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set heavily; peaches, very few; strawberries, very short crop; rasp- 

 berries and blackberries, promising. The apple trees in this town 

 are mostly dead. 



East Longmeadow (John L, Davis). — The codling moth, potato 

 beetle, tent catei'pillar, cutworm, wire worm and squash bug are 

 the most injurious insects. The condition of Indian corn is 80; its 

 acreage is 90. Haying has begun and there is prospect for a 60 per 

 cent crop. The early potato acreage is about normal; prospect for 

 the early crop is 75; that for the late potato crop, 100. In yield, 

 early market-garden croj^s are 80 ; in price, 10 per cent higher than 

 normal; the prospect for those not harvested is 100. The daiiy 

 cow supply shows an increase of 10 per cent, and milk production 

 has been increased in the same degree. The wholesale price paid 

 for milk per 10-quart can is 4^4 cents per quart, which is the same 

 as last year. Pastures are in 80 per cent condition. The fruit out- 

 look is: apples and pears, 50; peaches. 20; plums, 40; strawberries, 

 GO. Frosts on about June 10, for two nights in succession, damaged 

 beans, peas, tomato plants, some corn and potatoes and also straw- 

 berries. 



Wilbraham (H. M. Bliss). — The condition of Indian corn is 

 75 to 80. The acreage is 90. Farmers have not begun haying; the 

 hay crop prospect is 85 to 90. Compared with normal the acreage 

 of early potatoes is 80 per, cent, being an increase of 5 per cent 

 over last year; crop prospect is 90. Early market-garden crops, in 

 comparison with normal, are about 85. The supply of dairy cows 

 has decreased 25 per cent over one year ago, with a corresponding 

 decrease in the production of milk, cream and butter. The whole- 

 sale price of milk is 35 cents per can, 8 cents per quart at retail. 

 These prices are about the same as a year ago. The fruit outlook 

 is: apples, 85; pears, 90; peaches, 70; strawberries, 80; currants, 

 75. The temperature has several times dropped to freezing, and 

 once dropped to between 25° and 30°, doing gi'eat damage to 

 peaches. The season is very backward; some i^lanted corn and po- 

 tatoes onl}' last week. 



Monson (F. D. Rogers). — 'Potato bugs, striped cucumber beetle, 

 squash bugs, tent caterpillars and cutworm have been very plentiful. 

 Indian corn, condition, 100 ; acreage, compared with normal, 110. 

 The hay-crop prospect is 80, but no harvesting has been done as 

 yet. The production of dairy products is practically the same as 

 that of one year ago, although the number of cows is on the de- 

 crease. The retail price received for milk is 7 cents per quart. 

 Condition of pasturage, 90. The fruit outlook is : apples, 25 ; pears, 

 75; peaches, 25; strawberries, 50; goosebemes, 75; raspberries, 

 100; blackberries, 100. Frosts have done considerable damage since 

 date of last rei3ort. 



