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crops are a little late, but are bringing good prices. Dairy products 

 are plenty, with prices a little higher than formerly; cows are high. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. There are plenty of strawberries, and 

 the outlook for apples, pears and cherries was never better. 



Arlington (W. W. Rawson). — -Haying has not yet begun, but the 

 prospects for the crop are good. Early market-garden crops have given 

 good yields and brought good prices. The greatest difficulty this 

 season is in securing good help. 



Weston (Henry L. Brown). — There is some complaint of cut 

 worms, but insects have not done much harm as yet. Indian corn is 

 not grown to any extent. There is a good prospect for the hay crop, 

 but grass is late. Potatoes are much later than usual, as it took them 

 a long time to come up, but they are looking well. There has been a 

 poor yield of asparagus, and prices have been high ; greens and rhubarb 

 have sold well. Milk is higher than in former years, but so are grain 

 and help; cows are also higher. Pasturage has been good, but now 

 needs rain. Early strawberry blossoms were killed by frost, and they 

 are very late; blackberries blossomed well where not winter-killed. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — Tent caterpillars, canker 

 worms, cut worms and white grubs have appeared, but are not numer- 

 ous. Corn is small and late, with the acreage a little smaller than usual. 

 Haying has not begun, and the crop will be about medium, as rain is 

 badly needed. The acreage of early potatoes is less than usual; crop 

 looking fairly well, but backward. Early market-garden crops are not 

 much raised; prices good. The quantity and price of dairy products 

 is about the same as in former years. Pastures are good, but rain is 

 needed on high ground. Strawberries and raspberries are looking Avell; 

 no peaches or plums; pears few; apples set fairly well. 



Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Tent caterpillars and striped cucum- 

 ber beetles are doing damage. Indian corn is backward, with about a 

 normal acreage. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be late. 

 Cows are higher than in former years, and milk brings a higher price 

 than last year. Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries suffered 

 from frost. 



Rowley (D. H. O'Brien). — Tent caterpillars, flea beetles and potato 

 bugs are doing damage. Owing to cold weather, some fields of corn 

 were an entire failure, making the acreage less than usual, and that 

 which came up looks poorly. Haying has not begun, and the prospect 

 is for a medium crop. Acreage of early potatoes as usual, but prospects 

 for the crop not promising. Owing to the late season, no market-garden 

 crops have as yet been harvested, but they promise fair yields. Dairy 

 products advanced in price, quantity normal ; average supply of dairy 



