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promises well. Dairy products above the average in quantity, 

 quality and price. Individual dairies getting a higher price than 

 for three years. Pasturage above the average. Strawberries the 

 best crop we ever had. All other fruits promise well. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — The potato beetle is very 

 active, and the cut worm takes his full share of tobacco. Indian 

 corn is looking well ; acreage fully an average. Haying progress- 

 ing slowly ; crop a full average. Full acreage of early potatoes ; 

 crop promises well. Think the quantity of dairy products 

 increases yearly ; prices a little better than average. Pasturage 

 good. Outlook for small fruits not as good as the average year. 

 More tobacco set than last year, and coming forward finely. 

 Rye never looked better. Have one fine piece of oats, and 

 another badly affected with rust. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. W. Boise). — Cut worms unusually plentiful. 

 Indian corn very backward ; stands fairly well except where 

 destroyed by crows, which have beeu uuusually troublesome. 

 Acreage ten per cent in advance of former years. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about an average ; crop late. Pastures have been 

 short. Prices for butter two to four cents per pound better than 

 for previous years. The season is unusually backward. The 

 grass crop is backward in growth. On rich and new seeded lands 

 a low average crop is expected ; on out-lands very light. 



Russell (Roland Parks). — Potato bugs are doing the most 

 damage. Indian corn presents an average appearance ; acreage 

 an average. Haying progressing fairly ; light crop. Not an 

 average acreage of early potatoes ; crop does not promise well. 

 Pasturage not as good as usual. Strawberries poor in yield and 

 quality. Season backward. Apples a total failure. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — Cut worms, cabbage mag- 

 gots, currant worms and potato bugs are doing faithful work. 

 Indian corn is of good color with even stand, but is small for this 

 date ; acreage about the same as last year. Few have begun hay- 

 ing. Recent seeding on good lands a fine crop ; old lands light, 

 but may improve with present rains. Acreage of early potatoes 

 less than the past two years ; now in blossom with full stand. 

 Dairy products full average quantity, with price about as last 

 year. Springfield Co-operative Milk Association paying about 

 one-fourth cent per quart more than last year. Pasturage in good 

 average condition. Strawberries below the average. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis). — Potato bugs are more numerous 

 than usual, and rose bugs are eating the grapes badly. Indian 



