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mand, with good prices. Pasturage has been somewhat scanty, but 

 is now growing fast and looking green. Cherries and strawberries 

 are ripening fast, with good yields ; prospect good for later fruits 

 and berries, although apples and pears have been dropping fast of 

 late. 



Holland (Francis Wight). — Potato bugs and rose bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is backward, on account of cool nights, 

 with a larger acreage than last year. Haying has not begun, but 

 the prospect is good for a fair crop, because of the late rains. 

 There is a larger acreage of early potatoes planted this year than 

 in previous years, and they are looking well. Quantity of dairy 

 products about as usual, prices higher; dairy cows are scarce, and 

 prices a little higher than usual. The feed in pastures is good, the 

 late rains having helped it very much. The outlook for apples and 

 peaches is fair ; pears and plums not as good ; a fair crop of ber- 

 ries may be expected. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Gilles). — All kinds of insects are with us, but 

 none are as plentiful as usual. Indian corn is making a fair 

 growth on light, dry land, but on land inclined to be moist it is 

 decidedly backward. Haying proper has not commenced, and the 

 indications are for a light crop. The acreage of potatoes is about 

 the same as usual, with the condition very uneven as to forward- 

 ness. The yield of early market-garden crops is normal, and 

 prices somewhat lower than usual. The price of milk at retail is 

 the same as in former years ; butter shows a 10 per cent increase ; 

 milch cows are from $5 to $10 higher than formerly. Pasturage 

 is in good condition. Strawberries are half a crop, with a 25 per 

 cent increase in price ; blackberries promise an abundant crop ; 

 raspberries are rusting badly ; early cherries were mostly gathered 

 by the birds ; peaches and apples promise a full crop ; plums will 

 be light; pears and grapes about average. 



West Brookfield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is looking well, but is backward ; acreage in- 

 creased. Haying has not commenced, and the crop will be light. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is considerably increased, and they 

 are looking well. Market-garden crops are looking well, but none 

 have been harvested. The price of dairy products is perhaps a 

 little higher than in former years. Pastures are in good condition. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen) . — Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is very backward, but the acreage is larger 

 than usual. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be light. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as usual, and they 



