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HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. W. Boise). — Corn is a poor crop, almost a total 

 failure. The prospect for rowen is good, and there should be 

 fully 25 per cent more secured than usual. Potatoes are a full 

 normal crop, with no blight or rot. Apples and pears are above 

 the normal for the oflf j'ear. Pasturage is in extra good condition. 

 Oats and barley are about 90 per cent of normal crops. Very 

 few of our farmers, perhaps 10 per cent, give poultry the care it 

 should have for good results. Much hay yet remains to be cut, 

 and it is more like rowen than hay and requires much time to 

 cure. 



Tolland (E. M. Moore). — Indian corn is very poor and late. 

 Rowen will be a good average crop. Potatoes have blighted, and 

 are rotting somewhat. The apple crop will be a light one ; some 

 pears ; no grapes ; quite a good crop of cranberries. Feed is 

 getting short in pastures. A very small proportion of our fax'mers 

 give poultry the attention it should have for good results. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — Indian corn is backward. Rowen 

 is a better crop than the usual average. Late potatoes are not as 

 good as the early crop, and in many cases will yield poor returns. 

 Acreage of tobacco about the same as usual, and condition below 

 normal, but much better than that in the near-by towns. There 

 is very little fruit of any kind. Pasturage is in good condition. 

 Oats and barley compare favorably with former years. The pro- 

 portion of our farmers who give poultry the care it should have for 

 good results is less than 5 per cent. 



West Springfield (J. N. Bagg). — Corn is in good condition, 

 and is a rank crop on good land. Rowen will be better than a 

 normal crop. The prospect is good for late potatoes, with no 

 blight or rot and few potato bugs. The acreage of tobacco is less 

 than usual. Apples and peaches light ; pears and grapes good. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Oats and barley have been fair 

 crops for forage ; none grown for grain. But a small proportion 

 of our farmers give poultry the care it should have for good results. 



Ludloio (C. B. Bennett). — Indian corn is in very poor condi- 

 tion. The prospect for the rowen crop is good. Potatoes will 

 give a fair crop, if they do not rot. There will be no fruit of any 

 kind. Pastures are in good condition. Oats and barley are about 

 normal crops. About half our farmers give poultry the attention it 

 should have for good results. A large hay crop has been gathered, 

 in first-class shape. 



Wilhraham (H. M. Bliss), — Indian corn is backwaid, and will 

 be a very light crop. Rowen will be nearly a normal crop. The 



