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and barley are little raised in this vicinity. Very few pears ; 

 peaches plenty but small ; fair crop of grapes ; cranberries below 

 the average. 



Bedford (Henry Wood). — Indian corn is in very good condi- 

 tion. Rowen promises to be a fair crop. Late potatoes are com- 

 ing on well. Apples are a fair crop; pears and peaches light 

 crops. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley are about 

 average crops. Blight and rot have not appeared on potatoes, but 

 the white grub is working considerably in places. 



Burlington (C. E. Marion). — No Indian corn is raised here. 

 The prospect for rowen is not very good. Late potatoes are look- 

 ing well, with no blight or rot. The prospect for apples is good ; 

 few pears ; no peaches or cranberries. Pastures are looking well. 

 Oats and barley are looking well. All kinds of vegetables are 

 looking finely. Onions have blighted in some places. The cool 

 weather is keeping corn and squashes back. 



Wohurn (W. H. Bartlett). — Very little Indian corn is raised ; 

 all sweet corn for market is late and not earing well, ears not fill- 

 ing out, and less in quantity than usual. Rowen is not as good as 

 was expected, being a short growth. Late potatoes promise well 

 at present, with no blight or rot. Apples are a two-thirds crop ; 

 few pears and peaches ; grapes only fair. Pasturage is in fair 

 condition. Oats and barley are possibly a little better than aver- 

 age crops. Hungarian grass has not done as well as usual. 

 Squash vines look well, but are setting very little fruit ; also 

 tomatoes. 



Winchester (S. S. Stmmes). — There will be a heavy crop of 

 rowen. Potatoes are an extra good crop, with no rot as yet. 

 Heavy crop of apples, peaches and grapes ; about half a crop of 

 pears. Pasturage is in fine condition, the best it has been this 

 season. The weather has been cool, with many showers, and the 

 nights really cold. The prospect for a crop of squashes is poor. 

 Tomatoes are ripening slowly. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — No Indian corn grown; sweet 

 corn is very backward. Rowen promises to be a good crop. The 

 prospect for late potatoes is good ; very little blight as yet. Fall 

 apples are good, Baldwins half a crop ; other fruits average. 

 Pasturage is in fair condition where the bushes are kept down. 

 Oats and barley are less planted than usual, except for late feed- 

 ing. 



Newton (Otis Pettee). — Corn is looking finely, with every 

 prospect for a good harvest, though it is a little backward, owing 

 to the cool season. There will be a full crop of rowen, which will 

 in a measure compensate for the short crop of hay. Late potatoes 



