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harvesting, Indian corn will be fully an average crop. The aver- 

 age amount of fall seeding has been done and it is in good condi- 

 tion. Onions are a large crop but prices low. Potatoes are good 

 in yield and quality ; very little rot. Prospect for root crops good. 

 Apple crop a little off ; pears, peaches and grapes good. 



Sovthampton (C. B. Lyman). — Corn crop never better; ears 

 well filled and no soft corn. Roweu and fall feed about the usual 

 average. Not much fall seeding done as yet, but many are pre- 

 paring to seed. Onions a very good crop. Potatoes are a large 

 yield of good quality. Roots will be a fair crop. Apple crop 

 small and fruit wormy ; pears, peaches and grapes abundant. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — The corn crop is fully up to 

 the average. Rowen and fall feed are far behind the usual avei'- 

 age. Much more fall seeding than common done, but on account 

 of the dry weather it is not looking well. Potatoes are an average 

 crop in yield, but are decaying quite badly. Root crops are look- 

 ing fairly well. Apples are a light crop, perhaps less than half ; 

 peacLes, grapes and cranberries are not much raised. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blanrlford (E. W. Boise). — Corn is fully 10 per cent above 

 an average crop. Hardly any rowen will be cut and fall feed is 

 below average in condition. Less than the average amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and the little that is in looks bad. 

 Potatoes are an average crop in yield and quality. Root crops 

 will be poor. Apples about a three-fourths crop; pears a full 

 crop ; cranberries light, owing to spring frosts. AYhile the pres- 

 ent season may be called about an average one, the outlook is 

 very poor, owing to the poor condition of mowings and pastures 

 and the small ness of the hay crop. 



Hohjolce (J. C. Thorpe). — Indian corn is about 10 per cent 

 above an average crop. There is an average crop of rowen and 

 fall feed is good where not pastured too close. Potatoes are above 

 an average crop, of good quality. Root crops promise to be good. 

 Apples not one-fourth crop; pears a full crop; peaches a fair crop 

 and grapes a full crop. 



West Springfield (N. T. S:mitii). — Indian corn is a full aver- 

 age crop. Rowen is poor except on moist land, and pastures are 

 suffering from lack of rain. Less than the usual amount of fall 

 seeding has been done and it needs rain. Onions are more than 

 an average crop in both yield and quality. Potatoes an average 

 crop of large sized tubers ; quality excellent ; some rot. Prospect 

 for root crops good, though some pieces of turnips are suffering 

 from heat and beginning to decay. Winter apples are a very light 

 crop ; peaches and pears good. 



