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pr()l)ablj below the average. Pastures on iii:)lands arc drying up, l)ut 

 lowlands are looking better. Rye is a large yield, oats backwai'd, but 

 little barley raised. Tobacco is looking fairly well. 



Wcsthmitpton {Y. A. Bkidgman). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. Corn is in good condition and three-fourths of 

 the crop will go into the silo Hay was a large crop and of extremely 

 good quality. Fodder corn and Hungarian grass are th<( principal 

 forage crops. Apples, pears and grapes are fair crojjs. Pasturagt; is 

 in very poor condition, but would have been good if the pastures had 

 not been so brushy. Potatoes iiromise only a light crop. 



Chesterfield (Horatio P>isi'.ee). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is in fairly good condition and but a small jjart goes into the 

 silo. Hay was a very large crop of fine quality. But little is being 

 done in the way of forage crops beside corn. The apple cro^ is not a 

 lai'ge one this year in this locality. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Potatoes are not very promising, the tops being rather light. Rye, oats 

 and barley promise well. 



G^osAcw (Alv AN Bakrus). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is late and much of it will be used for fodder green or dry. The 

 quantity and quality of the hay crop were never better. Fodder corn is 

 about the only foi'age crop raised. Potatoes have not yet matured and 

 but little is done at market gardening. The prospect was poor for all 

 kinds of fruit from the start and a severe hailstorm has also done them 

 much damage. Pasturage is in'first class condition. Rye, oats and bar- 

 ley ai"e about average crops. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Chester (P. M. Adzima). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn promises about an average crop ; about two-thirds of it will 

 go into the silo. The hay crop is a third larger than usual and is of 

 good quality. Sweet corn and Hungarian grass are the principal forage 

 crops grown. Market-garden crops are in good condition ; pi-ospect 

 good for }jotatoes though but few have been harvested as yet The pros- 

 pect is very good for all kinds of fruits. Pastures are in average condi- 

 tion. Rye, oats and l)arley are but little raised. 



Tolland (Fi. M. Moore). — Potato bugs have been somewhat trouble- 

 some. Corn has a good color and is looking well ; only a small propor- 

 tion of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is unusually large 

 and of good quality. Millet is the principal forage crop and is looking 

 fairly well. Early i)otatoes are yielding well and bring a larger price 

 than usual. Apples are dropping badly and the prospect for all kinds 

 of fruit is poor Pastures are in pretty good condition though getting 

 somewhat dry. Rye, oats and barley will be light crops. 



Oranville (Joseimi Welch). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is looking finely ; no silos in this vicinity. The hay crop is the 

 largest in years and of the finest quality. Fodder corn is the only forage 

 crop raised antl not much of that. The crop of fruit of all kinds will be 

 li^ht. Pasturage; is in gootl condition. Rye, oats and barley are little 

 raised for grain, but considerable barley and oats are cut and cured for 

 winter use. 



West Sjiringfield (T. A. RoGFAis). — Potato bugs and onion maggots 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn is looking Avell ; only a small pro- 

 portion will go into the silo. The hay crop was never larger or of 

 better quality. Fodder corn and oats and peas arc tlu; princiijal forage 

 crops grown. Nearly all market-garden crops have done well, except 

 potatoes, which were injured by the hot, dry weather. Apples dropping 

 badly ; pears, plums, quinces and grapes looking fairly well ; no peaches 

 or cranberries to speak of. Pastures are short and dry at present; 



