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yielding well. Apples and peaches light ; pears and quinces good ; 

 grapes heavy. Pastures are holding out finely. Rye, oats and 

 barley have all made a fair yield. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greenwich (Wm. S. Douglas). — Cutworms and currant worms 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn in good condition. Hay a 

 light crop, but a little better than last year. Fodder corn is the 

 principal forage crop. Potatoes are looking finely. All kinds of 

 fruit will be very light. Pastures are in better condition than last 

 year at this season. Rye, winter-killed ; oats are looking well. 



BelcJiertowfi (H. C. West). — Potato bugs are doing much less 

 damage than usual. Indian corn in very fine condition ; very little 

 will be put into the silo. Hay crop 25 per cent below average, but 

 of good quality. Rye, oats, corn, barley and Hungarian grass are 

 grown to supplement the hay crop. Market-garden crops in fair 

 condition. Apples light, pears good, peaches fair, quinces fair 

 and grapes fine. Pasturage is short, but much improved by late 

 rains. Rye, oats and barley above the average of former years. 

 All crops growing very fast. 



IlacUey (H. C. Russell). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn never looked better ; a small per cent will be put into the 

 silo. Hay crop 20 per cent less than usual, and too ripe when cut. 

 Fodder corn is the principal forage crop. Market-garden crops 

 are in good condition ; potatoes are coming into the market, and 

 the price is falling. Apples are fair, and peaches a good crop. 

 Pastures short, not having recovered from the drought. Rye, oats 

 and barley about average crops. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — The potato bug is doing some 

 damage. Corn is looking first rate ; a small proportion will be put 

 into the silo. Hay about a two-thirds crop ; quality fair, though 

 somewhat injured by wet weather. Early potatoes yielding fairly 

 well ; price about the same as last year. Hungarian grass and 

 fodder corn are the principal forage crops, and are in fair condi- 

 tion. Apples a fair crop ; pears, peaches and grapes good. 

 Pastures in better condition than last year. Rye and oats full 

 crops. 



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

 damage. Corn in fine condition ; not more than one-fifth will go 

 into the silo. Hay a three-fourths crop of fair quality. Corn, 

 oats and barley are the principal forage crops ; condition of corn 

 good, oats fair. The apple crop will be fair, but not large. 

 Rowen has started well, and pastures are producing plenty of feed. 

 Rye, oats and barley compare well with former years. 



