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about two-thirds of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop 

 is about average as to quality and quantity. Hungarian grass, 

 oats, barley and corn are our principal forage crops and are in 

 very fair condition. Potatoes are plenty and good at from 90 

 cents to $i per bushel. Peaches and grapes promise full crops ; 

 apples, pears and plums one-third of full crops. Pasturage is in 

 very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are a little better than 

 usual for forage ; none grown for grain. 



Groveland (Abel Sticknet) . — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is very small for the time of year ; about 

 one-fourth the crop is for the silo. The hay crop is large, but the 

 weather has been bad to secure it in good condition. Rye, oats, 

 barley, millet and corn are our principal forage crops. Potatoes 

 are a good crop with prices above the average. Apples good ; 

 pears poor ; peaches good ; plums fair ; grapes good. Pastures 

 are in good condition. 



Roioley (D. H. O'Brien). — Potato bugs and black flies on cat- 

 tle are causing some trouble. Indian corn is looking well and 

 none will go into the silo. The quantity of the hay crop is much 

 smaller than usual with about average quality. Sweet corn for 

 the silo, and millet and Hungarian grass for green feed are our 

 principal forage crops ; condition good and about the usual 

 acreage. All garden crops are good, but prices are lower than 

 usual. The prospect is good for all fruits but apples and pears ; 

 apples will be about a two-thirds and pears a three-fourths crop. 

 The recent rains have improved the pastures so that they are very 

 good. The celery crop is much larger than usual and is looking 

 well. A large proportion of the onion crop was destroyed by 

 maggots. 



Topsfield (B. P. Pike). — Indian corn is very backward; one- 

 fourth of the crop will go into the silo. Hay is about a two-thirds 

 crop of fair quality. Corn, oats and millet are our principal for- 

 age crops ; acreage about the same as usual and condition poor. 

 Potatoes look well ; yield of other market-garden crops short. 

 Apples good; pears fair; other fruits good. Pastures are in fair 

 condition. Not as much Japanese millet is being raised as last 

 year. 



Danvers (C. H. Preston). — Corn is in good condition and al- 

 most all the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop will be light 

 and has been injured in the making. Millet, Hungarian grass, 

 oats and peas, corn and barley are our principal forage crops ; 

 condition good and more raised than usual. Market-garden crops 

 are in good condition and potatoes promise a fair crop. Early 

 apples are a small crop, late apples promise a good crop ; pears a 



