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forage crop grown for use in the silo and green feeding. Potatoes 

 are in good condition and promise an average crop. There will 

 not be a very good apple crop. Pastures are in fair condition. 



Enjidd (D. O. Chickering). — Potato bugs are very plenty and 

 are the only insect doing much damage. Indian corn is looking 

 well ; very little if any will be put into the silo. Quantity of the 

 hay crop about two-thirds of an average crop, and quality good. 

 Corn, millet and Hungarian grass are the principal forage crops 

 grown. Potatoes are in good condition. There will be a fair 

 fruit crop, but not up to the average. Pastures are very short on 

 account of dry weather. Rye, oats and barley are about average 

 crops, both for grain and forage. 



Pelham (John L. Brewer) . — Potato bugs and horse and cattle 

 flies are causing some trouble. Corn is much improved in condi- 

 tion the past two weeks ; only a small part of the crop will be put 

 into the silo. Hay is a much lighter crop than usual, with quality 

 fair. Sweet corn and oats are the principal forage crops raised 

 and the^T are looking well. Potatoes look well, but have not been 

 harvested as yet. The prospect for fruit is not very encouraging. 

 Pasturage is short. Rye, oats and barley are not raised exten- 

 sively, but show fair 3'ields. 



Hadley (H. C. Russell). — Insects are not troublesome, except 

 the potato bug. Corn has improved very rapidly lately, but rain 

 is needed for all crops. Hay will not be a full crop. Potatoes 

 are looking fairly well. Corn is the principal forage crop raised, 

 and mainly for the silo. There will be a light crop of apples ; 

 small fruits fairly good. Tobacco is looking well, but that late 

 set is inclined to bud prematurely. Onions stand well and pros- 

 pects are good for a full crop. Pastures are in good condition. 

 Rye and oats look fairly well. 



Northamptoyi (H. C. Comins). — Potato bugs are our most 

 troublesome insect. Corn is in very good condition, having grown 

 very rapidly since July 1 ; approximately one-third of the crop 

 will go into the silo. Quantity of hay crop a little below average, 

 but quality excellent. Corn is almost universally the forage crop 

 grown. Garden crops of all kinds are suffering from drought; 

 potatoes not harvested. There will be fair yields of apples, pears 

 and peaches ; short crops of plums and grapes. Pasturage is 

 getting short, owing to drought. Rye and oats are fair crops ; no 

 barley raised. Tobacco looks very promising. Onions are com- 

 mencing to rust. All crops need rain. 



Westhampton (H. A. Parsons). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is in good condition, and most of the crop goes 

 into the silo. Hay is from three-fourths to seven-eighths of a 



