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in corn, and it has started unusually well. Onions are quite uneven, 

 but on the average a normal crop. Potato yield moderate, some 

 rot in places, cooking quality good. Root crops, celery and late 

 market-garden crops are of little importance, but so far as grown 

 promise well. Apples are very uneven, on the whole a small crop ; 

 pears good ; peaches abundant, but small ; grapes a full crop, but 

 late in ripening. Warm weather and clear sunshine are much 

 needed for curing tobacco, onions and rowen and ripening corn. 



South Hadley ("W. F. Person) . — Indian corn is better than an 

 average crop. Rowen and fall feed are not up to the normal, and 

 the rowen crop is very late. More fall seeding than usual has 

 been done, and it all looks good. Onions are a good crop. Pota- 

 toes are about half a crop, but of good quality except that they 

 are rotting badly. All market-garden crops are good ; cabbages 

 late and light. Apples are a light crop, of poor quality ; pears 

 and also grapes and peaches are good crops, and bring good 

 prices. 



Easthampton (Wm. C. Clapp). — Indian corn is fully a normal 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the normal. The usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is looking well. 

 Onions are an average crop. Potatoes are a good crop, of good 

 quality, but are rotting some. Celery and root crops are fully up 

 to the average. Very few apples; cranberries not grown here; 

 pears have borne well ; no peaches grown. 



Northampton (H. C. Comins). — Corn is above the average, and 

 is being cut. The rowen crop is fairly good ; also fall feed. 

 Most of the fall seeding is in corn, and it is looking finely. The 

 onion crop is a full average, but good weather is needed for har- 

 vesting. Potatoes are rotting badly, otherwise a good crop of 

 fair quality. Root crops, celery, etc., are looking well, and there 

 will be full average crops. Apples are not over a one-third crop ; 

 pears fair ; peaches an abundant crop, of good quality ; grapes 

 not up to the average. The bad weather is greatly hindering the 

 harvesting of all crops. 



Westhnmpton (H. A. Parsons). — Indian corn is a full crop. 

 Rowen and fall feed are up to the normal. About the usual 

 amount of fall seeding has been done, and it is in good condition. 

 No onions raised here. Potatoes would have made a good yield, 

 but about half the crop has rotted. The prospect is good for root 

 crops, celery and other late market-garden crops. Apples are 

 half a crop, and not up to the usual quality ; peaches, pears and 

 grapes good. 



Huntington (H. W. Stickney). — Indian corn has made a large 

 growth, but is rather backward. The rowen crop is large, but the 



