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Northampton (D. A. Horton). — Potato bugs are doing the 

 most damage. Indian corn is looking very well. Haying began 

 one week earlier than usual. Early potatoes look very well. Early 

 market garden crops have been good and prices have ruled high. 

 Dairy products are about as last year ; stock is looking well. 

 Tasturage is good. Strawberries yielded well and blackbeiTies 

 look well. 



Chesterfield (Hokatio Bisbee). — Potato bugs are numerous. 

 Corn is backward but is doing well now ; ordinary acreage. Not 

 much hayiug done yet and the crop will not be heavy. Dairy 

 products are average in quantity and prices somewhat below aver- 

 age. Pastures and stock are looking well. Early cold dry weather 

 damaged all planted crops and made them uneven and backward. 

 Some fields of grass suffered from frost so that they will not head. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Tolland (F. T. Mooke.) — Potato bugs are doing the most dam- 

 age. Indian corn is late but growing well now ; acreage increased. 

 Very little haying done and the crop short. Early potatoes did 

 not come up well. Dairy products are full in quantity with the 

 price lower than usual. Pasturage good. It is very dry and rain 

 must come soon or all crops will be short. 



W^st Springfield (N. T. Smith). — The early potato bugs were 

 kept in check by a very lively steel-blue beetle which killed large 

 numbers. Corn has grown very rapidly and is looking finely ; slight 

 increase in acreage. Little haying done because of poor weather ; 

 about a three-fourths crop. Early potatoes increased 10 per cent 

 in acreage, looking well but now need rain. Early mai'ket garden 

 crops suffered first from dry and cold Aveatlier and are now suffer- 

 ing from heat and drought. Dairy products are ahead of last year 

 in quantity and lower in price ; stock in good health. Pasturage is 

 below average because of drought and grubs. All berries and fruits 

 except peaches are promising. 



Agawavi (R. De Witt). — The potato bug is plenty but web 

 worms are scarce. Hayiug is just beginning and the crop is below 

 the average. The volume of milk is larger and the price less than 

 last year. It looks like a good crop of peaches in spite of predic- 

 tions to the contrary. 



Hampden (John N. Isiiam). — Squash and potato bugs are do- 

 ing the most damage. Indian corn is growing finely, acreage full 

 average. Haying has just commenced ; crop light on dry land but 

 new seeded is good. Early potatoes have an increase in acreage 

 of one-fifth and promise a good crop. Dairy products are a full 



