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Indian corn is looking well, with about the same number of acres 

 grown as last year. Haying has not begun, and the crop will be 

 light. The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as last 

 year, and they promise well. Early market-garden crops are about 

 the same as last year in yield and price, with a good prospect for 

 later ones. Prices for dairy products are better than in the past, 

 and cows are higher. Pasturage is looking well. There will be 

 a small yield of all kinds of fruit, but prices are better than 

 usual. 



Chicoim (R. W. Bemis). — Corn is looking well where properly 

 cared for, and a good acreage is planted. Haying has begun, with 

 the prospect of a good crop. There is quite a good acreage of early 

 potatoes planted, and they are looking well. Yield and price of 

 early market-garden crops fully up to former years, with prospect 

 good for later ones. The quantity and price of dairy products is 

 good so far this season, and good cows bring good prices. Pas- 

 tures are looking well. 



Ludlow (C. B. Bennett). — Rose bugs, potato bugs and cut 

 worms are doing some damage. Corn is very backward, but of 

 good color ; acreage about one-fourth larger than usual. Very little 

 haying has been done ; new-seeded fields good, others very light, 

 but growing. The acreage of early potatoes is about the same as 

 usual, and the crop looks first class. The price of milk does not 

 vary from former years ; good cows are scarce at from SoO to S60. 

 Pasturage is in good condition. Strawberries are a light crop; 

 blackberries good ; apples will be a good crop ; no plums or cher- 

 ries ; pears few. 



East Longmeadow (J. L. Davis). — No insects are causing 

 marked injury. The acreage of Indian corn is increased one-fourth, 

 and it is looking well, except in wet places. A few have begun 

 haying, and the crop is uneven, new-seeded land being good and 

 old poor. The acreage of early potatoes is about average, but the 

 frost hurt early planted fields somewhat, and the cold, dry weather 

 of May rotted seed. Milk is from one-fourth to one-half a cent 

 higher than in former years ; cows about the same as last year. 

 Pastures are doing well. Strawberries are a good crop ; peaches, 

 pears and apples promise well. 



Hampden (John N. Isiiam). — Potato bugs are doing some 

 damage. Corn is starting slowly, but looking well, with a larger 

 acreage than formerly. Haying has not begun in earnest, but will 

 within a week, with prospect of a good crop. There is an increase 

 in the acreage of early potatoes, and every prospect of a large crop, 

 growth being very rapid. Quantity of dairy products about as 

 usual, and prices slightly higher; supply of cows equal to the de- 



