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but the crop shows a good growth of fine quality. There will be pretty 

 light yields on all fruits. Feed in pastures is quite short, but is now 

 improving. Oats and barley are good average crops, more satisfactory 

 than usual. Celery and other late market-garden crops promise to 

 come out extra well. Grapes are showing black rot. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — Corn is above the normal in condition, 

 but two weeks later than usual. There will be less than half a crop of 

 rowen, on account of drought. There is an average crop of late pota- 

 toes promised; have noticed neither blight nor rot. Apples, pears and 

 peaches are about three-fourths crops. The recent rains have greatly 

 improved pasturage. Oats and barley are average crops. Late 

 market-garden crops are not raised for market. 



Erving (Charles F. Clark). — Indian corn is not in the best con- 

 dition. The prospect is for less than an average crop of rowen. Late 

 potatoes promise fairly well, without blight or rot as yet. There are 

 few apples; pears a medium crop; grapes plenty. Pastures are in 

 rather poor condition. Oats and -barley are about average crops. 

 Celery and other late market-garden crops are in fair condition. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greenwich (Walter H. Glazier). — Indian corn will be later than 

 usual, but is looking finely. The prospects for rowen are not very 

 good at present. Late potatoes are looking fairly well, but show a 

 little blight. Very little fruit is grown here. Feed in pastures is 

 mostly dried up. Oats and barley are not grown for grain. A fair 

 crop of hay was secured, in good condition. Corn has eared out well. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth). ■ — ■ Indian corn is in good condition. 

 There will probably not be more than half a crop of rowen. Late 

 potatoes are looking well, with very little blight or rot. Apples are 

 the only fruit grown for market, and there will be a short crop. Oats 

 and barley are average crops. Pasturage is badly dried up. Celery 

 and other late market-garden crops are not grown here. The disease 

 known as blackleg has appeared in two herds of cattle in town, and 

 seven heifers have died. 



Belchertoivn (H. C. West). — Corn is in the best condition for j^ears. 

 There will be very little rowen. The prospect for late potatoes is fair; 

 have noticed little or no blight. Apples will be half a crop or less; 

 some pears; peaches good; grapes fair. Pasturage is short. Oats 

 and barley are fully up to average crops. Celery and other late market- 

 garden crops are in good condition. The late rains have made a great 

 improvement in all crops, but pastures and mowings have gone past 

 for the season. 



Hadley (L. W. West) . — Corn promises 90 per cent of a full crop, 

 and most fields are looking well. Rowen is not over half a crop. The 

 prospect for late potatoes is fair; have noticed neither blight nor rot. 

 The acreage and condition of tobacco are both normal. Apples are 



