rotting somewhat. The prospect 

 for root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops is good. 

 There will be a short crop of all kinds of fruit. 



Phillipston (A. D. Clifford). — Indian corn is about an average 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are above the usual average. Not much 

 fall seeding has been done in this section. No onions are raised here. 

 Potatoes are below the average in yield, but of good quality. Root 

 crops have done well. Pears and grapes are average crops; very few 

 apples; no peaches. 



Templcton (Lucien Gove). — Corn shows a good rank growth of 

 stover, but some fields have been slightly injured by frost. Rowen is 

 a hea^•y crf)p where the first croj) was cut early, and fall feed is better 

 than the average. Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 done, and it is in only fair condition. Potatoes are below the normal 

 in yield, but of good quality. The ])rospect for root crojw is good; 

 celery is not raisefl to any extent. •Api)les are a very poor crop; pears 

 good; no peaches; grapes good. 



Fitchburg (Jabez Fisher). — Rowen is a light crop, except follow- 

 ing early cut hay; fall feed very short, from want of rain. The yield 

 of potatoes is ratlier small, and their (juality only fair. Apples and 

 pears have done unusually well; ])eaches less so; grapes only fair, with 

 considerable rot and mildew. lYuits are c|uite variable in size of crop, 

 but are mostly of good size and color, and unusually free from blemishes. 



Princeio7i (A. O. Tvleu). — Indian corn is rather better than a nor- 

 mal crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. Th(> usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is in good condition. Pota- 

 toes are about an average crop in both (luantity and (juality. The 

 prospect is gf)od for root crops, celery and other late market-garden 



