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vicinity use the silo, which is an even smaller number than ten years 

 ago. 



Greemvich (Walter H. Glazier). — Potato bugs have been very 

 troublesome. Corn is looking well, but is backward on account of 

 dry weather. A fair crop of fine quality hay has been harvested. 

 Some millet and Hungarian are raised as forage crops. The dry 

 weather has injured the potatoes. Other market-garden crops not 

 much grown. Pastures have been much injured by the dry weather. 

 Some rye is gTown for grain and oats for forage; condition of both 

 very good. There are only a few silos in town and not all are in 

 use. We had a good rain the 21st, the first since May 30. Deer 

 are doing much damage in gardens, doing most of this during tlie 

 night. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Russell (E, D. Parks). — The potato beetle and tent caterpillar 

 are doing more damage than any other insects. Corn is looking 

 good, having improved much the past two weeks. About an average 

 crop of good quality hay. Oats as a forage crop are not in very 

 good condition on account of dry weather. The fruit prospect, as a 

 whole, is not very bright. Pastures are very dry. There will be 

 a short crop of rye, oats and barley on account of the dry season. 

 About twenty acres of new orchard have been set. About one 

 farmer in sixteen has a silo, which is no increase over ten years ago. 



West Spring-field (T. A. Rogers). — Potato bugs and squash bugs 

 are much in evidence. The corn is two weeks late, but looking fairly 

 well: about one-fourth of the crop is grown for ensilage. Hay crop 

 about normal. Grown as forage crops, oats are poor and corn late. 

 Market-garden crops about normal in yield and price; hardly any 

 potatoes dug yet. The prospect for fruit is as follows: apples 

 poor; pears poor; peaches none; plums poor; quinces scarce; grapes 

 poor. Pasturage is very short. About one farmer in ten makes 

 use of the silo. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw). — Not as much insect damage as usual. 

 On fertile fields there was a good crop of fine quality hay. As 

 forage crops corn is most grown, and rye, oats, wheat and millet 

 are also used, all being in good condition. Market-garden crops are 

 all coming along in good shape now. Potatoes look good. Fruit 

 prospect: apples fair; pears none; peaches none; plums scarce; 

 grapes good. Pasturage improving since the rain. Rye and oats 

 in fair condition. No new orchards have been set and the scale is 

 doing much damage in old orchards. About one-half of the farmers 

 in this locality have silos, which is about the same number as ten 

 years ago. 



Hampden (John N. Isham). — Potato beetles doing the most 

 damage. Corn is late, but is growing so fast since the rain that it 



