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beeu supplemeuted. Pasturage has been short, but the recent 

 abundant rains have brought improvement. Strawberries are 

 especiall}' good ; peaches, plums and apples promise well, though 

 the latter did not set as well as usual. 



Hadley (L. W. West). — Cut worms and wire worms ai*e doing 

 some damage. Corn is better than for the last three years, with a 

 larger acreage. Haying has not begun, but the present prospect 

 is good. The acreage of forage crops will be increased. Acreage 

 of early potatoes about the same as usual, and the promise for the 

 crop good. Early market-garden crops are about average in yield 

 and price, and later ones promise well. Dairy products and dairy 

 cows are about average in supply and price. Pastures are good 

 at this writing. Strawberries are good, but late ; blackberries 

 winter-killed ; raspberries, plums and currants promise well. 



South Hadley (W. F. Person) . — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is looking well, with acreage about the same as 

 last year. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be light, as it 

 is heading out very short. The acreage of forage crops will be 

 greatly increased. Acreage of early potatoes about the same as 

 usual, and crop light. Market-garden crops are late, and prices 

 firm. Dairy products are about as usual in quantity and price. 

 Pastures are in poor condition, on account of the dry spring. 

 Native berries are a failure ; apples promise a one-third crop ; 

 cherries good ; currants a failure. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Cutworms are doing damage in 

 tobacco fields, and potato bugs have appeared. Indian corn is 

 backAvard, but is looking fairly well ; acreage about average. 

 Haying has not begun, and there is prospect of a light crop. The 

 acreage of forage crops will be slightly increased. Early potatoes 

 are looking fairly well, with about the usual acreage. Quantity 

 and price of dairy products fully up to the average ; good cows 

 scarce, and command good prices. Pasturage is in poor condi- 

 tion. There is a good crop of strawberries, and blackberries are 

 in full bloom. 



Williamsburg (F. C. Richards). — Potato bugs are just appear- 

 ing. Corn is backward, but looking well ; acreage about the same 

 as usual. Haying has not begun to any extent ; crop good on 

 good land, but light on poor land. I do not note any increase in 

 the acreage of forage crops. The acreage of early potatoes is 

 somewhat less than usual, but the crop is looking well. Quantity 

 of dairy products about the same as usual, with prices rather 

 better. Apples, peaches and pears are looking well, and promise 

 good crops. 



Chesterfield (Horatio Bisbee). — Wire worms are the only 



