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Marblehead. — The present outlook is quite favorable for all 

 crops, although growing crops are not (juite up to last year's stand- 

 ard of corresponding date. Cool weatlier and much rain has not 

 hastened them nmch. Hay croj) promises to be above the average. 



W.M. 8. PiiiLLU'S, Jr. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 

 Deerjield. — Corn stands well, but is small. It has a good color, 

 and is growing well. Oats are rusting, and it looks as though the 

 crop would be a very poor one. Rye is forward and looking well. 

 Tobacco stands well, and is looking as nicely as I ever saw it at 

 this time of the year. Grass on good land is extra, but some 

 pieces on light land are poor. All potatoes are looking well, and 

 early ones extra. Have had good hay weather the last ten days. 



Chakles Joxes. 



East Charlemont. — Corn not up to the average, though looking 

 well. The grass crop is more than an average in past years, and 

 is ripening fast on account of tiie dry weather. Potatoes present 

 a splendid appearance. The fruit crop cannot be determined by 

 the amount of blossoms, for some trees were almost white, and at 

 the present time have but very little fruit on them. 



H. S. Giles. 



Montague. — Corn is doing well at present, but has been back- 

 ward all the season. Grass promises a good crop both in quantity 

 and quality. The prospect for early potatoes was never better, 

 but late ones I fear will be a short crop, as it is getting to be quite 

 dry. lu this section all crops would be benelited by rain. 



C. S. Raymond. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford. — Corn backward, but growing fast. The season 

 opened early, but excessive moisture in the soil has at the present 

 time made it backward. The rainfall has not been in excess, but 

 on these hills there has been almost continuous foggy weather. 

 The temperature has hardly averaged the usual warmth, as we 

 have had many cool days. All crops are growing very fast. 

 Pastures are especially good, and dairy stock are returning good 

 yields. Put the question of all is, what to do with the butter. 

 Many are packing down, but the prospect for sale of this is not 

 very encouraging, and all here are feeling rather blue, as this is 

 wholly a butter section. 



E. W. Boise. 



