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Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee) . — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is looking finely, with acreage fully up. Haying 

 has not yet commenced ; crop very poor. Early potatoes fully up 

 to previous years. Quantity of dairy products about the same as 

 usual ; prices a little lower ; cows all right. Pasturage in poor 

 condition from the drought both of last year and the present 

 season. More fodder corn is raised than in former years, with 

 each year a silo or two put in. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Potato bugs and cut worms are 

 doing some damage. Corn looking first rate ; acreage rather 

 larger than usual. Not much haying done ; prospect for a light 

 crop. About the usual acreage of early potatoes, which are look- 

 ing well. Early market-garden crops about average ; prospect for 

 later ones not good, unless we have rain soon. Quality of dairy 

 products good ; prices low ; stock in good health. Pastures need 

 rain, and feed does not grow. 



Northampton (D. A. Horton). — Corn is looking well ; acreage 

 increased over last year. Not much haying done yet, and the crop 

 will be less than average. Acreage of early potatoes fully as 

 great as last year, and looking well. Market-garden crops have 

 all been good, and the prospect is good. Dairy products about as 

 last year in quantity, but prices are lower. Pasturage is in very 

 good condition. Strawberries have been more than an average 

 crop, with other berries looking well. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Cutworms have been extraordi- 

 narily injurious to tobacco and onions and in gardens. Corn rather 

 backward ; acreage about as last year. Haying hardly begun by 

 most farmers ; crop very poor on dry fields, elsewhere good. 

 Acreage of early potatoes rather larger than usual, and appearance 

 generally good. Market-garden crops generally look well. Quan- 

 tity of dairy products about as last year ; price of butter low ; 

 health of stock good. Pasturage getting very short on hill and 

 dry pastures. Strawberries good, but season short ; prices low ; 

 blackberries good ; raspberries poor ; currants good ; peaches a 

 heavy crop ; apples promise well on many trees, but many others 

 are without fruit ; cherries never better. Have had no rain worth 

 mentioning siuce June 6. 



Greenwich (Wm. S. Douglas). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking quite well. The hay crop is very 

 light. Quite as many early potatoes as usual planted. Early 

 market-garden crops about the same as in former years. Most of 

 our cream goes to the creamery; stock in good health. The dry 

 weather has shortened the pastures. Fruits and berries will be a 

 light crop. 



