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yielded 100, and brought 100 per cent prices. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 80; pears, 85; peaches, 90; plums, 85; quinces, 75; grapes, 

 CO. Pasturage condition, 80. Forage crop condition: rye, 85; 

 oats, 90 ; corn also grown for forage. Grain crop condition : lye, 

 90 ; oats, 85. Four acres of apple orchards set. 



West Springfield (T, A. Kogers). — No insect damage being done 

 except by squash borers. Indian corn condition, 75, and 50 per 

 cent gi'own for ensilage. Hay crop yield, 75; quality, 100. Early 

 potato condition, 50; other market-garden crops, about normal. 

 Market-garden crops harvested have yielded 75, and brought above 

 normal prices. Fruit prospect: apples, 50; pears and peaches, 75; 

 plums, 50; quinces, 25; grapes, 50. Pasturage condition, 50. Oats 

 and peas are raised for forage to some extent but corn is the 

 crop most raised. Condition of oats, 50. Grain crop condition: 

 rye, 75; oats, 50, But very few acres of apple orchards set. 



East Longmeadow (JoHiC L. Davis). — The most troublesome in- 

 sects are potato beetles and squash bugs. Condition of corn, 80; 

 cne-third of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay crop yield, 

 80 ; quality, 100. Condition of potatoes, 75 ; other market-garden 

 crops, 70; those harvested have yielded 70, and sold at 100. Fruit 

 prospect : apples, 50 ; pears, 40 ; quinces, 60 ; grapes, SO. Pasturage 

 condition, 50. Forage crop condition : rye, 100 ; oats, 60 ; fodder 

 com, SO; millet, 70, Grain crop prospect: rye (harvested), 100; 

 oats (one-half cut), 60, Five acres of apple orchards set. Corn 

 is curling, pastures look burnt, apples are dropping badly, and 

 gardens are not yielding what they ought. We need rain badly, 



Hampden (E. NoBTOisr Davis), — Potato beetles, elm-leaf beetles, 

 green apple aphids, squash bugs and cucumber beetles are raising 

 the most havoc. Indian corn condition, SO; 30 per cent of the 

 crop gTown for the silo. Hay crop yield, 75 to 80; its quality, 

 80, Fruit prospect: apples, 40; peaches, 10, Pasturage condition, 

 70. Oats for forage is in 75 to 85 per cent condition. Rye grown 

 for grain yielded 90 per cent. Fifty acres of orchards set, — 

 mostly apple and peach together. 



Monson (F, D. Rogers). — Potato bugs and various stock flies 

 are the most troublesome. Corn condition, 90; 25 per cent raised 

 for ensilage. Haj' crop yield, 90; quality, 85. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, 25; pears, 100; peaches, 10; grapes, 10. Pastui-es are in 

 very poor condition. Forage croj^ condition : rye, 100 ; oats, 90 ; 

 Japanese millet, oats and peas, rye, and vetch are also gTown for 

 forage. Grain crop prospect: rye (harvested), 100; oats (mostly 

 cut), 90, Eight acres of new apple orchards set. 



Brimfield (F. N. Lawrence). — The most troublesome insects are 

 potato bugs, squash bugs and striped cucumber beetles. Indian corn 

 condition, 80; 50 per cent grown for the silo. Hay crop yield, 75; 

 quality, 90. Potato condition, 60. Fruit croi^ prospect : apples. 



