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crop is looking finely at this time. Market-garden crops compare 

 well with former years in yield and -price ; those not harvested 

 promise well. Dairy products rule a little higher than in former 

 years ; dairy cows are reasonable in price, but good ones are hard 

 to find. Pastures are looking unusually well, owing to heavy rains. 

 Strawberries are late, but the crop is good ; blackberries and rasp- 

 berries promise a full crop ; apples 60 per cent of a full crop. 



Littleton (Geo. W. Sanderson). — Canker worms are doing 

 some damage. Indian corn is looking well ; one-fourth larger 

 acreage than usual, and one-third larger acreage for the silo. 

 Haying has only just begun, and the prospect has improved dur- 

 ing the past week, although the crop will be light on old fields. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is larger than last year, and the 

 crop promises well. What early market-garden crops there are 

 compare favorably in yield and price with former years. There is 

 a good demand for all dairy products, with fair prices ; a better 

 demand for cows, with prices averaging about the same as last 

 year. Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries are fine in 

 quality, and blackberries and raspberries are looking fairly well. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — Corn is looking well, with an acre- 

 age above, the average. Haying has not commenced, and the 

 prospect is that the crop will be light. The acreage of potatoes 

 is about the same as usual, with a promising outlook. The quan- 

 tity and price of dairy products are about the same as in former 

 years ; dairy cows are not plenty, and high in price. Pastures 

 are improving since the late rains. The outlook for fruits and 

 berries for early marketing is poor. 



Westford (J. W. Fletcher). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is rather backward, but the acreage is increased. 

 Haying has not begun, and there will be about an average crop. 

 The acreage of early potatoes is rather smaller than usual, but the 

 crop promises to be a good one. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Summer and fall apples are abundant, winter apples scarce ; all 

 kinds of berries are doing well. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — There seem to be fewer asparagus 

 beetles than usual, but otherwise we have the usual stock of in- 

 sects. Corn is looking well, and there is more planted than usual. 

 Haying has hardly begun as yet, and the crop is small, though late 

 rains have helped it. Rather more early potatoes than usual were 

 planted, and they are looking well. Asparagus is a short crop, but 

 brings a high price ; berries are selling well, but are a short crop. 

 Dairy products bring a little higher prices than in former years. 

 Pastures are in fair condition. Apples promise a fair crop ; pears 

 set light ; peaches promise a full crop ; strawberries are a fair crop. 



