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HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford (E. "W. Boise) . — Corn nearly a full crop and sound 

 but ears smaller than usual ; stover a good growth. Rowen and 

 fall feed almost a total failure. Hardly any fall seeding done, as 

 excessive dryness of the soil prevented plowing. Potatoes about 

 85 per cent in quantity, Al in quality. Recent rains have helped 

 root crops and they are all growing fast. Apples now being gath- 

 ered ; full yield of good quality. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers). — Indian corn is about three- 

 fourths of a full crop. Rowen is 20 per cent of an average crop ; 

 fall feed improving and about three-fourths of the usual amount. 

 An average amount of fall seeding done ; drought prevented it 

 from coming up, some pieces did not come at all, as a whole it 

 looks bad. Onions a three-fourths crop ; more than half blighted 

 about August 1 when half grown. Potatoes about 60 per cent of 

 a crop ; quality first-class. Beets and mangolds fair ; turnips 

 about one-half ; failed to come. Most orchards have borne well 

 but apples have fallen off badly so that there will be one-half wind- 

 falls in many orchards. 



Agawam (R, DeWitt) . — Indian corn a little below average but 

 good. Rowen and fall feed not up to the usual average. Less than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding done on account of drought. Onions 

 not an average crop because of lack of rain. Potatoes of good 

 quality but far below the average yield. Seed in the ground 

 from four to six weeks has come up since the rain. 



Hampden (John N. Isham). — Corn about three-fourths of an 

 average crop. No rowen unless on moist land ; fall feed less than 

 usual. Average amount of fall seeding done but starting slowly 

 and very uneven. Very few fields of onions are average ; many 

 fields failures owing to drought and maggots ; no scullions. Pota- 

 toes far below average in yield but quality very fine. But few 

 good pieces of turnips ; other roots fair crops. Apples little more 

 than half a crop ; no cranberries. 



Brimfiekl (S. W. Brown). — Corn equal to an average crop. 

 Next to no rowen and fall feed. The average amount of fall seed- 

 ing has been done but is so dry that it does not show yet. Early 

 potatoes average, late ones not. Prospect for root crops poor. 

 Apples a poor crop. Much more fall seeding will be done now 

 that the drought is broken. 



Monson (A. H. White) . — Indian corn very near an average 

 crop. Rowen and fall feed very far from the usual standard. 

 The average amount of fall seeding has been done but the ground 

 was so dry that it has been slow in coming. Onions not an aver- 



