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are doing some damage, but not as much as in some years. Indian corn 

 is in better than average condition; no silos in town. The hay crop 

 improved during the last few weeks and is a normal crop. Oats and 

 corn are raised as forage crops. The prospect is good for the potato 

 crop. There will be fair yields of apples and pears; few plums; no 

 peaches, quinces or cranberries grown. Recent rains have improved 

 pastures and there will be no shortage of feed. Oats are looking well. 

 Farm products are higher and the question of help is about the only 

 drawback to successful farming. 



Hancock (B. H. Goodrich). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 The acreage of Indian corn is less than usual and it is in average con- 

 dition. The hay crop was good in both quantity and quality. Corn is 

 the principal crop grown for forage, with a little millet, and they are in 

 good condition. Potatoes are looking well ; other market-garden crops 

 only grown for home use. Apples will be rather less than an average 

 crop for the bearing year. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, oats 

 and barley are looking well. Much hay remains unharvested, owing 

 to wet weather. 



Peru (F. G. Creamer). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn looks well and very little of it is grown for ensilage. There was 

 about two-thirds of a normal crop of hay, Oats and corn are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops grown. Gardens look well; no new potatoes have 

 been dug as yet. Pastures look finely. Oats are looking well. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — Potato bugs and grasshoppers are 

 doing some damage. It is too early to judge as to the yield of Indian 

 corn. The hay crop was two-thirds of the normal in quantity, but of 

 good quality. Corn and oats are the principal forage crops grown. Po- 

 tatoes are not quite ready to dig at present. Fruit of all kinds promises 

 well, except Baldwin apples. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye is 

 a good crop. We had a much-needed rain on the morning of the 22d. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Potato bugs are quite numerous and 

 doing considerable damage. The condition of Indian corn is very 

 promising; probably half the crop will go into the silo. The quantity 

 and quality of the hay crop are equal to former years. Fodder corn is 

 the principal forage crop and is in extra good condition. Market- 

 garden crops are promising and com^^^re well with other years in 

 yield and price. The prospect for apples is that there will be about 

 a three-fourths crop; pears and grapes quite plent}'. Pastures are 

 more promising than two weeks ago. Oats are looking finelj^; barley 

 and rye not much raised. On the whole everything is very promising. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Monroe (David H. Sherman). — Potato bugs and grasshoppers are 

 doing some damage. Corn is late and nearly all is raised for use in the 

 silo. The hay crop is about 80 per cent of a normal yield and of good 

 quality. Oats and peas, barley, millet and corn are the forage crops 



