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and they are iu good condition. Market-garden crops are not gi'own 

 here; potatoes look finely; none harvested as yet. Apples will be 

 half a crop; small fruits about average. Pastures are short and 

 dry. Oats grown for forage are fair crops. About 15 acres of 

 new apple orchards have been set out. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — Potato bugs are doing damage 

 and cut worms have damaged corn. Com is looking very well; not 

 over one-fourth of the crop is raised for ensilage. The hay crop is 

 below the average in quantity and quality. No more forage crops 

 than usual are being raised and they are backward. The prospect 

 is poor for potatoes; none harvested as yet. Prospect for apples 

 rather poor; other fruits not much raised. Pastures are short. Rye, 

 oats and barley promise fairly well. Not more than one or two acres 

 of apple orchard have been set out. 



Plain field (C. A. Williams). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage of any insect. Corn is looking- well, considering the dry 

 weather; more than half the crop is grown for ensilage. The quan- 

 tity of the hay crop is below average, but the quality is good. More 

 forage crops than usual have been sown, but they are backward. 

 Potatoes are not very promising. Apples and pears are dropping 

 badly; other fruits about average. Pastures are verj'^ dry and feed 

 short. There will not be average crops of oats or barley. Some 

 have set a few apple trees but not many this year. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland ( Eugene M. Moore) . — Potato bugs and cut worms have 

 done damage. Indian corn is backward owing to the dry weather; 

 about half the crop is grown for ensilage. Hay was of fair quality 

 but a light crop. There is an increased acreage of forage crops, 

 mostly corn and oats. Apples are dropping badly and will give 

 about a one-fourth crop. Pasturage is in poor condition, owing to 

 drought. Rye. oats and barley are about three-fourths of an average 

 crop. About 10 acres of new apple orchards have been set out. ■ 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — Potato bugs are doing damage. Corn 

 is improving in condition and will be an average crop ; about 

 one-fourth of it is grown for the silo. Hay was of good quality 

 and a little below the average in yield. About the usual amount of 

 forage crops are being raised, but they are backward. Market- 

 garden crops are rather late and below the average. Fruit will be 

 below the normal in yield. Pastures are holding out fairly well. 

 Rye, oats and barley are but little raised and are used for forage. 

 Several apple orchards, about 2,500 trees, have been set out. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Potato bugs are doing dam- 

 age. Indian com is looking well; about 25 per cent of the crop is 

 grown for ensilage. Quantity of the hay crop under normal and 



