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South Hadley (H. W. Gaylord) . — Corn is one of the best crops 

 ever grown in this vicinity. Rowen will be an average crop if 

 given the average time to grow ; first crop late in finishing. Blight 

 affects some pieces of potatoes but is not general ; prospect for an 

 average crop. Only one piece of tobacco is grown in this town, 

 and that is as good as I ever saw. Apples fair, few pears or 

 peaches, grapes good. Pasturage is in full average condition. 

 Oats and barley are full average crops, but are all cut green for 

 hay. Only three men in town make a specialty of hens, and they 

 report the profit from one hundred fowls to be equal to that from 

 eight or nine cows. 



Northampton (D. A. Horton). — Corn has come forward fast, 

 and if frost holds off will be a large crop. Rowen was never bet- 

 ter on good land. The indications now are that late potatoes will 

 be a light crop. Tobacco is to all appearances a fine crop and 

 is nearly all harvested. Apples a large crop, no peaches, grapes 

 fair. Pasturage is in good condition. Oats are a two-thirds crop ; 

 not much barley raised. The early drought induced many farmers 

 to put in corn for fodder, which is looking well, and quite a num- 

 ber are building silos. Most of these are built in circular form. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Corn is in very good condition. 

 Rowen is better than for two or three years past and promises to 

 make up in a measure for the short hay crop. Potatoes are not as 

 good as last year and a good deal of blight is noticed. Tobacco 

 never looked better, being fully 10 per cent above the average in 

 condition. Apples a good crop, no pears or peaches, grapes very 

 full. Pastures are in very good condition and it is not necessary 

 to feed at the barn. Oats are more than an average crop. Only 

 a very few pay special attention to poultry. 



Worthington (C. K. Brewster). — Corn is in very good con- 

 dition. Rowen is better than for the last two years. The pros- 

 pect for late potatoes is fair, but there are some symptoms of 

 blight. Apples and pears are good crops ; few grapes and cran- 

 berries raised. Pastures are in good condition, the frequent rains 

 having kept feed growing. Oats and barley are fully as good as 

 last year. The income derived from poultry is probably not more 

 than 5 per cent of that derived from the dairy. The weather has 

 been unfavorable for harvesting Hungarian grass. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. W. Boise) . — Indian corn is in very extra con- 

 dition, fully 110. Rowen is 25 per cent above an average crop. 

 Potatoes are fair ; tubers few, but of good size ; little blight. 

 Apple trees are loaded, but there is no other fruit. Pastures are 



