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HAMPDEN COUNTY. 

 Blandford (E. W. Boise). — There are some potato bugs and 

 horn flies are very plenty. Indian corn extra good ; a small amount 

 will be put into the silo. Hay 80 per cent of an average crop, of 

 average quality. Fodder corn, oats, peas and Hungarian grass are 

 the principal forage crops. Market-garden crops about average. 

 Potatoes of good size, but a small yield. Apples have looked well, 

 but are now dropping badly. Pastures are in poor condition, not 

 having recovered from the early drought. Full average stand of 

 oats, and barley very heavy. The season has been very bad for 

 haying, and few are through yet. 



Westfield (C. F. Fowler). — Cutworms have been very plenty 

 and the potato bug is ever present. Indian corn above the aver- 

 age in condition. The hay crop is from 15 to 20 per cent short, 

 and the early cut was injured by rain. Corn, millet and Hunga- 

 rian grass are the principal forage crops, and are looking well. 

 Drought injured potatoes, and the yield will be light. Apples a 

 three- fourths crop ; pears and peaches full crops ; quinces light ; 

 grapes half a crop. Pasturage is very good since the rains. Rye 

 not over a three-fourths crop. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Potato bugs and the horn 

 fly are doing the most damage. Corn is looking well ; not over two 

 per cent will be put into the silo. Hay is fully an average crop, 

 having gained a third during the month. Oats and fodder corn 

 are raised to supplement the hay crop, and are doing remarkably 

 well. Garden crops generally good ; potatoes never looked better. 

 Apples are below the average. Pastures are improved, but still 

 thin. Rye and oats have done well. 



Wilbraham (F. E. Clark) . — Potato bugs have been very plenty. 

 Indian corn is growing very fast since the late rains. Hay on old 

 fields very light, elsewhere a full average. Oats and peas, oats 

 and barley, sweet corn and Southern corn, are the principal forage 

 crops ; barley will be sown next month for late soiling. Potatoes 

 promise a good yield. Apples half a crop ; pears a full crop ; 

 peaches half a crop ; quinces and grapes a good average. Pastur- 

 age is much improved and is now average. Rye a good crop, and 

 oats above average. 



Hampden (John N. Isham). — Horn flies are numerous. Corn 

 is in excellent condition and growing fast ; one-fortieth of the crop 

 will be put into the silo. Hay is a light crop of good quality. 

 Corn, witli some oats and barley, is the principal forage crop and is 

 doing well. Potatoes never looked better. Winter apples a light 

 crop ; other fruits good. Pastures green and in good condition. 

 Rye below average ; oats in fine condition. 



