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will go into the silo. The hay crop is about up to the average and of 

 good quality. Japanese millet and corn are the principal forage crops. 

 No potatoes have been dug as yet. There will not be over half a crop 

 of apples; very few pears, peaches, plums and quinces; vines full of 

 grapes. Pasturage is very dry and short. Rye, oats and barley are 

 not raised. The bee industry has taken on new life this summer; one 

 party has 10 hives, one 3, and several others have a hive or two. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — Potato bugs are very troublesome. 

 Corn is looking well; perhaps one-fifth part may be put into the silo. 

 Hay will fall quite a little short of a full crop, but is of good quality. 

 Corn, millet and Hungarian grass are the forage crops most raised. 

 It is yet too early to decide about the apple crop; other fruit not much 

 raised. Pasturage is getting short. Bees are little kept. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — Potato bugs are doing damage. Indian 

 corn is two weeks late and more than half the crop will go for stover 

 and into the silo. Quantity of hay crop below average and quality 

 fair. Oats, millet and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops 

 grown. Potatoes do not promise well. There will be light yields of 

 all kinds of fruit. Pastures as a rule are lightly stocked and conse- 

 quently are in fair condition. Rye, oats and barley are not above 

 average crops. There are only 1 or 2 colonies of bees in town. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. Corn 

 is looking very nicely; about one-fourth is raised for the silo. There 

 was about an average crop of hay of good quality. Oats and millet 

 are the principal forage crops grown. But little is done with market- 

 garden crops. Grapes look well, but all other fruit is below the aver- 

 age. Pastures are very dry just at this time. Oats and barley are 

 average crops; rye very good. Bees are but little kept about here. 



Agaivam (J. G. Burt). — There are very few insects at the present 

 time. Corn is a little late, but stands well, and two-thirds the crop 

 will go into the silo. The quantity and quality of the hay crop is 

 good and up to former years. Corn and barley are the principal forage 

 crops and are small, owing to 1 drought. Potatoes are not up to the 

 average in condition and none have been dug as yet. Apples good; 

 pears, peaches and plums light ; quinces, grapes and cranberries good. 

 Pastures are in fair condition. Rye, oats and barley are about normal 

 crops. Two men keep form 40 to 50 colonies of bees each. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Flies on cattle and horse are 

 very troublesome. Indian corn is looking well now, but is late and 

 drought has injured it somewhat. Quantity of the hay crop about 

 normal and quality good. Oats and corn are the forage crops grown. 

 All garden crops were injured by drought; potatoes a half crop on 

 light land. Apples are falling badly; pears light; peaches, plums and 

 grapes good; few quinces. Pasturage is very dry and short now. 



