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rapidly during the past hot weather, both making a very healthy 

 growth. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — Insects are not especially 

 numerous, but there are some potato bugs and cabbage maggots. 

 Corn has made rapid growth, and is now up to the normal ; 60 per 

 cent of the ci*op will go into the silo. Quantity of the hay crop 

 three-fourths of the normal ; quality first class and secured in good 

 condition. Little is raised for forage except corn. Market- 

 garden crops good and prices satisfactory to date. Apples, pears 

 and plums promise fair yields ; peaches and grapes considerably 

 winter-killed. Pasturage is normal for the time of year, though 

 rather dry^. Rye and oats are normal crops. 



Northfield (T. R. Callender). — There is the usual damage by 

 the potato beetle. Corn is in fine condition and making unusual 

 growth ; about one-fifth of the crop is raised for the silo. The hay 

 crop was below the normal, owing to the early drought. Corn, 

 barley and oats are the principal forage crops grown. All garden 

 crops are in excellent condition and have yielded well. Apples 

 promise a fair crop for the off year. Pasturage is in fairly good 

 condition. Rye, oats and barley are fully up to the average. 

 Cucumbers for pickling promise a bumper yield ; picking just 

 begun. 



Erviyig (Chas. F. Clark). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is looking well, and but a small proportion of 

 the crop will go into the silo. There was a fair crop of hay of 

 good quality. Forage crops of any kind are but little raised. 

 Market-garden crops are in good condition. There will be a light 

 crop of all kinds of fruit. Pasturage is in good condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley are about average crops, both for grain and 

 forage. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Potato and squash bugs are 

 very plenty. Corn looks promising ; about half the crop goes 

 into the silo. Quality of hay crop good, but yield rather light. 

 Corn, Hungarian grass and peas and oats are the principal forage 

 crops and are in fair condition. Potatoes are looking well, but 

 none have been harvested. There will be light yields of apples, 

 pears and peaches. Pastures are suffering from dry weather. 

 Rye, oats and barley are full average crops, both for grain and 

 forage. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



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

 damage. Indian corn is in good condition. There was not a full 

 crop of hay, but it was of good quality. Corn is the principal 



