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garden crops are very promising now. Apples are 40 per cent of a 

 full crop; pears 5 per cent; no peaches; cranberries 50 per cent. 

 About enough apple trees have been set out to replace old ones. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — Corn is about half of a normal crop. 

 The drought spoiled all prospect of the rowen crop. But very little 

 fall seeding has been done as yet, but it is looking well. Potatoes 

 are of good quality, and will average about three-fourths of a normal 

 crop. Apples are a very poor crop; no pears or peaches. But few 

 apple trees have been set out in recent years. This has been a poor 

 season for farmers, as wages have been high and crops short. 



Neio Salem (Daniel Ballard) . — Indian corn is late, but nearly 

 a normal crop. There is short feed, and but little rowen. But little 

 fall seeding has been done so far. There is a good crop of potatoes 

 on fairly moist land, and they are of fine quality; some complaint 

 of rot. Garden celery is looking well. Apples are a variable crop, 

 but a medium crop as a whole; few pears; no peaches; grapes and 

 cranberries more plenty. Enough apple trees have been set out to 

 keep old orchards good and perhaps some increase. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greenwich (W. H. Glazier). — Indian corn is about a three-fourths 

 crop. But very little rowen will be cut this year. No fall seeding 

 has been done, but there will be a little later. Potatoes are a fair 

 yield, of excellent c[uality. Root crops, celery and late market-garden 

 crops are only grown for home use. Fruit is but little grown. I do 

 not know of any apple trees having been set out recently. 



Enfield (D. 0. Chickering). — There will be about an average 

 crop of corn. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. 

 But little, if any, fall seeding has been done in this section. Yield 

 and quality of potatoes good, but some rot. Root crops, celery and 

 late market-garden crops are good, though but little grown for market. 

 Fruits of all kinds are very light, except cranberries, which are good 

 where grown. Some apple trees are set out each year, but not very 

 many. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks) . — Corn is a little late, and rather below 

 the average in yield. The rowen crop is much below the average, on 

 account of late cutting of first crop and drought; fall feed good. 

 Fall seeding is mostly done in corn, probably the usual amount; im- 

 proving rapidly, but hardly in average condition. Onions are below 

 average in size, but the crop will be about average. Yield and quality 

 of potatoes both above average, but there is now some rot. Root 

 crops and celery look well. Apples uneven, but many fine trees; 

 pears average; no peaches; grapes very late and not yet ripe; no 

 cranberries grown here. Rather few apple trees have been set out 

 recently. Tobacco has been a heavy crop, and the early cut is curing 

 well. 



