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Marshjield. — Rainfall in excess. Damage to crops considerable. 

 The English sparrows have taken advantage of the delay, and 

 have eaten the green sweet corn as it was being dried for seed. 

 The later feed is better than for man}- years. Hea\'3 T rainfall at 

 date, October 29. 



(1. J. Peterson. 



West Btidgewater. — Corn is below the average in yield and 

 quantity, owing to unfavorable weather for curing it. Potatoes 

 are getting scarce ; where there was no rot the quality and size 

 are better than usual. Cabbage plenty ; prices low. Apples few 

 and of poor quality. On account of recent rains we were able to 

 do but little seeding down. 



C. T. Williams. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Berlin. — Very few fields of fair corn. Apples abundant. 

 Grapes a total failure. Most fields of potatoes very nice. 



P. B. Southwtck. 



Bolton. — The incessant rains of September and October have 

 made it impossible on low lands to seed down to grass. Corn in 

 the stook has suffered most from the wet and cloudy weather, and 

 the fodder is nearly worthless for feeding. Not half of an ordi- 

 nary crop of corn and fodder (in value) will be realized. Onions 

 are not first quality. 



H. F. Haynes. 



Hardwick. — Corn a fair crop. Stover badly injured by frost 

 and wet weather. Apples an average yield and quality fair. 

 Price offered, one dollar a barrel. Pastures looking well. Pota- 

 toes decaying in some cellars. 



George Mam. v. 



Lunenburg. — Wet weather has delayed the harvesting of all 

 crops and has injured both corn and fodder. Potatoes are rotting 

 and the price is variable. It has been a very bad time to gather 

 apples, but we are all waiting for the good time coming. 



James Hildreth, 2d. 



Mention. — The corn crop is very poor and little harvested at 

 date. Potatoes, in many instances, are rotting badly in the 

 cellar. Apples are very dull, buyers are scarce, and many of the 

 fanners have their whole crop on hand. The land is so very wet 

 that comparatively little fall plowing has been done. 



H. C. Adams. 



