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price, and later ones promise well. Dairy products increased in 

 quantity, price about the same as usual ; price of good cows well 

 up with former years. Pastures are in fair condition, though a 

 little dry. Strawberries and cherries are not plenty. 



Wilbraham (F. E.Clark). — Insects are not as numerous as 

 usual. Indian corn is from two to three weeks late, but is looking 

 fairly well. Haying has begun ; newly seeded and well-fertilized 

 fields are looking well, but old and uncared-for mowings will not 

 produce half a crop. The acreage of early potatoes is about 

 average, and they promise a full crop. All early market-garden 

 crops are late, but promise fair yields and prices. Quantity and 

 price of dairy products normal ; poOr and ordinary cows plenty ; 

 A No. 1 cows scarce and high. Pasturage is looking well and 

 stock are thriving. Apples and peaches will be perhaps half 

 crops ; cherries few ; strawberries plenty ; raspberries above average 

 yield. 



Monson (A. H. White). — Potato bugs are quite plenty and 

 horn flies are troubling cows. Corn is pretty small, but the acreage 

 is rather increased. Haying has not yet begun, but the crop looks 

 well on all but poor land. The acreage of early potatoes is rather 

 less than usual, but the crop looks well. Butter is quite low just 

 now, and the demand for dairy cows seems lighter than usual. 

 Pastures are in poor shape. Native strawberries are just coming 

 into the market ; apples, plums and peaches have dropped a good 

 deal. 



Wales (C. F. Crawford). — Potato bugs are more plenty than 

 common. Indian corn is doing fairly well, with about the usual 

 acreage. Grass is a light crop, and none has been cut as yet. 

 Potatoes are looking well, and about the usual amount have been 

 planted. Early market-garden crops were somewhat injured by 

 frost. Supply of dairy products good and prices good ; dairy 

 cows a little more plenty than usual, and cheap. Pastures and all 

 grass lands are in poor condition. Apples were injured by the 

 frost, and will be a medium crop ; pears about average ; wild 

 grapes, berries and nuts blossomed full. 



Brimfield (C. S. Tarbell). — Owing to cold weather, corn 

 does not look as well as it should at this time of year ; acreage 

 about as usual. The prospect is that the hay crop will not be up 

 to the average. The acreage of early potatoes is larger than 

 usual, and they are looking well. The quantity and price of 

 dairy products and the supply and price of dairy cows are about as 

 last year. There is much complaint of shortness of feed in pastures. 

 The outlook for the apple crop is good. 



