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WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Gilles). — Indian corn is much affected by drought. 

 The prospect for the rowen crop is very shm. There is no bhght or 

 rot on potatoes, and but few potatoes. There will be a fair crop of 

 apples, pears and cranberries. Pastures are dry and parched. Tur- 

 nips are grown to a limited extent. 



Brookfield (Frank E. Prouty). — The dry weather has injured the 

 corn crop considerably. But little rowen will be cut. The potato crop 

 will be small, on account of drought; no bhght or rot. Pasturage is 

 all dried up. Oats and barley are good crops. Turnips are raised to 

 some extent, but there will be but few this year. No peaches or cran- 

 berries; some grapes; pears about half a crop; apples not over half a 

 crop; all injured by dry weather. 



West Brookfield (Myron A. Richahdson). — Indian corn is late, but 

 looking finely, though rolling from drought. If the dry weather con- 

 tinues, there will not be any rowen. No blight or rot has as yet made 

 an appearance on potatoes. Pastures are all scorched and burned up, 

 and some have been obliged to take out cattle on account of shortage of 

 water. Barley has done finely this year, also oats, except that now 

 and then a field has suffered from rust. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Indian corn is suffering from drought. 

 Rowen is an entire failure. The prospect for late potatoes is poor, but 

 there is no blight or rot. There will be very hght yields of all fruits, 

 because of drought. Pastures are very badly dried up. Oats and 

 barley are average crops. Root crops are not raised. Because of 

 drought the milk supply is very short. 



Petersham (B. W. Spooner). — Corn is backward, but making good 

 growth this warm weather. Unless there is more favorable weather 

 soon, the rowen crop will be light. There is no rot on potatoes, but dry 

 weather has lessened the yield. There is not half a crop of fruit in 

 this vicinity. Pasturage is drying up very rapidly, and cows are 

 shrinking fast. Root crops are little raised. There is considerable 

 alarm here about the pines dying or the needles turning red, more par- 

 ticularly on the scattered cabbage pines. 



Pkillipston (A. D. Clifford). — Indian corn is very backward. The 

 rowen crop is below the average. Late potatoes are suffering from dry 

 weather; no blight as yet. Apples, pears and peaches will give Ught 

 yields ; other fruits not much raised. Pastures are all drying up. Oats 

 and barley are average crops, but mostly grown for forage. A small 

 amount of root crops are grown for market. 



Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Indian corn is rather backward, and 

 suffering for lack of rain. Rowen is very poor, and fields are turning 

 brown. Late potatoes do not promise a full crop, being affected by 

 drought. Apples will be a light crop ; pears light; no peaches; grapes 

 good ; no quinces or cranberries. Pasturage is very poor, from lack of 



