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crease in the acreage of tobacco, and the best crop I ever saw 

 standing in the fields ; it is as hard to find a poor crop this year as 

 it was to find a good one last. There are very light crops of fruit, 

 with the exception of grapes. Pastures are in very good condi- 

 tion. Very little attention is paid to poultry ; almost every one 

 has a few hens, and they have to scratch for themselves. 



Erving (C. F. Clark). — Indian corn is in good condition. 

 Rowen is an average crop. Potatoes are about an average crop ; 

 no blight or rot. There is an average crop promised of all kinds 

 of fruit. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats and barley are 

 about average crops. Considerable attention is paid to poultry, 

 and the income derived from it is probably about one-third that 

 derived from the dairy. 



Northfield (T. R. Callender) . — Corn gives excellent promise 

 of a heavy crop, though it is a little late. Rowen is unusually 

 heavy, and much will remain uncut for lack of storage. Potatoes 

 are late and below the average, and are blighted considerably. 

 The acreage of tobacco is about the same as usual, and the condi- 

 tion the finest since 1892. Apples light and pairs a fair crop. 

 Pasturage is in the best possible condition for the time of year. 

 Oats and barley are not up to the average. Very little attention 

 is paid to poultry. Cucumbers for pickling are yielding well for 

 the first time in three seasons. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Indian corn is in good con- 

 dition. Rowen is more than an average crop. Potatoes promise 

 well, but there is some blight and rot, which may decrease the 

 yield. There is a light yield of apples in most orchards, and but 

 few pears or peaches. Pasturage is in fair condition, with improve- 

 ment since the recent rains. Oats and barley are good crops. 

 Considerable attention is paid to poultry. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth) . — Indian corn will be nearly 

 a full crop. Rowen is not as good a crop as last year, but is 

 better than usual. Potatoes are a light crop, with blight on some 

 fields. Apples and peaches are about two-thirds crops ; grapes 

 are badly affected with black rot. Pasturage is in very good con- 

 dition for the time of year. Oats and barley are about average 

 crops. Probably the income derived from poultry products is one- 

 fourth that derived from dairy products. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — Indian corn was seldom if ever 

 more promising. Rowen is about an average crop. Potatoes are 

 now looking well, with no blight or rot. Apples are a fair crop , 



