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Sunderland. — Season two weeks early. The cabbage worm is 

 doing the most damage. Good help is not plenty. Crops are 

 looking well. The prospect bids fair for a great crop of apples. 



Pastures are uncommonly good. 



W. L. Warner. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Bin ad ford. — Season three weeks early. Good help scarce at 

 eighteen to twenty dollars per month, a dollar and a half per day. 

 Crops, especially grass and pasture, are extra. This is encourag- 

 ing, it' stock would bring even fair prices. At the best, it is 

 uphill work for our mountain farmers, as our business is grazing. 

 At present time the prospect is good for all crops. Considerable 

 corn yet to be planted. Slight frost the 28th. Slight damage. 



E. W. Boise. 



Brimfield. — Season ten days early. Potato bugs are doing the 

 most damage, other insects, save the corn wire worm, not showing 

 yet. Good help not plenty. Spring opened up all right, but the 

 cold, wet weather of late has put things back, except grass, which 

 never looked better. All are not through planting yet, but two- 

 thirds of the corn is up. 



S. W. Brown. 



Chester. — Season two weeks early. Good help not plenty ; 



for six to eight months commands from fifteen to thirty dollars 



per month. Outlook better than it has been for years. Plenty 



of rain. All crops are looking finely. If we have no drought, 



the hay crop will be heavy. 



E. II. Alvord. 



Ludlow. — Season ten days early. Tent-caterpillars, potato 



bugs and currant worms are doing the most damage. Good help 



scarce at twenty dollars per month. The last ten days have 



changed the entire face of mowing and pasture. It has been very 



moist, and, should it continue, the hay crop must be good. Corn 



looks badly. 



('. B. Bennett. 



Tolland. — Season fifteen days early. Not a potato bug has 

 been seen this season, and there are very few apple-tree worms, 

 (iood help not plenty, and costs from eighteen to twenty dollars 

 per month. Grass looks well. But very little hell) is hired, as 

 produce does not bring enough to pay for help. 



F. T. Moohe. 



