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Yield of oats, 90, and that of barley, 102. Less than an acre of 

 celery grown here. Condition of late market-garden crops, 90. No 

 shade-grown tobacco this year because there was no demand for 

 last year's crop; general condition, 95. There is only one man in 

 Hadley priming his tobacco ; it was tried by many of the big growei'S 

 last year, but they lost money on hand-picked leaves. The acreage of 

 tobacco shows an increase of 5 per cent, but the crop will all run 

 light in Aveight; it is bringing 12 to 17 cents in the bundle. The 

 acreage of onions and potatoes shows a decrease. 



Bekhertoivn (Almon L. Pratt). — Indian com condition, 70. 

 The rowen eroj^ will be nest to none. Late potato prospect, 80. 

 Fruit prospect: apples, 50; pears, 100; peaches, 50; plums, 100; 

 quinces, 90; grapes, 90. Pasturage condition, 70. Oat crop yield, 

 90. Barley yielded an 80 per cent crop. Condition of late market- 

 garden crops, 80. 



Enfield (D. 0. Chickering). — Condition of corn, 100. Rowen 

 prospect, 25. Late potato prospect, 50. Fruit prospect : ajji^les, 

 10 ; pears, 100 ; peaches, 25 ; plums, 10 ; quinces, 50 ; grapes, 80. 

 Condition of pasturage, 25. Oats was a 75 per cent cro]). Market- 

 garden crop condition, 75. 



Ware (J. H. Fletcher). — There is not as much Indian corn 

 grown for grain as usual, as many of the farmers are putting it 

 into the silo. Very little rowen. Prospect for late potatoes is not 

 very good, and some fields are very jDoor. Fruit prospect : apples, 

 not many ; pears, very few ; peaches, only a few ; gi-apes, some 

 M'ild ones. Pasturage is very poor and the farmers are feeding in the 

 barn. Not mv;ch oats grown except for feed ; some farmers are 

 sowing barley for late feed. Late market-garden crops are not very 

 good as we have had hardly any rain. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (E. M, ]\i00RE). — Condition of Indian corn, 80. There 

 will be practically no rowen. Late potato prospect, 60. Fruit pros- 

 pect ; apples, 40 ; pears, 90 ; cranberries, 80. Condition of i^asturage, 

 25. Oats has yielded a 75 per cent crop and barley an 80 per cent 

 crop. We have had the driest season ever known. A good many 

 wells and springs have failed. Feed in pastures and fields has dried 

 up. Where grass was cut the stubble is brown, 



Blandford (Enos W. Boise). — Corn is in 75 i^er cent condition. 

 Kowen prospect, 20. Prospect for late potatoes, 50. Fruit jjrospeet: 

 apples, 40 ; pears, 100 ; peaches, 75 ; plums, 75 ; quinces, 50 ; grapes, 

 80. Condition of pastures, 50. Oats and barley yielded 90 per cent 

 crops. Condition of late market-garden eroi3s, 80. Corn as well 



