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one-half the crop of those who have silos will go into the silo. 

 Corn is being raised much more than usual to help out the hay 

 crop as well as for green feed. Potatoes are looking extra well 

 and those dug have given an average yield. There will be a light 

 crop of fruit of all kinds, with grapes the best. Pastures are very 

 short, but stock is looking very well. Rye, oats and barley are 

 average crops. 



Hatfield (Thaddeus Graves). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is in fine condition and none of the crop will be 

 used for silage. Hay made a two-thirds crop, of fine quality. 

 No forage crops are being raised to supplement the hay crop and 

 the pastures. Potatoes are a little late but promise fairly. There 

 will be a short crop of all kinds of fruit. There has been plenty 

 of rain lately and pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and 

 bailey are about average crops. 



Westhampton (H. A. Parsons). — Indian corn is in good con- 

 dition and three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. Hay was 

 about 85 per cent of a full crop. Ensilage corn is the principal 

 forage crop and is in good condition. Potatoes are looking well. 

 Pastures are in better condition than a month ago. Rye, oats and 

 barley are little raised. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — Indian corn is in first-class 

 condition and one-fourth of the crop will be siloed. The hay crop 

 was about 85 per cent for quantity, with the quality fine ; much bet- 

 ter than last season. Oats are the principal forage crop with more 

 than usual raised and the condition good. Potatoes promise an 

 excellent crop. Apples are 45 per cent of a full crop ; no pears, 

 no peaches, plums fair and quinces good. Pasturage has been 

 good considering the early dry weather. Rye, oats and barley 

 will make good average crops. 



Cummington (S. "W. Clark). — Potato bugs are quite numer- 

 ous. Corn is rather backward, but vigorous ; very little will be 

 put into the silo. Moist rich lands produced an average crop of 

 hay of fine quality. Sweet corn is the principal forage crop and 

 is lookiug finely ; acreage about as usual. Potatoes look very well. 

 The prospect for fruit is poor, except for berries, which are abun- 

 dant. Moist, rich pastures are doing finely, dry ones very poor. 

 Rye, oats and barley are about as usual. July weather has been 

 fine for crops where they had not been injured past redemption by 

 the drought. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. W. Boise). — There has been little damage 

 from insects as yet. Corn is in extra good condition and fully 

 three-fourths of the crop will be used for the silo and for forage. 



