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Enfield (D. 0. Chickering). — Roweu yield, 50. Condition of 

 fall feed, 75. Per cent of fall seeding of grass, 100. Potato yield, 

 75; quality, 90. Late market-garden crop prospect: beets, 80; cab- 

 bage and squash, 50 ; turnijDS, 75. Fruit yield : fall apples, 25 ; pears, 

 100; gTapes, 50; peaches, 75. Grass and potatoes were most bene- 

 fited by recent rains. Corn was most affected by frosts, which oc- 

 curred on the 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendemuth). — Yield of Indian corn: as a 

 grain crop, 80; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 60; most fodder was 

 frosted. Rowen yield, 15; few fields yielding rowen because of the 

 dry weather. Fall feed condition, 75, having been improved by the 

 rain. Per cent of fall seeding: clover, sown only in the spring; 

 grass, 100. Market-garden crops are not grown for market here. 

 Fruit yield: fall apples, 70; pears, 105; peaches, 90 to 95; grapes, 

 85. Rowen and fall feed were improved by recent rains. Frost 

 occurred on the 10th, 15th and 16th, and injured corn, late potatoes^ 

 garden crops, grapes and several fields of millet; damage by frost 

 was great, but I do not feel competent, with present information, to 

 place it. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (Eugene M. Moore). — Indian corn yield: as a grain 

 crop, 75. Rowen yield, 25. Yield of potatoes, 60; quality, 100. 

 Late market-garden crop prospect: beets and carrots, 60; cabbage, 

 80; squash, 50; turnips, 75. Fruit yield: fall apples, 40; pears and 

 grapes, 100; cranberries, 40. Rowen has been most benefited by the 

 recent rains. Frosts damaged corn 25 per cent. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — Indian corn yielded a 50 per cent 

 grain crop and a 75 per cent fodder and ensilage crop. Practically 

 no rowen. Fall feed has much improved by recent rains, and is now 

 nearly normal. Per cent of fall seeding, 100. Potato yield, prob- 

 ably 50; in some localities the yield is fair, in others small. It is 

 impossible to state the amount of rot, as many acres have not yet 

 been dug. Recent rains have helped the late tobacco, corn fodder 

 and ensilage. Light frosts occurred on the 10th; hard frosts on the 

 14th and 15th, damaging all vegetation, especially tobacco and corn. 

 Tobacco yield, 85 ; prices, normal. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Yield of Indian corn: as a 

 grain crop, 50; as a fodder and ensilage crop, 90. Rowen yield, 20. 

 Condition of fall feed, 75. Per cent of fall seeding: grass, 75; but 

 little rye sown. Very few onions were raised, but those grown did 

 weU. Potato yield, 75 ; quality, 100. Late market-garden crop pros- 

 pect: beets, parsnips and squash, 75; cabbage and celery, 100; car- 

 rots, 80; cauliflower and turnips, 50. Fruit yield: fall apples, 75; 

 pears, 100; peaches, 110; grapes, 25. Rains helped fall seeding and 



