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done and is greatly in need of rain. Onions are not raised here. Pota- 

 toes are about half a crop. Root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are little raised. There will be a small crop of all kinds 

 of fruit. Rain is greatly needed. 



Dana (Lyman Randall). — Indian corn is fully up to the normal. 

 Rowen and fall feed are below the usual average, there not being more 

 than half a crop of rowen. There has not been much fall seeding 

 done, on account of the continued dry weather. Onions are fairly 

 good, though perhaps not an average crop. Potatoes are poor, both 

 in yield and quality, not over 50 per cent of a crop. Root crops and 

 late market-garden crops are fair. Apples are a light crop; pears, 

 peaches and grapes good; cranberries a small crop. 



Petersham (B. W. Spooner). — Corn is a little short of a normal 

 crop, but is of better quality than usual. A good crop of rowen has 

 been harvested. No fall seeding has been done, as the ground has 

 been too dry. Onions are raised only for family use. Potatoes are 

 not over one-third of a normal crop, but are of good quality. The 

 season has been too dry for late market-garden crops. What few 

 apples there are are of good quality; pears a normal crop; grapes 

 plenty. If this drought continues there will be a shortage of milk. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Indian corn is better than an average 

 crop; a few fields injured by frost August 29. Rowen was not an 

 average crop, and the drought has cut fall feed short. Less than the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is in poor condition. 

 Onions are not raised here. The yield of potatoes is below the average, 

 but they are of good size and quality. The prospect for root crops, 

 celery and other late market-garden crops is fair, though they have 

 suffered from drought. Apples are a very, light crop; pears good; 

 peaches not raised; grapes good; cranberries not raised. We had 

 copious rains in August, since then the drought has been very severe. 



Royalston (C. A. Stimson). — Indian corn is about 10 per cent below 

 the normal. Rowen was not over one-fourth of an average crop. The 

 severe drought has prevented any fall seeding being done. Potatoes 

 are a two-thirds crop, of fair quality. The prospect is fair for root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops. There will be half 

 a crop of apples; pears and grapes full crops; no peaches. 



Gardner (W. E. Knight). — The corn crop is above the average. 

 Rowen started well, but the dry weather spoiled it, and also fall feed. 

 Very little fall seeding has been done, owing to the dry weather. Onions 

 are not raised hereabouts. Potatoes are half a crop, of good quality. 

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

 here. Apples are 60 per cent of a full crop. 



Ashburnham (E. D. Gibson). — Indian corn is fully up to the normal. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average, owing to dry 

 weather. Little fall seeding has been done and none has germinated. 

 Onions are not grown here. Potatoes are much below the normal in 



