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normal crop and of good quality. Potatoes are looking well. 

 Apples half a crop ; not many pears or peaches. Pasturage is in 

 good condition for this time of year. Kye, oats and barley are 

 little raised. 



CuvimitiCfton (S. W Clark). — Potato bugs are by far the most 

 troublesome insect. Indian corn is rather backward, but is now 

 growing fast. The hay crop was very heavy on moist, rich land, 

 and light on sand}' soil. Corn is the principal forage crop grown. 

 Garden crops look well, but are not raised for sale here. Apples 

 are our main fruit and are looking fairly well Pasturage is in 

 very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are normal crops. 

 We have had frequent showers since haying commenced, and ha}' 

 has been damaged thereby somewhat, but otherwise the qualitj' is 

 fine. 



Goshen ( Alvan Barrus) . — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is late, but looks well, and is largely raised for the silo. 

 Quantity of the hay crop below the average, and quality good. 

 Corn and oats are the principal forage crops grown. Potatoes are 

 not yet harvested. The prospect is not encouraging for any kind 

 of fruit. Pasturage is fairly good, but, as a rule, pastures are 

 lightly stocked. Rye, oats and barley are about medium crops. 

 Hay will be overripe before it is all secured. 



Worthington (C. K. Brewster). — Potato bugs are more than 

 usuallj' pi'evalent. Corn is growing finely and promises well ; but 

 a small part of the crop will be put into the silo. Quantity of the 

 hay crop a little short of the average, and qualit}' good ; weather 

 catching. Corn, oats and Hungarian grass are the principal forage 

 crops grown. Potatoes are not yet harvested, but promise well. 

 Apples are dropping badly and other fruits will be light. Frequent 

 showers have kept pastures in good condition. Rye, oats and 

 barley are about average crops, both for grain and forage. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (Eugene M. Moore). — Potato bugs are the most 

 troublesome insect in this locality. Indian corn is about two 

 weeks late ; only a small proportion of the crop will go into the 

 silo. There is about two-thirds of an average crop of hay of good 

 quality. Indian corn and millet are the principal forage crops 

 grown. Apples and pears will be light yields. Pasturage is 

 pretty well dried up, and feed is short. Rye is a good average 

 crop ; oats and barley not up to the average. 



Granville (Joseph Welch). — Potato bugs are the only insect 

 doing damage. Corn looks very well ; only a small portion of the 



