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Blandford. — Peaches not grown to any extent, although many 

 are setting out a few trees. Cows have dried off, on account of 

 poor quality of feed. Farmers in this vicinity are generally inter- 

 ested in agricultural fairs. A hard season for farmers. All report 

 hardly enough potatoes for home use. Poor quality of flush feed 

 in pastures has prevented stock taking on fat. No sales of stock, 

 and prices are low. Cannot readily dispose of our beef. Offering 

 to sell, one is met with the answer : " Can purchase the refrigera- 

 tor beef better." What shall we do? But one way seems clear to 

 me, and that is to drop party (politically), form a farmers' league, 

 stand by each other, and put down trusts and monopolies. 



E. W. Boise. 



Monson. — Milk very poor and price low. Farmers in this 

 vicinity are not very much interested in agricultural fairs. The 

 season has been noted for excessive moisture, which has been far 

 better for rye and new-seeded grass lands than for harvesting 

 crops. 



A. H. White. 



Tolland. — Peaches are not grown to any extent in this vicinity ; 

 too cold. Too wet for a full flow of milk, and the price has been 

 very low. We are too far from show grounds for our farmers to 

 be generally interested in agricultural fairs. It has been a very 

 hard season. Grass suffered largely for want of cutting and no 

 weather to dry it. It still holds wet and stormy, and no chance 

 to gather late crops. Farmers in this section feel pretty blue. 



F. T. Moore. 



West Springfield. — Few peaches grown, except for home use ; 

 but the outlook is fair for success in the future cultivation of this 

 fruit. Butter is abundant and cheap. I think farmers in this 

 vicinity are not generally interested in agricultural fairs. They 

 have forgotten the principles, and go for the premiums or the 

 amusements. Cutting off all the State bounty would show who 

 were philanthropists. No frosts here yet, but plenty of rain. 

 Every storm clears off warm. 



J. N. Bagg. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Amherst. — About forty baskets of peaches grown in this vicin- 

 ity this season ; price, $2 per basket. Outlook for success in the 



