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Belchertown (H. C. West) . — The crop of Indian corn is above the 

 average in value as a whole. Root crops are average crops. Farm 

 stock is a little off in condition, short pastures having told on them. 

 Fall seeding is in fairly good condition. Prices for market crops are 

 fully up, with quick sales. Corn, potatoes and silage crops have been 

 most profitable, and hay and apples least profitable. There is no 

 good reason for complaint regarding the profits of the season. Vegeta- 

 tion, streams, springs and wells are shorter than for years at this date. 



Pelham (John L. Brewer) . — Indian corn is 90 per cent of a normal 

 crop in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Young 

 stock, kept in outlying pastures, is in poor condition. Fall seeding is 

 in average condition. Prices for crops raised for market are firm 

 to bullish. Corn, rye, oats and turnips have been our most profit- 

 able crops, and hay our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, 

 the season has not been profitable. We have not yet recovered from 

 last year's drought, but few wells are now dry, and there is a fair 

 volume of water in all streams. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — The corn crop is above the average in 

 yield, as the fall was very favorable. Root crops are above the aver- 

 age; few raised here. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding 

 is in excellent condition. With the exception of cabbages and cauli- 

 flower prices have been fully average or above, notably for apples and 

 squashes. Onions, tobacco and potatoes are our most profitable crops, 

 and cabbages our least profitable one. The season has been profitable, 

 yields having been good and prices quite satisfactory. There are no 

 noticeable effects of drought; we have had fair fall rains. There is 

 complaint that the supply of labor is insufficient. 



Hadley (H. C. Russell). — The corn crop is average in value. 

 Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. 

 Prices have been high for market crops, onions selling at 45 to 50 

 cents per bushel and tobacco from 3 to '4 cents per pound higher than 

 last year. Onions have been a bumper crop, and our most profitable 

 one; potatoes have been our least profitable one. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has been a profitable one. Vegetation looks well, 

 but streams are low. 



Easthampton (William C. Clapp). — Corn was late, but the frost 

 held off so long that it was about normal. Root crops have proved 

 average yields. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding has 

 improved with the fall rains and is now looking well. Prices have 

 been about the same as in other years. Tobacco promises to be a 

 profitable crop ; also corn, hay and potatoes. Considered as a whole, 

 the season has been a profitable one. Most springs, streams and wells 

 are up to the normal. Sweet corn not as plenty as usual and higher 

 in price; tomatoes very plenty and cheap; watermelons suffered from 

 drought; apples not half a crop; eggs short and high. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Indian corn was a full average crop, 

 with an increased acreage. Root crops have given average yields. 



