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usual, with perhaps a little more ensilage corn planted. Haying 

 has not yet begun, and with rain the crop will he above the average. 

 About the usual acreage of potatoes has been put in ; very few 

 raised for market. Quantity and price of dairy products about 

 average; cows scarce and high. Pasturage is looking well. 

 Apples will be a full crop ; few pears and no peaches ; plums 

 half a crop ; strawberries are late, and need rain. 



Leverett (W. L. Boutwell). — Cut worms are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is backward, with about the usual acreage. 

 Haying has not begun, and the prospect is for a very short crop. 

 There is about an average acreage of early potatoes, and the crop 

 promises well. Early market-garden crops are about average in 

 both yield and price. Prices and quantity of dairy products about 

 average ; demand for dairy cows fair and prices good. Pasturage 

 is in good condition. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — Potato bugs and tent caterpillars 

 are doing some damage. Corn is rather backward, and there was 

 not as much planted as in previous years. Haying has not begun, 

 and the crop is very backward. About the usual acreage of early 

 potatoes was planted, and the crop is very promising. Dairy prod- 

 ucts are high, and dairy cows are scarce and bring big prices. 

 Pastures are in the best condition for years. The outlook for fruits 

 and berries is very promising. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greenwich (Wm. S. Douglas). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is looking fairly well for such a cold sea- 

 son. Haying has not yet begun, and the prospect is for a light 

 crop. The acreage of early potatoes is about average and the 

 crop promises well. Not many early market-garden crops are 

 ready for market. Dairy products bring higher prices than of 

 late years. Pasturage is not in the best condition. Currants are 

 looking well ; strawberries small and a light crop. 



Pelham (J. L. Brewer). — Potato bugs and squash bugs are 

 doing some damage. Indian corn is quite small as yet ; acreage 

 about the same as in former years. Haying has not yet begun ; 

 grass wintered well, and the prospect is for a better crop than last 

 year. Early potatoes look finely, but need rain. Dairy products 

 are average as regards quantity and price. Pastures are in fair 

 condition. Native strawberries promise a large crop. The sea- 

 son is late and crops proportionately backward. 



Hadley (L. W. West). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is backward, but the acreage is larger than in recent years. 

 Haying has not yet begun, and the prospect for the crop is not as 



