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the usual amount of fall seeding has been done. Onions are little 

 raised. Potatoes are a light yield, and the quaUty is not as good as 

 usual. The prospect is good for root crops, celery and late market- 

 garden crops. Pears, peaches, grapes and berries turned out well, 

 but apples are a light crop, not over half a crop. 



Washington (E. H. Eames). — Indian corn is about the same as in 

 former years. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. 

 Less than the usual amount of fall seeding has been done. Onions are 

 raised only for home use. Potatoes are a good yield, but there is 

 some rot. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are 

 not raised for market. Apples and pears are half crops; other fruits 

 not raised. 



Windsor (Haery A. Ford). — The corn crop is equal or better than 

 the normal. There is very httle rowen or fall feed. Not much fall 

 seeding has been done and that put in has not germinated as yet, 

 owing to dry weather. Potatoes are a good crop, though not quite up 

 to the normal. Apples are very scarce. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Indian corn compares very favorably 

 with a normal crop. On account of the long-continued dry spell the 

 rowen crop is not up to the average. The amount of fall seeding done 

 is much less than usual, but it will no doubt be done as soon as rain 

 comes. The onion crop is said to be a normal one. Some fields of 

 potatoes are very good, but on the whole the crop will be light. The 

 prospect for root crops is not at all promising. Apples are half a 

 crop ; pears, peaches and grapes are turning out well. 



New Ashford (Walter F. Smith). — Indian corn is about an 

 average crop; ears rather small but sound. Owing to the drought 

 there is neither rowen nor fall feed. No fall seeding has been done as 

 yet, because of dry weather. Onions are about an average crop. 

 Potatoes are of very good quaUty, but are about half a crop in yield. 

 Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are not raised. 

 There are very few apples; pears and grapes are above the average. 

 Squashes and other vines have done well, as have also tomatoes. 

 This has been a hard year for our farmers, as we have had to feed our 

 cows at the barn most of the time, owing to dry weather. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — The corn crop is much above the 

 average. Perhaps the rowen crop was up to the average, but fall feed 

 is much below. Very little fall seeding has been done, and any that 

 has been put in must have failed to germinate. Onions are a good 

 crop, above the average. Potatoes are of good size and quahty, but 

 much below the average in yield. Root crops and late market-garden 

 crops are httle raised. Apples and pears are fair crops. We have had 

 no rain since the 27th of August and all late crops have suffered terribly. 



