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Northampton (D. A. Horton). — Corn in good condition, but 

 affected some by the drought; acreage large. No rowen at all. 

 Many fields of late potatoes are blighted, but there is no rot. 

 About two-thirds of the tobacco is housed and seems very good ; 

 stood the drought well. No peaches ; apples a larger crop than 

 usual ; grapes good ; pears extra good. Pasturage is all dried 

 up, and most cattle are in the barn. Oat crop very fair ; no bar- 

 ley raised except for late soilage. Quite a good deal of attention 

 is paid to drainage ; tile drains are mostly used. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — While some fields of corn are ex- 

 cellent, others are spoiled as a grain crop, by the drought. Rowen 

 is hardly worth the harvesting. Potatoes are like the corn, good, 

 bad and indifferent. Late frosts and dry weather have made the 

 fruit crop uneven. Pastures where fully stocked early in the sea- 

 son are now worthless. Oats and barley are largely cut for feed, 

 but where matured are better than last year. Covered and loose 

 stone drains are used for drainage. 



Worthington (C. K. Brewster). — The corn crop will be short- 

 ened by the dry season. No rowen, and meadows turning brown. 

 Potatoes are a fair crop ; a little short of average. Apples nearly 

 average ; pears quite plenty ; no other fruit. Pasturage is all 

 dried up. Oats and barley are rather short. Not much attention 

 is paid to drainage. Season the driest ever known, and must hurt 

 the grass fields for another year. Many people feeding stock now. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. "W. Boise) . — Corn has a heavy growth of stover, 

 but is earing light on account of drought. No rowen to any 

 amount will be cut. Many fields of potatoes are small and but 

 few in the hill ; no rot ; tops green but are affected by rust. 

 Apples good crop ; cranberries injured by spring frosts. Oats 

 and barley full average crops. No attention paid to drainage. 

 Root crops need rain ; with it an average yield may be expected. 



Westfield (C. F. Fowler). — Indian corn is badly affected by 

 drought. Rowen is very light ; not over one-fourth crop. All 

 potatoes are a light crop, and blight seems to be universal. To- 

 bacco is mostly housed ; growth good ; and with suitable weather 

 for curing bids fair for a very nice crop of light wrappers. 

 Apples a full crop ; pears fair ; peaches light ; grapes light. 

 Pastures short and very dry. Little draining done ; I find tile 

 gives entire satisfaction. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — On good land corn is fully 

 average ; on light soil with poor culture, very poor. No rowen 

 except in valleys on naturally moist land. Potato tops all dead ; 



