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Bbow uneven growth. Early market-garden crops did not Start 

 well, because of drought ; and do not grow well, because of cloudy 

 and wet weather. Milk is short, on account of drought ; cows 

 high. Pasturage is looking fairly well. Strawberries are a short 

 crop; raspberries and blackberries promise good crops. 



Agawam (J. G. Burt). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 The acreage of corn is about the same as usual, and the crop la 

 very backward. Grass is doing well now, but the hay crop will 

 be light. The acreage of forage crops will be light. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about average, and promise for the crop poor. 

 Early market-garden crops were about average in yield and price, 

 and the prospect is good for those not harvested. Dairy products 

 are a little above last year in quantity ; dairy cows about the same 

 in supply and price. Pasturage is in good condition. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis). — Very few insects as yet; not many 

 potato bugs. Indian corn was slow in coming up ; silo corn just 

 put in. Haying has not commenced to any amount. Potatoes are 

 doing quite well. Market-garden crops are about normal this year 

 in yield and price. Pastures were short until the rains came. 

 Strawberries have been plenty. 



Ludlow (Chas. B. Bennett). — There are very few insects of 

 any kind. Not more than half the corn seed came up, and the 

 crop is very poor ; acreage much larger than usual. No hay has 

 been cut, and the crop will be light. The acreage of forage crops 

 will be increased, as farmers are plowing up mowings and sowing 

 millet and corn. The acreage of early potatoes is smaller than 

 usual, but the crop looks finely. Milk is plenty, with prices about 

 as usual. Pastures are in very good condition. There will be no 

 fruit of any kind ; strawberries were a very light crop. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is very backward, on account of the weather; acreage about 

 as usual. Few farmers have commenced haying, and the crop 

 will be light. There is the usual acreage of early potatoes, but 

 the present outlook is not promising. The acreage of forage crops 

 will be increased on account of the short hay crop. The yield of 

 early market-garden crops has been below the average, but prices 

 have been high ; prospect for later ones not encouraging. Dairy 

 products about as usual in quantity and price, as are dairy cows in 

 supply and price. Recent rains have improved pastures very 

 much. The outlook for fruits and berries is not as good as usual ; 

 no peaches ; few cherries ; apples and pears less than usual ; small 

 fruits light. 



Wales (G. A. Rogers). — Tent caterpillars are doing some 

 damage. Corn came up very poorly, and many fields had to be 



