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with some blight. There will be a medium crop of apples, pears 

 and grapes. Pasturage is in very good condition. Oats and bar- 

 ley compare favorably with former years. Not more than half of 

 our farmers give poultry the attention it should have for good 

 results. 



Orange (A. C. White). — Indian corn is in very poor condition. 

 Rowen promises to be a good crop. Potatoes have blighted, and 

 will give but a small yield. This is an off year for all kinds of 

 fruit. Pasturage is in normal condition. Oats and barley com- 

 pare well in yield with former years. Very few of our farmers, 

 perhaps 5 per cent, give poultry the care it should have for good 

 results. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth). — Corn is very late, and not 

 maturing well ; there is some rust, and much of the crop will not 

 mature unless frost holds off very late. The rowen crop will be 

 better than normal. The prospect for late potatoes is good, with 

 not much blight or rot as yet. Apples are very nearly an average 

 off-year crop ; pears normal ; grapes good ; no peaches or cran- 

 berries. Pastures are in extra good condition for the time of year. 

 Oats and barley are rather better crops than usual. About one- 

 fourth of our farmers give poultry the attention it should have for 

 good results. 



Belchertoton (H. C. West). — Indian corn is growing fast on 

 some good fields, but as a whole is not over a three-fourths crop. 

 There will be a full average crop of rowen. Potatoes are more 

 than an average crop, with ver}- little blight noticed. Apples fair ; 

 no peaches ; few pears ; grapes fair. Pasturage is in fairly good 

 condition for the season. Oats are more than an average crop'; 

 barley fair crop. Not over 10 per cent of our farmers give poultry 

 the care it should have for good results. 



Hadley (H. C. Russell). — Corn is very late and of small 

 growth, and it is doubtful if the grain will mature to be worth 

 much. Rowen is excellent where the first crop was cut early. 

 Late potatoes are looking well; blight has appeared on some fields, 

 but is not general. Tobacco is improving very fast of late, and 

 the prospect is good for a fair crop, but not up to the average. 

 Fruit is very limited in quantity and quality. Pasturage is good, 

 and grain promises well. 



Granhy (Geo. A. Blish). — Indian corn is very backward. 

 Rowen promises to be an extra good crop. Potatoes are a fair 

 average crop, with little blight. Fruit of all kinds is scarce. 



