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Early potatoes look well, and the acreage is greater than last year. 

 The outlook for small fruits is good, with about the usual amount 

 raised. Tobacco is all set and is looking well. Onions are not 

 as good as last year, but are growing well. 



Leverett (W. L. Boutwell). — Season a little later than last. 

 Corn looks well ; acreage larger than last year. Haying has com- 

 menced, with prospect of about three-fourths of an average crop. 

 Early potatoes looking finely ; acreage about the same as last 

 year. Not enough small fruits raised to comment on. Rain fell 

 last month in time to prevent any serious damage to anything 

 except grass, and all crops are now looking finely. 



Northfield (Charles Pumeroy). — Season about one week 

 later than last. Corn not as forward as last year. Since last 

 week's rain it has taken a rapid growth. Very little grass has 

 been cut ; it is not as good as last year and on old fields is much 

 lighter. Early potatoes are not as forward as last year ; think 

 the acreage greater. The price of butter has been higher at our 

 creamery up to the 1st of June than last year, with an increase in 

 production. Apples will probably not be one-fourth of a crop, as 

 frost injured them. Pears and grapes are looking well. 



Orange (Ansel Harrington) . — Season cooler, and about a 

 week later than last. Corn is looking well, but is rather back- 

 ward, with acreage rather larger than last year. Very little hay- 

 ing done yet, and the prospect is fair for an average crop. Early 

 potatoes promise very well, and the acreage is larger than last 

 year. Outlook for small fruits is very poor. Apples in this 

 vicinity were very much damaged by late frosts. Rose bugs are 

 very troublesome. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Amherst (C. E. Wilson). — Indian corn is looking well and 

 twice the acreage of last year. Haying has commenced with 

 about two-thirds of a crop. Early potatoes promise well, with 

 twice the acreage of last year. Quantity and quality of dairy 

 products about the same as last year, with prices better. The 

 outlook for small fruits is poor. The cold weather and frosts in 

 the latter part of the spring deci'eased the product of small fruits. 

 Old hay has advanced five dollars per ton. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — Season much dryer, and very 

 changeable from heat to cold. Indian corn not large, but is look- 

 ing well. There is at least a full average acreage. Some early 

 pieces of grass are being cut, but the hay crop will not be over three- 

 fourths of last year's crop. Early potatoes are looking well and 

 a full crop has been planted. There has been a little improve- 



