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there was only one day without rain. In some instances early 

 potatoes were not worth digging. Late ones are generally much 

 better. An average amount of fall seeding has not been done. 

 A killing frost and fi'eeze on the morning of the 25th, with 

 thermometer at 31 degrees. Some farmers lost by it. 



LuciEN Gove. 



Leominster. — Corn is late but will be nearl}' an average crop. 

 On account of so much cloudy rainy weather the middle of the 

 month the rowen crop has been injured. The sudden quick 

 growth with so much wet at the bottom has reduced its value one- 

 half. Our late potato crop promised well until the rot commenced, 

 which will reduce the crop to one-third. The frost on the morning 

 of the 2oth injured grapes, but on very high ground little injury 

 was done. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and 

 on high ground looks well. Our rainfall for the month has been 

 6.34 inches, or 1.51 inches above the average of the past seven 

 years. 



W. B. IIOSMER. 



Spencer. — Crop of Indian corn a full average. All rowen cut 



between the 3d and 18th rotted or spoiled. Late potatoes not an 



average crop in yield and quality and they have rotted badly. 



Probably not an average amount of fall seeding has been done ; 



condition fine. Wild cranberry vines produced an average crop. 



Apple trees in sheltered places seem to bear the most this season. 



There is only about one-fourth as much winter fruit as there is 



fall. Fall work has been delayed b}' rainy weather. First general 



frost came the 25th. 



H. H. Kingsbury. 



Worcester. — Corn planted early on light laud has ripened well 

 but the yield was somewhat affected by the July drought. On wet 

 land it has not ripened and many pieces were damaged b}' frost. 

 Late potatoes promised a very heavy yield and are very good, but 

 on some fields are rotting badly. Not an average crop of onions. 

 It was so wet that they came up poorly and the fall has been so 

 wet they have not ripened well. Not an average amount of fall 

 seeding, but seed has caught well and is making a good growth. 



H. R. KlNXEY. 



