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large as usual. But little hay has been cut, and the prospect is good 

 for the crop. There is about an average acreage of potatoes and they 

 are looking very well. Market-garden crops are little raised here. 

 The quantity and price of dairy products are fully up to the average, 

 and good cows are high in price. Pasturage is in very good condition, 

 and the rains have kept them green. The outlook for fruits and ber- 

 ries is very good. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — Cut worms have been doing much 

 damage. Corn is improving since the weather grew warmer; acreage 

 increased. Haying has scarcely begun, but will be in full swing next 

 week; prospect for the crop good. The acreage of potatoes compares 

 favorably with former years, and they promise well. Dairy products 

 are higher in price than formerly, and good milch cows are scarce and 

 high. Pastures are in very good condition. Strawberries were a fine 

 crop but rotted badly during the wet weather. Tobacco growers are 

 through setting the plants and early set fields are looking finely. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith) . — Onion and cabbage maggots are 

 doing some damage. The corn crop has improved with the hot weather, 

 having looked poorly before its coming; acreage shghtly increased. 

 Little grass has been cut as yet; prospect for about an average crop. 

 There is a slight decrease in the acreage of early potatoes ; plants com- 

 ing on finely. All garden crops are doing well. Dairy products and 

 dairy cows are about average in yield and price. Pastures are in 

 normal condition. Strawberries are a fine crop ; all other small fruits 

 promising ; apples have set well and are doing nicely. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw) . — Cut worms, rose bugs and plant lice are 

 prevalent. Indian corn is yellow and backward, owing to cool, wet 

 weather; acreage about the same as usual. But little hay has been cut, 

 and the crop seems likely to be heavy; sunshine will improve its 

 quality. Few early potatoes are raised ; growth good, but some signs 

 of blight. Asparagus has been a light crop; other early market- 

 garden crops normal. There is not an oversupply of dairy products, 

 and prices are firm; good cows are higher than formerly. Pastures 

 are in good condition. Strawberries are a fair crop; blackberries 

 good; pears good; peaches few; apples promise only a small crop; 

 fruit trees are dying from the San Jose scale. 



Wilbraham (Henry M. Bliss) . — Insects are doing little damage. 

 Corn is two weeks behind last year in development, but the acreage is 

 increased ten per cent. Haying has not begun, but there will be a fair 

 crop. The acreage of early potatoes is slightly decreased, and the crop 

 is nearly up to the average. The quantity and price of dairy products 

 is fully up to the normal, and dairy cows are very high, bringing $50 

 to $60 apiece. The late rains have improved the pastures. Straw- 

 berries are a full crop ; apples promise nearly a full yield ; other fruits 

 normal. 



Ham,pden (John N. Isham). — There is very little damage from 



