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Brimfield. — Corn backward, but with warm weather may have 

 a good crop. More grass than usual has been cut for the time of 

 season, but it takes a large amount to weigh a ton, as there is 

 little substance to it. Early and late potatoes promise well. 

 Oats are rusting. But little miJk sold, and that is mostly sent to 

 Boston or to the cheese factory. On account of the loss of ice, 

 the butter factory has been turned to a cheese factory. 



S. W. Bkown. 



Ludlow. — Haying is the order of the day. The crop is an 

 average one both in (jfuantity and quality. Oats will be a failure, 

 owing to rust. Rye looks well, and will be ready to cut soon. 

 Cows are beginning to feel the effects of dry weather, and milk is 

 getting scarce. Corn is of excellent color, but short. Potato 



bugs are worse than usual. 



C. B. Bennett. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Belcliertoion. — Corn rather below the average, although the late 

 warm days have made a marked change for the better. The hay 

 crop promises to be a full average. Potatoes are above the aver- 

 age, with a large acreage, fine growth and few bugs. The week 

 of fine weather which has just passed has seemed to give encour- 

 agement to men and crops alike. Most have finished hoeing, and 

 are now ready for the hay field. All crops promise well except 

 apples and oats. The oat crop blighted badly, and does not seem 

 to recover. 



H. C. West. 



Chesterfield. — Corn is rather backward, as the weather has not 

 been quite warm enough for a good growth. Do not think the 

 crop of hay will be ecjual to last year's in quantity, as the grass 

 is rather thin in this locality. 



HoKATio Bisbee. 



North Hadley. — Corn and i)Otatoes have made a good growth 

 up to the present date, but crops will be injured by the drouth if 

 we do not have rain soon. Haying commenced about the 'iSth, 

 with the prospect of a heavier crop than for several years. The 

 quality is excellent, as we had no storms to lodge or injure it. 

 Not much milk sold here, as nearly all the farmers furnish cream 

 to the butter factories. 



H. C. Russell. 



