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looks like a failure, but the recent rains have improved it very 

 much. Tobacco is looking finely. Farmers here are not troubled 

 by trespassers. 



C. B. Lyman. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Concord. — Quantity and quality of hay first rate and weather 



never better. Tliere will be a small crop of apples, as they are 



dropping badly. Have not observed rot or scab in potatoes. 



Strawberries were satisfactory in yield and price, but raspberries 



not. Crops are not suffering now from dry weather. We had 



abundant showers the 25tli and 26th. 



W. H. Hunt. 



Framingham. — The hay crop better than last year and weather 

 satisfactory. The season has been very favorable as a whole ; 

 and J think the outlook, except for fruit, is good. Apples are 

 poor, and have mostly fallen off. Corn rolled up badly on account 

 of the dionght, but the recent rains brightened up vegetation, and 

 crops are now looking better. No rot or scab 3'et. Yield of 

 small fruits fair and prices good. Farmers here not troubled 

 much by trespassers. 



H. IS. WllITTEMORE. 



Lexington. — Good crop of hay and fine weather for securing 

 if. Not any apples in this locality. Have not observed rot or 

 scab in potatoes. Small fruits, a fair crop and prices good. The 

 rowen crop in this locality will be very light indeed. Farmers 

 here not troubled much by trespassers. 



A. F. HiTCHINGS. 



Littleton. — Hay crop met expectations in quantity. Apple 



crop promises to be very poor. Have not observed rot or scab in 



potatoes. The dry weather injured the vield of small fruits to a 



considerable extent, but prices have been good. Late potatoes 



and berries have suffered most from the drought. Farmers here 



are troubled but very little by trespassers. 



G. W. Sanderson. 



Marlborough. — Hay crop more than met expectations, and the 

 weather was very good for securing it. The apple crop will be 

 very light. Have not observed rot or scab to any extent in pota- 

 toes. Yield of small fruits light and prices good. At this season 

 our pastures are full of berry-pickers, although many have signs 

 up. There seems to be a tendency towards stealing where there 



are desirable fruits, especially near the town. 



C. S. Howe. 



