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Hinsdale (Thos. F. Barker). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is very late, and unless we have rain soon the crop will 

 suffer from drought. Haying has not begun, and without rain soon 

 there wiU be none to do. Potatoes look fairly well, but need rain. 

 Market-garden crops are not far enough advanced to allow a judgment 

 as to yield. Dairy products bring little better prices than usual. 

 Pastures were in good condition, but now feel the drought. Fruits 

 and berries are all looking finely. 



Peru (F. G. Creamer). — No insects are doing damage at present. 

 Indian corn is very late, but the acreage is about the same as usual. 

 Haying has not begun, and there will not be a very heavj^ crop. There 

 is a large acreage of potatoes, but the joromise of the crop is unknown, 

 as they are just coming up. The price of butter is higher than usual; 

 cows about as usual in supply and price. Pasturage is in good con- 

 dition. There will be a large crop of blueberries; apples never bloomed 

 fuller. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn never looked so poorly, and much 

 has to be planted over. The hay crop promises well, but is late, and 

 none has been cut as yet. Potatoes are two weeks or more late. 

 Market-garden crops are not raised. Dairy products are equal to 

 former years in quantity and price, if not higher. Pastures are in 

 good condition, but rain would help them. The outlook for fruits and 

 berries is good. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars are 

 the most injurious insects. Corn is very backward, but is looking 

 fairly well, with a full acreage. Haying has not begun, and the pros- 

 pect for a full crop is not promising. Early potatoes are about a 

 normal acreage, but it is too early to predict as to the crop. Early 

 garden crops look good, but none have been harvested as yet. Prices 

 of dairy products good, and prices of dairy cows above the normal. 

 Too early to predict as to berries and fruits. 



New Ashford (Elihu Ingraham). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking well, with the usual acreage. Haying 

 has not begun, but there is prospect of a fair crop. There is the usual 

 acreage of potatoes, and the crop promises fairly well. The quantity 

 and price of dairy products compares well with former years. Pas- 

 turage is in good condition. Fruits and berries are not grown for 

 market. All crops are two weeks late. 



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Rowe (N. E. Adams). — Tent caterpillars are the only insects that 

 have appeared. Corn is two or three weeks late, some ensilage corn 

 just coming up; acreage about as usual. No. haying has been done, 

 and the crop is a little below the average. The acreage of early 



