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be a normal yield and of good quality. The prospect for root crops, 

 celery and other late market-garden crops is very good. Fruits make 

 a much better yield than was expected, though maturing late. Not 

 many apple trees have been set out of late years, farmers being dis- 

 satisfied with the nursery stock and grafting the native trees. 



Washington (E. H. Eames). — Indian corn is two-thirds of a crop. 

 Fall feed and rowen are only half yields. No fall seeding has been 

 done as yet. Potatoes are of the best quality for two or three years, 

 and will give two-thirds of a normal yield. Root crops, celery and 

 late market-garden crops are raised only for home use, and look well. 

 Apples will give half a crop; pears one-fourth crop; cranberries nor- 

 mal. No apple trees have been set out of late years. 



Hancock (B. H. Goodrich). — Indian corn is much below the 

 normal. Rowen and fall feed are in poor condition. Almost no fall 

 seeding has been done in this section. Potatoes are below normal 

 in yield, but of good quality. Root crops, celery and late market- 

 garden crops are not grown to any extent. Apples are a light crop; 

 other fruits little grown. Very few apple trees have been set out of 

 recent years. 



Cheshire (L. J. Noethup). — At this date the corn crop is short 

 50 per cent. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. 

 The usual amount of fall seeding has not been done. The quality 

 of potatoes is fine, but the quantity is not up to the normal. Root 

 crops are good yields as far as observed. Apples are more plenty 

 than was expected ; pears and grapes are quite plenty. Apple trees 

 are to some extent being replaced by new ones. 



New Ashford (Elihu Ingraham). — Indian corn is a good yield. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. Less than the 

 usual amount of fall seeding has been done. Onions are not raised. 

 Potatoes are half a normal crop, of good quality. Root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops are not raised. There is a fair 

 crop of apples. r^A good many apple trees have been set out during 

 recent years. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Rowe (N. E. Adams) . — Indian corn is about two weeks late. Rowen 

 and fall feed are not up to the usual average. Only a small amount 

 of fall seeding has been done, and it is in fair condition. Potatoes 

 are a fair yield, of good quality. Apples are a good crop ; no peaches ; 

 grapes fair. A good many apple trees have been set in new orchards. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — Corn is very late, but little being 

 cut; needs a week or ten days more without frost. There is a very 

 short crop of rowen, but fall feed has improved since the rains. Po- 

 tatoes are usually a good crop where grown on moist land. Very 

 few roots are grown, and none for market. The apple crop will be 

 about half an average crop. I know of no apple trees being set, and 



