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crop is in prospect. Acreage of early potatoes about the same as 

 usual. Dairy products are a little below last year in price, but about 

 average ; no call for cows and where sold they are low in price. Pastur- 

 age is in fair condition, but is not up to the average. No fruits and 

 berries are grown for market, but wild berries promise full crops. 



Southwick (L. A. Fowler). — Cut worms and potato bugs are doing 

 some damage. Corn is looking well, with about the usual acreage. 

 Haying has not yet commenced, but a good crop is promised. The 

 acreage of forage croj^s will not be materially increased. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about the same as usual and they are looking well. 

 Early market-garden crops are average in yield and price. Dairy 

 products and daiwy cows are both a little higher than in former j-ears. 

 Pastures are in good condition. Apples plenty; blackberries, cherries 

 and all fruits good. Tobacco setting is finished and the crop looks 

 very well. 



West Springfield (X. T. Smith). — Cut worms, wire worms and 

 onion maggots have all been unusually troublesome. Corn looks well 

 but is backward ; acreage average. But little grass has been cut as yet, 

 and there is prospect of an average crop. There will be httle change 

 in the acreage of forage crops. The acreage of early potatoes is slightly 

 increased, and they do not promise an average yield. Early market- 

 garden crops are about normal and later ones are growing well. 

 Dairy products are fully up to the last few years in quantity and 

 price. Pasturage is in very good condition. Apples light; pears 

 full; peaches below average; raspberries, blackberries and grapes 

 promise full crops; strawberries a good cro^D, with fair prices. 



East Longmeadoiv (John L. Davis). — Potato bugs, wire worms and 

 cut worms are doing some damage. Indian corn is a little late but 

 came up well; acreage increased one-fourth. Haying is just com- 

 mencing with an average crop. The acreage of forage crops will not 

 be increased. Potatoes are about an average acreage, but came up 

 poorly and late. Price of early market-garden crops about the same 

 as last year; prospect good for later ones. Not much change from 

 last year in supply and price of dairy products and dairy cows. Pas- 

 tures are in very good condition. Strawberries excellent; peaches 

 good ; apples fair ; pears fair. 



Hatnpden (John N. Isham). — Corn is looking well with a full 

 acreage. Haying has not commenced, but the prospect is generally 

 good. Forage crops are annually increasing in acreage. The usual 

 acreage of early potatoes has been planted, but they came up very 

 unevenly. Yield and prices of market-garden crops compare finely 

 with other years; later crops growing finely. Dairy products are 

 about average in quantity, but prices are a little better than last 

 year; cows in good demand at full prices. Pasturage is in fine condi- 

 tion. Strawberries are a prolific crop; apples, peaches and currants 

 promise well. 



Palmer (0. P. Allen), — Cut worms have done some damage. In- 



