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Middlefield (J. T. Bryan). — About a two-tbirds normal crop of 

 corn is tbe rule, nearly all of whicb has been put into the silo. 

 The rowen crop is ]iot up to tbe usual average, but fall feed is 

 very good. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, and 

 it is now in excellent condition. About a two-thirds crop of good 

 quality potatoes wUl be harvested. Prospect for root crops is ex- 

 cellent; for celery and other late market-garden crops good. 

 Fruit, yield : apples, about three-fourths ; pears, a full crop ; peaches, 

 none; grapes, a one-half crop; cranberries, a one-half crop, Fruit, 

 quality: apples, pears, grapes and cranberries, good. A very little 

 damage has been done by early frosts to garden crops on low 

 lands. Farmers are taking better care of fruit trees, but no or- 

 chards are being set. 



North Hadley (H, C, Russell). — Corn is very late, but will be 

 a full crop if frosts hold off. The rowen crop is very poor, but 

 fall feed is good. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 and it is now in good condition. The onion crop is above the 

 average in yield, but is late. Potatoes are much below the average 

 in yield and of poor quality; early potatoes were a failure, and late 

 potatoes will be much below the average. The prospect for root 

 crops and celery is good. All fruits are below the average, with 

 the exception of grapes, which are an excellent crop. Tobacco is 

 all harvested in good condition. There have been no frosts yet 

 to do damage. 



Pelham (John W, Knight). — The corn crop is hardly up to 

 normal. Rowen is also below the normal, but fall feed is good. 

 Very little fall seeding has been done at the present time. Potatoes 

 are not up to normal in yield, but the quality of the crop is good. 

 The prospect for root crops is good, and it is very good for other 

 late market-garden crops. Fruit, j'ield: apples, good; pears, good; 

 peaches, none; grapes, good. Fruit, quality: apples, good; pears, 

 good; grapes, very good. No frosts as yet. There is a great im- 

 provement in orchard management, resulting in increased crops of 

 better fruit. 



Prescott (W. F, Wendemuth). — Corn is about two weeks late, 

 is about 90 per cent of normal, and ripens very unevenly. Scarcely 

 any rowen will be cut. Fall feed is not up to the average. More 

 fall seeding has been done this year than last, and it is in a fair 

 average condition at the present time. Onions are not grown ex- 

 cept for home use. Potatoes were injured by blight and drought, 

 and the crop will be 70 per cent of normal or less; in quality they 

 are hardly up to the average. Cabbages will be a fairly good crop. 

 Very little of the other market-garden crops i-aised here. Fruit, 

 yield: apples, 80 per cent; pears, 75 per cent; peaches, 70 per cent; 

 grapes, 95 per cent. Fruit, quality: apples, 95 per cent; pears, 90 



