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Granville (Joseph Welch). — The present is a normal season. 

 The condition of pastures and mowings is 100, but that of fall 

 seeding is only 50, as this did not winter well. The bloom of fruits 

 was: apples, pears and small fruits, 100; peaches, 50; plums, 25. 

 None have been damaged by frosts. Most injuiy is being done by 

 tent caterpillars. Two-thirds of planting is already done; this is 

 one-third above the average year. Help is so scarce that we con- 

 sider any help good. Very little is emploj-ed by the month; their 

 wages are $1.75. The acreage of corn and potatoes will be in- 

 creased one-fourth. "We do not have more than half as many small 

 bii'ds as we had ten years ago, but we have a full crop of de- 

 structive deer. 



West Spritigfield (T. A. Rogers). — The season is about ten days 

 early. Nearly everything started early, especially grass, but the 

 cold winds and frosts of May have checked growth somewhat. Pas- 

 tures, mowings and fall seeding are in normal condition. All fruits 

 bloomed fuU. Frosts damaged peaches and strawberries. Injury 

 from tent caterpillars and cutworms appears to be the most serious. 

 Of planting, 75 per cent was done on ?klay 24. This is about the 

 average. Farm help is scarce, and 20 to 25 per cent only is good. 

 There will be an increase of 10 per cent in acreage of com and 25 

 per cent in acreag:e of potatoes. English sparrows are driving 

 away robins and other song birds. 



Hampden (E. Xortox Davis). — The season started in two weeks 

 earlier than normally, but the freeze set it back seriously. Pastures 

 and mowings are in 75 per cent condition; fall seeding wintered in 

 good shape, and is 95 per cent of the normal in condition. The 

 bloom of fruits was : apples, 75 ; pears, peaches and small fruits, 90 ; 

 plums, 95. Many peach orchards have lost the entire crop by 

 frost, and the yield of others has been badly reduced. Apples and 

 plums on low lauds were alniost entirely destroyed, as were straw- 

 berries. The most obvious damage is being done by tent caterpil- 

 lars, but the San Jose scale, leaf rollers, bud moths and cutworms 

 are also doing injui-y. Of planting, 40 per cent, is already done, 

 which is below the average. Farm help is scarce and none of it is 

 good help, as no one seems to bo satisfied with it. Day wages with- 

 out board are |1.75 for nine hours. The Hampden County Improve- 

 ment League is commencing work in co-operative buying, and is 

 meeting with success so far. 



Wilbraham (H. M. Bliss). — This season compares favorably 

 with a normal. The condition of pastures and mowings is 88. Fall 

 seeding wintered well and its condition is 90. The bloom of fraits 

 was: apples, 95; pears, 100; peaches, 95; plums, 90: small fruits, 

 85. Peaches have suffered from frosts. Twenty-five per cent of 

 the planting is done; this is below the usual amount. The scarcitv 



