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average. All garden crops have been excellent, with fair prices. 

 Cucumbers for pickles are beginning to show rust ; season short. 



Erving (Charles F. Clark). — Indian corn is in good condi- 

 tion. Sweet corn is not raised for canning. There is prospect of 

 a good crop of roweu. Late potatoes promise a fair crop, with no 

 blight or rust as j-et. There will be a light crop of fruit. Pas- 

 tures are in good condition for the time of year. Oats and barley 

 are about average crops. 



Orange (A. C. White) . — Indian corn is growing finely, but 

 is a little late, owing to a late start. Rowen promises to make a 

 good yield. Late potatoes look finely, with a big growth of tops, 

 but the yield is small. There will be a scarcity of fruit. Pasturage 

 is in normal condition. Everything is looking finely now and 

 growing well, and will do well if frosts are not too early. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — Indian corn promises a full aver- 

 age crop at present. Sweet corn is not raised for canning, but 

 the little raised is in good condition. The prospect for roweu is 

 very poor; but few good fields seeu. The prospect for late pota- 

 toes is fair ; some blight, but no rot as yet. Small crop of apples ; 

 few pears ; peaches and grapes good. Pasturage is very short. 

 Oats a fair crop; barley not as good. Crops as a whole are not 

 up to the average. 



Pelham (Johx L. Brewer). — Indian corn is in excellent con- 

 dition, but somewhat backward. Sweet corn is not raised for 

 canning, but is in very good condition. Rowen is short, and 

 there will not be much on old fields. There is good prospect for 

 late potatoes ; no blight as yet. Tobacco is little raised. Most 

 kinds of fruit are short in quantity and quality. Pasturage is 

 very short. Oats were a good crop, but they were housed with 

 difficulty. The recent showers have been very acceptable, but 

 springs and wells are still low. 



Haclley (H. C. Russell). — Indian corn is in excellent condi- 

 tion. Sweet corn is not raised for canning. Rowen will not 

 be over half a crop, as the first crop was cut late. There is an 

 increase of 5 per cent in the tobacco acreage, and the condition is 

 well up to the average, except for damage by hail in one locality. 

 Apples will be a light crop ; pears and grapes average. Pastures 

 are in good condition. Oats and barley are about normal crops. 



South Hadley (W. F. Person). — Indian corn is a very good 

 crop, and is earing out well. All the sweet corn raised goes to 

 the local market ; none for canning. Rowen will not give a half 



