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West Sprimjjidd. — Rowen will bo late and light. The corn crop 

 promises to bo about :ui average. No potato rot in this vicinity to 

 ray knowledge. Potatoes sell at sixty-five cents per bushel in the 

 field. The supply of whiter cabbage will be short on account of 

 the drought at time of setting. Grape culture has not increased 

 iu the past five ye:irs. Outlook for this year's crop is good. 



N. T. Smith. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 

 Chester field. — Rowen crop will be light. Corn is looking well 

 and will probably be a full average crop. Have seen neither rot 

 nor blight, and the indications are that potatoes will be a good aver- 

 age crop. Grape culture has not increased in the past five years. 

 The outlook for this year's crop is not encouraging. 



Horatio Bisbee. 



Goshen. — Outlook for rowen crop never worse than now. Do 

 not think the corn crop will be a full average. No potato rot and 

 little or no blight has appeared. The late potato crop is very 

 uneven. Some fields are very good with full yield ; others are 

 uneven with many small tubers having started since the recent 

 rains, and in many instances are found clinging to the to[)S of 

 vines above ground, and in still other cases the tubers seem to be 

 small with but few in a hill. Grape vines have increased in num- 

 ber during the last five years but not the fruit. This crop cannot 



be depended upon here. 



Alvan Barrus. 



HwUey. — Since the last report 4.92 inches of rain have fallen. 



Rowen will be about half a crop. Corn will be a full average 



crop if frost holds off. Neither rot nor blight have appeared in 



potatoes and the outlook for the late crop is good. Grape culture 



has increased but little iu the past five years. Of this year's crop 



some are rotting and dropping off, others are excellent. The 



tobacco crop is excellent. 



L. W. West. 



Pelham. — Rowen below the average and corn promises to be a 

 full average. Potato rot appeared about August <S. Outlook for 

 late potatoes not encouraging. The prevailing opinion is that 

 potatoes should be dug as soon as possible after blight appears. 

 Outlook for late cabbages and cranberries good. Grape culture 

 has not increased in the past five years. The outlook for this 

 year's crop is fair. Those grown are mostly Wilder. 



J. L. Brewer. 



