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fruits. Pasturage is a little short. Oats and barley are little 

 if anj' raised. Celery is small and backward; other truck crops 

 not grown. Onions are much raised here and are a little under 

 size, but of good quality. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — Corn is very good consider- 

 ing the dry weather; dent corn especially so. There will be almost 

 no rowen, except on wet bottom lands. Late potatoes are of very 

 good quality, but are very few in the hill. The acreage of tobacco 

 is somewhat smaller than usual and the crop is in fail* eondifcion. 

 Apples are very smooth, but of small size; pears a very good 

 crop; peaches a small crop. The recent rains have freshened pas- 

 tures somewhat. Quinces are a small crop. No market-garden 

 crops of any amount are gTOwn. 



Westhampton (Levi Burt). — Indian com is fully up to the 

 average. Rowen will hardly pay to cut. Potatoes will be a very 

 light crop in this vicinity. Apples are about half a normal crop; 

 pears and quinces hang full. Pasturage is very short and dry. 

 Oats and barley are fully up to the average. Celery and other 

 late market-garden crops are not grown. 



Plainfield (C. A. Williams). — The corn crop bids fair to be 

 good and is growing well. There will not be any rowen of any 

 amount. Late potatoes will be a better crop than early ones. There 

 will not be an average crop of fruit and it is small in size. Feed 

 in pastures is very short and dry, but the late rains will help it. 

 Oats and barley are average crops and have been more raised than 

 for years. What market-garden crops are raised are looking fairly 

 well. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (Enos W. Boise). — Com has made extra growth and 

 promises a full yield, but is late. The second crop of hay is short. 

 All potatoes show only Tnedium crops; no blight or rot. Apples 

 are short, not over half a crop; pears a full crop, also plums. 

 Pastures are short and dry. Summer gram crops gave about three- 

 fourths yields. Garden crops promise only medium yields. 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — Corn is looking very well, but is not 

 eared out heavily. There will be but little rowen cut this year, the 

 crop being much below the normal yield. Fruit will be below aver- 

 age in yield, except pears. Pasturage is very short and dry. Oats 

 and barley are below the average. Celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are about as usual in yield. 



Agaicam (J. G. Burt). — Indian corn is very good, considering 

 the diy weather. The prospect for the rowen crop is not very good. 

 The prospect for late potatoes is poor and they show some rot. 

 The acreage and condition of tobacco is about the same as usual. 



