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Pepperell (P. J. Kemp) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage, 

 Indian corn is very backward ; only five silos in town so the pro- 

 portion of the crop that will be put in is small. Hay is about a 

 two-thirds crop of good quality. Sweet corn, field corn, barley 

 and millet are the principal forage crops and rather more than 

 usual are being raised. Potatoes are looking the best for years 

 but very few have been harvested as yet. There will not be a full 

 crop of apples ; no pears ; peaches a failure ; other fruits fairly 

 good. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and barley are 

 about average crops; not much raised for grain. 



Chelmsford (P. P. Perham). — Canker worms and potato bugs 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn is late and needs warm 

 weather ; half the crop will be put into the silo. The hay crop 

 is one-fourth below the average, but of good quality. A large 

 amount of forage crops consisting of oats, Hungarian grass and 

 millet have been put in. Potatoes promise a large crop. Apples, 

 grapes and cranberries will be below the average ; peaches and 

 plums above the average. Pasturage never looked better. 



Carlisle (E. J. Carr). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn made a good stand but is ver}' small ; none will go into the 

 silo. The hay crop is a little below the average in quantity, but 

 is of good quality. Fodder corn and barley are our principal 

 forage crops; condition good and no more than usual raised. 

 Market-garden crops are better than usual ; potatoes are making a 

 fine yield and bringing good prices. Apples, peaches, plums, 

 grapes and cranberries will be more than average crops. Pastures 

 are in the best of condition. Rye, oats and barley are good as 

 forage crops. 



Lexington (F. L. Piper). — Tent caterpillars, canker worms and 

 a few brown tail moths are doing damage. The corn crop is very 

 backward ; about two-thirds will go into the silo. Hay is a very 

 small crop and of poor quality on account of bad weather. Fod- 

 der corn is the principal forage crop and is backward with about 

 the usual acreage. Market-garden crops are looking well and 

 potatoes are better than usual. Early apples are plenty, late ones 

 not as good ; other fruits not plenty. Pastures were in rather 

 poor condition, but the rains have improved them latel}'. Rye, 

 oats and barley are average crops. 



Wobiirn (W. H. Bartlett). — Brown tail moths and potato 

 bugs have been doing damage. Haying is well along with about 

 half a crop of generally good quality. Hungarian grass, sweet 

 corn and oats are the principal forage crops. Market-garden 

 crops are very fair in condition and yield ; prices have been good, 

 perhaps better than usual. Apples half a crop, early apples very 



