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There are but few apples in this locality, and many trees contain no 

 fruit. There will be practically no rowen unless we have a warm, 

 damp fall. 



Hatfield (Thaddeus Graves). — Corn is in good condition. Rowen 

 is just recoveiing' from the effects of the drought. Potatoes are 

 pretty well dried up, and the yield will be small. Tobacco is about 

 normal, having' recovered since the recent rain. Fruit prospect : 

 apples, poor; pears, poor; grapes, a one-half crop. Pastures are 

 very bare, but are recovering since the recent rain. Celery and other 

 market-garden crops are very backward. We have had extremely 

 dry weather most of the summer, but the heavy rains within the last 

 few days have been of great benefit. 



Easlhampioti (Wm. C. Clapp). — Indian corn is growing fast, 

 and if frost holds off, will be a fair crop. Rowen on low lands is 

 not a normal crop. Prospect for late potatoes is fair; some fields 

 show evidence of blight. Full acreage of tobacco, which is of good 

 qi;ality and in good condition. There will be about a one-half crop 

 of pears and a normal crop of grapes. Pasturage, while much im- 

 proved since the rain, is stiU rather short. Oats are good, and barley 

 comes along well. Celery and other late market-garden crops are 

 late, but looking well. The interest in the production for market 

 of ducks and geese has mcreased. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — The rain of the last three weeks 

 is bringing the Indian corn along nicely, and it will be a good crojD 

 if the rain holds off. Not much prospect for rowen; it is just starting 

 up, and will be late and small. Late potatoes will be a light crop; 

 have not heard of any rot, but lots of blight is in evidence. Acreage 

 of tobacco is about as usual, but the crop is late. Fruit prospect: 

 apples, short crop; pears, scarce; peaches, none; grapes, plenty. 

 Pasturage has been very dry, but is starting now; many are feeding 

 their cows some at the barn. Oats are cut for fodder. Barley is 

 not grown. No market-garden crops raised. Ducks and geese are 

 not produced for market. The rains of the last three weeks have 

 ti'ansformed everything most reniarkably. Corn and tobacco will 

 be good crops if frosts do not kill them. Pastures will hardly re- 

 cover this fall. The fruit crop, on the whole, will be light. 



Amherst (E. F. Gaskill). — Corn is about normal, except on the 

 lighter soil; it has not advanced as rapidly as last year. Rowen is 

 much below the average, except on the best grass soils; there will be 

 about a one-half crop. The prospect for late potatoes is rather poor, 

 as the crop has suffered from drought and poor weather; blight is 

 just making its appearance. Tobacco is in excellent condition, the 

 acreage being slightly increased, especially the shade-grown. Fruit 

 prospect: apples, good; pears, fair; peaches, poor; gi^apes, good; 

 quinces, fair. Pasturage has been greatly improved by the recent 



