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few days ; half the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is 

 fully an average in quantity, but will hardly be average in quality. 

 Very little is raised for forage except corn, and no more has been 

 put in than usual. Potatoes are looking well ; other market-garden 

 crops below average in yield but have brought good prices. There 

 will be a light apple crop, but the prospect is very poor for other 

 fruits. There is plenty of feed in pastures, but it is not very good. 

 Practically no rye, oats or barley are raised. Tobacco is late and 

 the early set is spindling and cannot make anything but a light 

 crop ; the later set is looking much better. Onions are improving 

 and should make nearly an average crop. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — Potato bugs and cut worms are doing 

 some damage. Corn is very backward ; about half the crop is 

 raised for ensilage. Hay is about a normal crop, but is somewhat 

 backward. Hungarian and oats are the principal forage crops and 

 there is every prospect that they will make a large growth. Po- 

 tatoes are selling for Si. 50 per bushel; few other market-garden 

 crops are ready for the market. Apples promise a normal crop ; 

 peaches and plums are a failure. The continual rains have revived 

 old pastures greatly and they are in good condition. Oats and 

 barley never were better, either as grain or forage crops. 



Orange (A. C. White). — There are the usual insects present. 

 Indian corn is in very poor condition, as it came up poorly and 

 many turned it under and put in other crops ; three-fourths of the 

 crop goes into the silo. Hay is fully an average crop and the 

 quality of that cut has been prime. The millets and Hungarian 

 grass are the principal forage crops and are looking finely, with a 

 25 per cent increase of acreage. The prospect is not very good 

 for fruit of any kind. Pasturage is in normal condition. Rye, 

 oats and barley promise well. 



New Salem (Daniel Ballard). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is very backward with a poor stand ; but a 

 small proportion of the crop will be put into the silo. Haying has 

 been much delayed by rainy weather and but little has been cut ; 

 quantity much increased. Corn, oats and Hungarian grass are the 

 principal forage crops grown and the two latter are looking well, 

 with increased acreage for all. Potatoes are looking well, but 

 none have been harvested. There will be a light crop of all fiuits. 

 Pastures are very much improved by the rains and are holding out 

 well. Rye, oats and barley made fair average yields. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 

 Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Indian corn is very backward ; there are but two or 



