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light frost on the morning of September 20. What few peach trees 

 there are have yielded well ; grape vines are hanging full ; pears a full 

 crop. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — Indian corn is a good average 

 crop. Rowen is about a failure, and fall feed is poor. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is in good condition. 

 Onions are more than an average in quantity and quality. Potatoes 

 are a good average crop. The prospect is good for root crops, celery 

 and other late market-garden crops. Apples are half a crop; pears, 

 30 per cent; peaches, 85. There has been no injury from frost. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — Corn has made a good growth, 

 but is very backward and will hardly ripen. Rowen and fall feed are 

 not up to the usual average. The usual amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, but it has made little growth as yet. Late potatoes are 

 coming in good, and are of good quality. Fruit is not yet harvested; 

 apples promise a rather light crop. There has not been much injury 

 from frost. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (E. M. Moore) . — Corn is from ten days to two weeks late, 

 but is otherwise an average crop. Rowen and fall feed are about 50 

 per cent below the average. But little fall seeding has been done as 

 yet, on account of dry weather. Onions are about three-fourths of an 

 average crop. Potatoes are the best crop we have had in five years, 

 and of good quality. Root crops, celery and other late market-garden 

 crops are a little below the average. There will be about half crops 

 of apples, grapes and cranberries. There was slight injury from frost 

 on September 19. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — Indian corn is a fairly good crop. 

 Fall feed is good, but rowen is not up to the usual average. There 

 has been a little more fall seeding done than usual, and it is in good 

 condition. Onions are not raised to any extent. Early potatoes were 

 almost a failure; late promise better, but are not up to the average, 

 The prospect is good for root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops. Fruit is below the usual average. There has been no 

 injury from frost. The tobacco crop is mostly housed in fine con- 

 dition; the weather has been ideal for curing, and the growers feel 

 that they have a banner crop. 



Agawam (J. G. Burt). — There is a good crop of corn. Rowen 

 and fall feed are not up to the usual average, there being but little 

 rowen. More than the usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 and it is in good condition. The onion crop is light. Potatoes are a 

 good crop, of good quality. Apples, grapes and cranberries are good 

 crops ; other fruits light. There has been no frost. The tobacco crop 

 is good. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Indian corn is half a crop on 

 light land, but is good on heavier land, where well manured. Rowen 



