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average in quantity, but is of good quality. Corn and millet are the 

 forage crops grown and are in good condition. There will be but a light 

 crop of apples. Pasturage is only in fair condition. The recent rains 

 have made the prospect for the rowen crop good. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is coming forward nicely and probably one-third the crop 

 will be used for ensilage. The hay crop was from one-third to one-half 

 short in quantity and of normal quality. Oats are largely grown as a 

 forage crop, sometimes with peas. No potatoes have been harvested; 

 garden crops are late, but otherwise in good condition. Apples are 

 falling badly; few jDears and peaches; plums light. Pastures are gen- 

 erally lightly stocked and therefore are in fair condition. Oats are 

 somewhat raised, but rye and barley are little grown. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Russell (E. D. Parks). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is in very good condition, and but little of the crop goes into the 

 silo. The hay crop was about average as to both quantity and quality. 

 Millet, oats and corn are grown as forage crops and are in excellent 

 condition. There are but few early potatoes, but late potatoes are 

 looking very well. There will be a fair crop of all fruits, but they will 

 not be large. Pastures have held up remarkably well. Rye, oats and 

 barley are average crops. 



Agawam (J. G. Burt). — There is no serious damage from insects. 

 Corn is in good condition and two-thirds of the crop is grown for en- 

 silage. There was a good crop of hay of good quality. Corn and 

 barley are the principal forage crops grown and are in good condition. 

 Market-garden crojDs are good in yield and price, but late i^otatoes 

 have been attacked by blight. The prospect is good for fruit, except 

 peaches, which are light. Pasturage is short owing to dry weather. 

 Rye, oats and barley are fully up to the average. 



West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — ■ The elm-leaf beetle has destroyed 

 the leaves on nearly all the elm trees in town. Corn is unusually prom- 

 ising and 60 per cent of the crop will be put into the silo. Hay is below 

 the normal in quantity but of good quality. Corn, oats and millet are 

 the principal forage crops grown and are in fine condition. Market- 

 garden crops are about normal in yield and price. Potatoes are blight- 

 ing and where dug the yield is light. As a whole the prospect is for a 

 light crop of all fruits, though exceptional trees are heavily loaded. 

 Pasturage is short on account of drought and heat. But little rye is 

 grown, but what there is is a normal crop; oats grown for hay, good 

 growth and no rust. Beans are suffering from anthracnose and the 

 indications are that tomatoes will suffer from bhght. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw^. — Elm-leaf beetles and the San .Jose scale 

 are doing some damage. Indian corn is a good crop and half of it will 

 be put into the silo. There was above an average crop of hay of good 



