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HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (Eugene M. Moore). — The corn crop is 90 per cent of 

 the normal in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. FaU seeding is in good condition. Prices 

 for farm crops have been higher than usual. Hay has been our most 

 profitable crop and potatoes our least profitable one. The season has 

 been nearly average for profit. Streams, springs and weUs are full. 



Blandford (Ends W. Boise). — Indian corn is 90 per cent of a full 

 crop in value. Root crops are not average crops. Farm stock is in 

 first class condition. FaU seeding is in good condition. Prices for 

 all farm crops have been, and still are, fully above the average. Grass 

 has been our most profitable crop and apples our least profitable one. 

 Considered as a whole, the season has been a profitable one for our 

 farmers. Streams, springs and wells are fully recovered from drought. 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — The corn crop is up to the average in 

 value. Root crops are not up to the usual point in yield. Farm 

 stock is in very good condition, fall feed having been good. But little 

 fall seeding has been done. Prices for crops raised for market are fully 

 as high as usual. Hay and corn have been our most profitable crops 

 and potatoes our least profitable one. The season is rather below the 

 average for profit, if anything. Streams, springs and wells are fully 

 recovered from the effects of drought. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — The corn crop suffered from early 

 frost. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good con- 

 dition. Tobacco has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. Opinions differ as to the profits of the season; 

 those who have a sound crop of tobacco think it has been profitable, 

 while those whose crops were hail cut or frost bitten think otherwise. 

 Streams, springs and weUs have recovered from drought. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — The corn crop is about 90 per 

 cent of the normal in value. Root crops are up to the normal, with 

 the exception of potatoes. Farm stock is in good, average condition. 

 Fall seeding is in excellent condition, but below average in amount. 

 Prices have been liigher than formerly and in many cases have atoned 

 for smaller yields. Milk is the leading dairy product and is probably 

 as profitable as any this season; berries, strawberries especially, gar- 

 den beans and potatoes have been among our least profitable crops. 

 The season has been a hard one for our farmers. Streams, springs 

 and wells are well fiUed and grass is as green as in spring. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw). — The corn crop is fairly good, but is being 

 damaged somewhat by excessive rains. Root crops are a little below 

 average. Farm stock is in fairly good condition. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Prices for crops raised for market are generally a 

 little higher than usual. Corn has been our most profitable crop and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. The season has not generally been 



