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but a light crop, and there is some blight, but no rot. Apples and 

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

 Pastures are good for the time of year, having improved since the rains. 

 Oats and barley are mainly grown as forage crops. Root crops are 

 mostly grown for market. Peach trees have been dying in this section 

 all summer, many trees that blossomed full having since died. 



Amesbury (F. W. Sargent). — Corn is making a splendid growth, 

 and is heavily eared. The prosioect for rowen is good, and frequent 

 showers keep it growing. The prospect for the potato crop is fair, 

 with little blight as yet. Apples of good quality will be scarce; pears 

 too plentiful for the demand. Pasturage is rather poor, though a late 

 growth is starting. Oats and barley are short yields, because of 

 drought. Roots are little grown for feeding, and only to a small ex- 

 tent for the market. Since the rains commenced, vegetation has made 

 rapid growth and many crops have recovered. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Indian corn is in very good con- 

 dition. There will be very little rowen. The prospect is fair for late 

 potatoes, though there is some blight, but no rot. Apples are half a 

 crop; pears and peaches are a full crop. Feed in pastures is much im- 

 proved by the rains. No oats or barley are grown except "for forage. 

 Root crops are grown only to a very limited extent. 



Newbury (George W. Adams). — Indian corn is in fair to good con- 

 dition. The rowen crop will be light, but is now recovering from the 

 drought. There is a good prospect for the crop of late potatoes. There 

 will be enough apples ; pears are an average crop ; also quinces ; peaches 

 and grapes fair. Pasturage is recovering, and is fairly good now 

 Oats and barley are full average crops. Root crops are not grown to 

 any extent. The tent caterpillar has done far more damage with us 

 than the brown-tail moth. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Indian corn is in very good condition. 

 The rowen crop will be below the average. Potatoes are a very light 

 crop, and have blighted badly. All fruits are about an average crop. 

 Pastures are in quite good condition. Oats and barley are very little 

 grown, but are looking well. Root crops are grown both for feed and 

 market on a small scale. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Corn is in very good condition. Rowen 

 is looking well, but is very late. The prospect for late potatoes is very 

 good, and there is not much bhght. Apples are half a crop; pears 

 average; peaches below the average. Pasturage is in fair condition. 

 Oats and barley are not raised for grain. Root crops are not much 

 grown. There are very few peach trees alive, but the crop is good on 

 those ; grapes, quinces and cranberries promise good yields. 



