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is below the average. Some early vegetables are scarce aud high, 

 while others are plentiful. Apples will be below the average, 

 with pears and grapes plenty. Pasturage is in fair condition. A 

 good crop of rye was harvested. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Hardly any damage is being 

 done by insects. Corn is about average in condition, and but a 

 small portion will be ensilaged. Hay was a full average crop, with 

 the quality never better. Early potatoes are not up to the aver- 

 age crop, price $1.00 per bushel; late ones are suffering from 

 drought. Apples and pears will be a light crop, peaches a good 

 crop and grapes a very heavy one. Pastures are looking brown, 

 and feed is short. Rye was a full average crop. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — The potato beetle is doing 

 the most damage. Corn is in fair condition, though a little un- 

 even ; but one or two silos in town. Hay was a fair crop, of good 

 quality. Early potatoes are a light crop, and bring $1.00 per 

 bushel ; late ones are looking fairly well. Apples will be a light 

 crop. Pasturage is in fairly good condition, but will soon be 

 short unless we have rain. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — Potato beetles and cabbage worms 

 are doing the most damage. Coru is in fairly good condition ; 

 little will find its way into the silo, but probably three-fourths of 

 the crop will be fed green. The hay crop was a high average in 

 both quantity and quality. Potatoes are a fine crop, and sell for 

 $1.00 per bushel. Apples and pears will be a light crop. Pastur- 

 age is in very good condition. The rye crop was satisfactory. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (F. T. Moore). — The potato beetle is doing the most 

 damage. Corn is two or three weeks late ; only a small portion 

 will be ensilaged. Hay was an average in quantity aud quality. 

 Early potatoes are looking well at the present time. Apples will 

 be an almost total failure, as the fruit and leaves are dropping 

 from the trees. Pasturage is in very good condition. 



Westfield (C. F. Fowler). — The potato beetle is doing the 

 most damage. Corn is curling badly from drought, and some 

 pieces are beyond recovery. Hay is a full average in quantity 

 and of fine quality. Dry weather has shortened the potato crop ; 

 prices run from $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel. Apples will be a very 

 light crop ; pears, light ; peaches and grapes good. Most pastures 

 are very dry. Rye was a little short and not well filled. Apples 

 have dropped very badly. 



TlolyoJce (John C. Thorpe). — Insects are doing no damage. 

 Corn is in fair condition, except on dry lands ; but a small portion 



