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toes made a large yield and are of good quality. Root crops are 

 good both in quantity and quality. Apples are a large crop of 

 fall varieties, Baldwins not looking very well ; pears a light crop ; 

 peaches a good yield, but the flavor of the fruit is poor. 



Bolton (H. E. Babcock). — Indian corn is very backward, and 

 frost must be late to allow it to ripen. Rowen is above the 

 average and fall feed is up to the average. The usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and is in good condition. What onions 

 are raised are a good crop. The prospect for root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops is good. Apples, peaches and 

 grapes are good; pears and cranberries rather below the average. 



Aubnrn (Wm. Gilbert). — Corn is about two-thirds of an aver- 

 age crop. If hay had been cut earlier rowen would have been very 

 heavy, and it is now fully up to the average ; fall feed looks well. 

 The onion crop is slightly below the average. Potatoes are fully 

 an average crop both as to quantity and quality. The prospect is 

 good for all late crops. The apple crop is large ; pears normal ; 

 grapes large, 



Hopedale (Delano Patrick). — Corn is very poor except for 

 forage. Rowen was a light crop and fall feed is In average con- 

 dition. There was a great yield of potatoes but there are signs of 

 rot. The prospect for root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops is good. Early apples and grapes are very abundant ; 

 winter apples less than average for the bearing year ; pears about 

 average. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Slierhorn (N. B. Douglas). — Indian corn is far below the 

 average and very little of it is ripe as yet. Rowen and fall feed 

 are fully up to the average. Not as much seeding has been done as 

 usual, and it is too early to judge as to the outcome. Potatoes are 

 above the average in yield but rot is prevalent. Apples are a good 

 crop, much better than w^as promised a month ago ; veiy few pears ; 

 peaches a very large crop, quality not up to the average ; grapes 

 not ripening. 



Hopkinton (W. V. TiiojirsoN). — Indian corn is a good crop 

 but late. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. 

 Potatoes are extra good in yield and quality. Turnips and cab- 

 bages are good crops. There is a fair crop of apples ; no pears; 

 peaches good ; some varieties of grapes rotting on the vines, others 

 late ; cranberries good. 



Sudbury (E. W. Gardner). — Corn is above an average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are above the usual average. The onion crop 

 will be below the normal. Potatoes are above the normal in con- 



