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pieces have rotted badly. Root crops, celery and other late market- 

 garden crops generally promise well. Apples and pears are quite 

 good crops. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Corn made an excellent growth, 

 but much of the crop is immature and a considerable proportion of 

 both ensilage and field corn was injured by the frosts of the 21st 

 and 22d. Rowen was a full average crop on early cut mowings, 

 light on late cut ; fall feed average. An average amount of fall 

 seeding has been done and is in good condition. Onions are 

 prol)ably slightly below an average crop, but on the whole pretty 

 good. Potatoes are an average crop of good quality, but rot is 

 serious in some places. Root crops excellent ; celery healthy but 

 a little backward. Apples are a large yield of good quaUty ; 

 peajs a fair yield ; no peaches ; grapes a good crop ; plums 

 yielded heavily. Tobacco is reported to be curing well. Many 

 silos yet to be filled and corn badly frozen, 



Hadley (L. W. West). — Indian corn would have been above 

 the average, but late fields were injured by frost on the 21st and 

 22d, so that there will be more soft corn than usual. Rowen is 

 above the average. The usual amount of fall seeding has been 

 done and it is in good condition. The onion crop is about an 

 average one and is selling at from 50 to 65 cents per bushel. 

 Potatoes are less than an average crop and there is rot in some 

 fields. Root crops not injured by frost are looking well. The 

 severe winter killed peaches, and the early frosts have damaged 

 grapes that were unpicked. There were fewer pears than usual 

 and apples are an average crop. Tobacco is bringing good prices. 



Granby (Geo. A. Blish) . — Indian corn is about a three-fourths 

 crop. As a rule rowen is light, though some report a full crop. 

 About the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and where 

 it was put in early is looking well. Potatoes are a good yield, but 

 are rotting badly. Turnips are looking well ; other root crops, as 

 well as celery and late market-garden crops, are little raised. 

 There is a good crop of apples and pears ; no peaches and only a 

 few grapes and cranberries. 



Easthampton (Wm. E. Clapp). — Corn is not up to an average 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual average. About 

 the usual amount of fall seeding has been done and it is looking 

 well. Onions are not a normal crop in yield. Potatoes yield well 

 and are of fine quality, but there is some rot. Beets are a fine 

 crop ; other root crops not much grown. Apples are abundant ; 

 pears, peaches and grapes not up to the average yield. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — Indian corn was a full aver- 



