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Holden. — Season still cold and lato. Corn needs three weeks 



more of warm weather. Kven early grapes have not begun to 



ripen yet. 



Cx. S. Graham. 



Holden. — Owing to cool days and nights corn is at least two 

 weeks behind. It is now only fairly developed in kernel when it 

 should be glazed. It is looking finely, and in absence of early 

 frosts we shall have a good crop, being next to hay our most 

 valuable one. Frequent rains have kept the ground in good con- 

 dition. Apples are good. 



Ciias. E. Parker. 



Lunenburg. — The rainfall throughout the season has been suffi- 

 cient for all crops, so that the pastures are in good condition and 

 cattle have done well. Of course rowen is good. 



James Hildretii, 2d. 



Mendon. — The month of August has been on the whole fine for 

 the farmer. Thus far we have escaped frost. Farmers have im- 

 proved the fine weather in gathering their crop of Hungarian, and 



it never was in better shape. 



H. C. Adams. 



Northborough. — Vegetation of all kinds has revived with the 

 rains of August. The stand of Indian corn is good, but needs all 

 of two weeks' warm weather yet in order to mature. Winter 

 apples promise well both in quality and quantity. 



J. L. Allen. 



. North Broohfield. — Corn is about ten days later than usual. 

 It has grown very rapidly for tin 1 last two weeks, and is in a fair 

 way to be out of the way of frost in about three weeks. All crops 

 have made rapid progress towards maturity during the past two 

 weeks. 



L. E. Barnes. 



North Grafton. — .-Corn was late up to August 1st; since then 



rains and warm weather have hastened the growth, so that now 



the crop is about up to the average. 



M. L. Rice. 



