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Leyden (Frank R. Foster). — Indian corn is fully up to the average. 

 Rowen was not more than a two-thirds crop, owing to dry weather. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it had a good start, 

 but is now somewhat affected by dry weather. The yield of potatoes 

 is light. There is an abundance of pears, some peaches, and fall 

 apples are plenty, but winter apples are scarce. The season is the 

 driest ever known. Grasshoppers have eaten nearly all pasture feed. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — The corn crop is an average one. Rowen 

 was an average crop, but fall feed is poor, owing to drought. The 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, in corn mostly; potatoes 

 are a poor crop. Early apples are a good crop, but late apples will 

 give a Hght yield. 



Ashfield (Albert Howes). — Ensilage corn is above average, but 

 there is some complaint of ears not filhng out well where raised for 

 grain. Rowen and fall feed are a Uttle above the average. Less than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding has been done, because of lack of 

 rain, and it is in poor condition. There are few onions raised here and 

 the crop seems to be light. Potatoes are below the normal both in 

 yield and quaUty. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops are not much raised, but promise well. Apples are hardly up to 

 the average; other fruits turned out well. There are a few sales of 

 winter apples at SI. 75 per barrel. 



Conway (L. T. Hopkins). — Indian corn is fully an average crop. 

 Rowen was better than usual, but fall feed is drying up. About the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done, but it is too dry for it to 

 germinate, except slowly. Onions are not raised in this section. 

 Potatoes are a Ught yield, small in size and of good quality. Apples 

 are of poor quality and a light yield; pears good; peaches a light 

 yield but of good quaUty; grapes good, with more than an average 

 3deld; cranberries not growm. 



Whately (C. L. Crafts) . — Indian corn is a better crop than usual. 

 Dry weather has checked rowen and fall feed somewhat, but they are 

 in fair condition. Very little fall seeding has been done. Onions are 

 an excellent crop, the yield being heavier than usual. Potatoes are a 

 very poor crop, both in yield and quality. The prospect is very good 

 for root crops and late market-garden crops. The fruit crop is fine, 

 with the exception of apples, the apple yield being light, owing to dry 

 weather. The continuous dry weather has affected all crops. The 

 past few days we have had a heavy fog at night, which is good for 

 cm-ing tobacco. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — Indian corn is a normal crop or 

 better. Rowen and faU feed are up to the usual average. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done and looks well on moist land, but 

 is killed out by dry weather somewhat on dry land. Onions are a very 

 good crop, from five to six hundred bushels to the acre, with an occa- 

 sional yield of eight hundred bushels. Potatoes are much below a 



