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in fair condition, but are not yet recovered from the drought of 

 the two past yeai's. Oats and barley are fully 10 per cent above 

 last year's crops. Very little attention is paid to poultry raising. 

 The season on the whole is much above the average. Forage 

 crops were much above the average and barns are generally well 

 filled. 



Wesfjield (C. F. Fowler). — Indian corn will be a full average 

 crop. A good crop of rowen will be cut on good land. Late potato 

 vines are nearly dead now ; early ones blighted badly. Tobacco 

 never looked better and that housed is curing down finely. Apples 

 a full crop ; grapes, pears and peaches light. Timely rains have 

 kept pastures in good condition. Poultry has taken the place 

 formerly occupied by the pig upon the farm, and with many is giv- 

 ing a much better return. 



West Springfield (J. N. Bagg). — Indian corn is in remarkably 

 good condition. The prospect for rowen is good. The prospect 

 for late potatoes is good and there is neither blight nor rot. The 

 tobacco crop is the largest and fairest I ever saw. Apples good, 

 pears scarce, no peaches, grapes and cranberries light. Pastur- 

 age is in good condition. Little attention is paid to poultry rais- 

 ing and the value of the products is much less than those of the 

 dairy. 



Ludlow (C. B. Bennett). — Indian corn is an A No. 1 crop. 

 Rowen promises to be better than usual. Late potatoes are nearly 

 all blighted and are rotting some. Apples good, pears light, no 

 peaches, grapes very plenty. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Oats and barley are fully up to average crops. There is some 

 poultry raised, but the value of the products is not more than one- 

 tenth those of the dairy. 



Hampden (J. N. Isham). — Corn is in splendid condition, 

 growing and maturing fast. The rowen crop will be more than 

 double that of last year. Most late potatoes promise well, but 

 blight has injured some varieties. Tobacco is above the average 

 crop. The prospect for apples and grapes is good, but other fruits 

 will be light. Pastures are holding out green and are in good con- 

 dition. Oats are a much larger and heavier crop than last year. 

 Our farmers generally give special care to their poultry and the 

 income from this source is more than one-tenth that from the 

 dairy. 



Wales (C. F. Crawford). — Indian corn is nearly ripe now 

 and will be an excellent crop. Rowen will make a fair crop. 

 Potatoes are an average crop ; no blight or rot. Apples and 

 grapes are very large crops, pears average, no peaches. Pastur- 

 age is getting very short now. Oats are very good and equal to 



