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Holyoke (J. C. Thorpe). — Corn is good on heavy laud, light 

 on light land ; a small proportion used for ensilage. Hay an aver- 

 age crop of good quality. Hungarian and barley are being sown 

 to help the pastures. Apples and pears are plenty; peaches and 

 grapes about average. Pasturage is quite short from dry weather. 

 Rye, oats and barley about average crops. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis). — Corn is looking well. Hay was not 

 more than three-quarters of an average crop. Market garden crops 

 already harvested compare favorably in yield and price with former 

 years. Pears and apples a short crop ; grapes a fair crop. Past- 

 urage short and dried up. Rye a good crop ; oats not so good. 



Wilbraham (F. E. Clark). — The horn fly is the most trouble- 

 some. Corn is looking very well ; perhaps one-fifth will go into the 

 silo. The hay crop is perhaps three-fourths of an average ; quality 

 fine. Corn, Hungarian, barley, millet and oats are raised to sup- 

 plement the hay crop, and all are looking well except oats which 

 are rusting badly. Early potatoes not half a crop ; late ones need 

 rain. Apples and pears three-fourths crops ; peaches and grapes 

 one-fourth. Pastures are dried up and soiling has been resorted 

 to. Rye and barley full average crops ; oats have suffered. 



Monson (A. H. White). — Corn is growing very fast ; few silos 

 in town. Hay was a three-fourths crop of good quality. Corn 

 fodder, and pease and oats are raised to supplement the hay crop, 

 and are very fair. Market garden crops are badly dried up, and 

 early potatoes are almost a failure. Apples are dropping badly ; 

 pears are scarce ; no peaches, and very few cranberries. No feed 

 in pastures. Rye an average crop ; oats and barley shorter straw 

 than usual but filling out well. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Soiithbridge (G. L. Clemekce) . — Corn suffers for want of rain ; 

 about 20 per cent will be used for ensilage. Hay is about one-third 

 off in quantity ; quality good. Oats and pease are raised to sup- 

 plement the hay crop, but only about half a crop will be harvested 

 for lack of rain. Early potatoes almost a total failure. Apples 

 and pears good. Pastures are all burned up. Rye and barley 

 good ; oats rusted and a small crop. 



Sj)encer (H. H. Kingsbury). — Potato bugs and grasshoppers 

 are doing the most damage. Indian corn in fair condition ; needs 

 rain ; not over ten per cent will be silaged. Hay a three-fourths 

 crop of good quality. Fodder corn is raised to supplement the 

 hay crop ; condition fair. Market garden crops fair ; yield good ; 

 price a little off. Apples good ; pears small ; no peaches and few 

 cranberries. Pasturage is very short. All rye, oats and barley 

 put in early have yielded well. 



