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usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is looking well. 

 Potatoes are fully normal in yield and quality. Root crops and late 

 market-garden crops are little grown except for family use. Apples 

 and pears fair average crops; peaches and grapes below average. No 

 frost yet on uplands, a little in low places. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greemvich (Walter H. Glazier). — Indian corn is mostly in the 

 shock and is a fine crop. There is very little rowen. The weather has 

 been so dry that but little fall seeding has been done. Potatoes are a 

 good crop of fine quality. Root crops and late market-garden crops 

 are only grown in a small way. No frosts to do damage to crops as 

 yet. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth). — Corn is a full average crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not quite average, but faU feed is coming on 

 well now. Verj^ little fall seeding has been done as yet. Potatoes are 

 a full average crojD. Root crops are grown onlj^ for stock feed and are 

 a fair crop. Apples promise a fair crop; pears good; no peaches to 

 speak of; grapes fair. Wells and springs are going dry and the drought 

 is becoming serious. No frost of any account as yet. 



Amherst (Prof. Wm. P. Brooks). — Indian corn is somewhat above 

 the average of recent years. Rowen and fall feed are up to the average 

 on the better soils, but are poor on light soils. The usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and it has started well. Onions are much 

 below the normal, not to exceed three-fifths of last year's yield. Late 

 market-garden crops are hardly average; celery and cauliflower 

 especially poor, on account of bad weather for transplanting. Apples 

 are a fair crop; pears abundant; peaches and grapes abundant. No 

 frost as 3'-et. 



Hadley (L. W. West). — Indian corn is a normal crop. Rowen is a 

 Ught crop and fall feed is short. The usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done and early seeding looks well. The acreage of onions has 

 increased, but the yield per acre is about three-fourths that of last 

 year. Root crops and late market-garden crops are in need of rain. 

 Potatoes are above normal in yield and of good quality. The drought 

 is severe and rain is much needed. No frost as yet. 



South Hadley (W. F. Person). — There is a good crop of corn. 

 Rowen and fall feed are not up to the usual average. A large acreage 

 of fall seeding has been put in and looks well. Onions are little grown 

 and are a light crop. Potatoes compare well with a normal crop and 

 are of good quality. Root crops and celery look well. Apples are a 

 small yield; pears and grapes good. There has been no frost as yet. 



Westhampton (Levi Burt) . — Corn is fully up to the average. 

 Rowen and fall feed are below the usual average; not a two-thirds 

 crop of rowen. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done and 



