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Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Corn is very late, but is making 

 a good growth now. Rowen promises to be ratlier better than an 

 average crop. Late potatoes have gi'own well, but have blighted 

 somewhat. Apples and peaches are better than average crops ; 

 grapes fair ; pears light. Pasturage is in better than average con- 

 dition. Oats and barley made fair growth, but most of them were 

 cut green, and some badly damaged by wet weather after cutting. 

 The season has been so cool and cloudy that most crops arc very 

 late ; but if the fall is favorable, the returns may be up to the 

 average. 



Auburn (Wm. Gilbert) . — Every indication is that corn is going 

 to be a very poor crop, on account of so much wet weather. Rowen 

 will be about normal, though, if the first crop had been cut early, it 

 would be a heavy crop. Potatoes are rotting badly in some places. 

 Apples good ; pears light ; peaches and grapes good. Pastures are 

 in very good condition. Oats and barley are very heavy crops. 

 Pears seem to blight badly in some places. 



Hopedale (Dela.no Patrick). — Indian corn is very backward, 

 but is otherwise looking well. Rowen will be much better than an 

 average crop. There is a good yield of late potatoes, but some 

 manifestations of blight. Early apples are plenty, winter apples 

 rather a light crop; pears a fair crop and grapes a heavy crop. 

 Pasturage is in uncommonly good condition for August. Oats 

 and barley are not much raised. 



Uxbridge (Augustus Story). — Indian corn is backward, about 

 two weeks behind in growth. Rowen will be a normal crop. Late 

 potatoes are not up to a normal yield, and rot has appeared iu some 

 sections. An abundance of apples is promised, and other fruits 

 are very good. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley 

 have done well in growth, but are hard to cure. The temperature 

 has been very low for the season. 



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Sherhorn (N. B. Douglas). — Indian corn has a fair stand and 

 color, but is very backward. There is about an average crop of 

 rowen, with a larger share of clover than commonly. Late pota- 

 toes have made a good growth and yield, but show much blight 

 and some rot. Apples 80 per cent of a crop; pears 10 per cent; 

 peaches 80 per cent. Pasturage is in unusually good condition. 

 Oats and barley are good crops, but are only grown for forage. 

 Nothing but a warm September will give us a crop of corn; many 

 pieces not yet tasselled. 



