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SoutJiioick (L. A. Fowler). — Cutworms aud potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn made a rapid growth in the last 

 month ; only a few farmers have silos. The hay crop was larger 

 than for several years. Hungarian grass and oats are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops grown. Potatoes as a rule do not look very 

 promising; few have been harvested, prices high. Apples and 

 pears half crops ; peaches reported good. Pasturage is in good 

 condition. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — Potato bugs have been unu- 

 sually troublesome and nearly all fields are injured by them, some 

 seriously ; horn flies abundant. Corn has made phenomenal 

 growth, but very little shows tassel as yet ; one-tenth of the crop 

 will go into the silo. Quantity of hay somewhat larger than last 

 year, about 80 per cent of a full crop, quality below last year. 

 Corn is the principal forage crop with some oats and peas, barley, 

 Hungarian grass and Japanese millet. Market-garden crops are 

 about average in yield and price ; potatoes promise about a three- 

 fourths crop. Apples practically none ; pears a half crop ; peaches 

 85 per cent ; other fruits very light if any. The frequent showers 

 have kept feed in pastures fresh and growing. Rye a full crop ; 

 oats rusted badly, straw short, mostly cut for hay ; little barley 

 grown and that light. 



Wilhraham (H. M. Bliss). — Indian corn is a good crop, and 

 most of it will go into the silo. Hay was almost a full crop of 

 very good quality. Fodder corn is the principal forage crop grown 

 to supplement the hay crop. Market-garden crops, including po- 

 tatoes, promise, on the whole, about three-fourths crops ; no pota- 

 toes dug as yet. Apples very light indeed ; pears less than half a 

 crop ; peaches nearly a full crop ; plums half a crop ; quinces half 

 a crop ; grapes a three-fourths crop. Pasturage is in fair condi- 

 tion. Rye is a fair crop, oats rather light. 



Monson (A. H. White). — Potato bugs are very numerous. 

 Corn is growing very fast ; there are quite a few silos in town. 

 Hay was an average crop both in quantity and quality. Potatoes 

 are late and, I fear, a small crop. Fodder corn is the principal 

 forage crop grown. A few apples and pears ; some peaches and 

 plums ; quinces and grapes scarce. Pasturage is in nearly average 

 condition. Rye, oats and barley are not up to the usual average. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is looking well, but is backward owing to the cold, 

 wet spring ; a limited amount will go into the silo. The hay crop 

 was greater than usual in quantity and of very good quality. Corn 

 is the principal forage crop grown. Market-garden crops promise 

 well, and where harvested sustain yields and prices of former years. 



