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Hay compares very favorably with former years in quantity and 

 quality. Corn is the principal forage crop, but oats, barley and 

 roots are raised to a limited extent. Potatoes are not yet fully 

 matured for market ; price 30 cents per peck. Apples abundant ; 

 otherwise a shortage of all fruits except grapes, which being late 

 may not ripen well. Pasturage is in No. 1 condition. Less grain 

 crops were planted than usual owing to the cold, wet spring. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — Potato bugs are present, but 

 give no serious trouble. Corn is fairly good ; perhaps one-third 

 of the crop will be used for ensilage. There was an average 

 hay crop of fair quality. Corn is the principal forage crop grown, 

 with some oats and Hungarian grass. There will be a fair crop 

 of apples ; other fruit not much raised. Rye, oats and barley are 

 good crops. Potatoes look finely. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Chester (C. Z. Inzell). — Indian corn is backward; about half 

 the crop goes into the silo. Hay is not quite as heavy a crop as 

 that of last year. Corn, oats and barley are the principal forage 

 crops grown to supplement the hay crop and for the silo. Potatoes 

 are looking well, but not many have been dug as yet. Apples 

 promise to be a good crop. Pastures are in good condition. 



Tolland (Eugene M. Moore). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Where good seed was used the corn crop is about up to 

 the average. There will be about the usual quantity of hay of 

 good quality. Corn is the forage crop in this locality and is 

 generally in fine condition. Potatoes are looking fine with a 

 heavy growth of tops ; not many dug as yet. Apples are dropping 

 badly ;, there will be quite a quantity of grapes and cranberries 

 this j'ear. Pastures are in average condition. Rye is extra good 

 and oats and barley above the average. 



Granville (Joseph Welch). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. Corn is looking very well ; about 20 per 

 cent of the crop used for ensilage. Hay is not more than a two- 

 thirds crop, having winterkilled badly. Oats, barley and corn 

 are the principal forage crops grown. Potatoes are looking finely, 

 but are late, none having been dug as yet. The apple crop is 

 better than last year, but will not be as large as that of 1902. 

 Pastures are in very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are 

 little raised for grain. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Indian corn is looking well 

 but is a little late ; about one-third of the crop is grown for en- 

 silage. Hay is a good crop as regards both quantity and quality. 

 Corn, oats and peas, Hungarian grass and cow peas are the princi- 



