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yield. Pasturage is very short. Oats and barley are about average 

 crops. Few roots are raised for stock feeding or market. Haying is 

 Just finished, with a little above an average crop. 



Dalton (Wesley B. Barton). — Indian corn is suffering from dry 

 weather, and will not give over half a crop. Rowen is about 40 per 

 cent of a normal yield. Potatoes promise half a crop, but show neither 

 blight nor rot. Apples and pears are about half crops. Pasturage is 

 very short. Oats and barley are 80 per cent of a normal yield. Root 

 crops are very little grown, ensilage taking their place. The season 

 was favorable to July 15, but there has been very little rain since, so 

 that we are suffering from drought, with wells and springs drying up. 



Windsor (Harry A. Ford). — Corn is a month late, and not likely to 

 mature. There will be little rowen, owing to dry weather. There is no 

 bhght on potatoes, but early fields are dried up from lack of rain. 

 There will be a light crop of apples. Pastures are very dry. Oats and 

 barley are not cut as yet, being late in ripening. Root crops are little 

 grown. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Indian corn of late has made good 

 progress, but must have September to mature. Rowen cannot be more 

 than 25 per cent of a normal crop. Late potatoes will be a very light 

 crop unless rain comes soon. The prospect for fruit is not at all flat- 

 tering. Pastures are dried up, except in moist places. Oats are not a 

 full crop ; there is but little barlej^ raised . There are some root crops 

 grown for stock and market, but not to any great extent. 



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Monroe (David H. Sherman). — Indian corn is late, and but little 

 was planted. Owing to dry weather, the rowen crop will be very light. 

 There is no rot on potatoes, but some fields have blighted ; most 

 fields look well. Apples are small and late, with pears the same. 

 Pastures are in average condition. Oats and barley are all cut for 

 forage, and are fair crops. Root crops are but little grown. 



Rowe (N. E. Adams). — Corn is very backward and uneven. Rowen 

 will be about half a crop. Potatoes promise to be rather less than an 

 average crop, but there is no blight or rot as yet. The prospect is poor 

 for all kinds of fruits. Pasturage is in fair condition, as good as usual 

 at this time of year. Oats and barley are about average crops. Beets 

 are grown for stock feeding to a small extent, but are very late. 



Gill (F. E. Stoughton). — Corn is of good color and gro^^^ng fast, 

 but is late. There will be only a light crop of rowen, owing to drought. 

 Fruits of all kinds will give Hght yields. Pastures were in good con- 

 dition, but are now suffering from drought. Oats and barley are not 

 very good crops. Root crops are little grown. 



Deerfield (D. A. Hawkes). — Indian corn is much below an average 

 crop. The prospect for rowen is bad. Potatoes promise a good crop, 

 though blight is just appearing. There is a small increase in the acre- 



