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dition. The usual amount of seeding has been done and it never 

 looked better. Potatoes are an average crop, after allowing for 

 rot, which is quite serious in some places. Winter squashes are 

 nearly a failure, but other late garden crops and root crops are 

 average. Apples, pears and grapes are abundant in most sections. 

 Tobacco was all harvested in good condition, is remarkably free 

 from injury by insects and hail and is curing in fine condition. 



Northampton (H. C. CoMrNs). — Indian corn is a full average 

 crop but is late. There is an excellent rowen crop and fall feed is 

 above the usual average. Onions are about 80 per cent of a full 

 crop. Potatoes are an excellent crop, but rot is very prevalent. 

 Root crops are looking finely, with a luxuriant growth, but some 

 of them are decaying because of too much moisture. There are 

 very good crops of all kinds of fruit. Tobacco is of excellent 

 growth and is curing in fine shape, and bids fair to be one of the 

 best crops in years. 



Westhampton (H. A. Parsons). — Indian corn is from one-half 

 to three-fourths of a full crop. Rowen and fall feed are up to the 

 usual average. The usual amount of fall seeding has been done 

 and is in good condition. Potatoes are from one-third to one-half 

 of a normal crop, having been cut short by rot. Root crops, celery 

 and late market-garden crops are not much raised. Apples are a 

 good crop. 



Chesterfield (H. C. Bisbee). — The corn crop is the poorest ever 

 known in this vicinity and but little will ripen. Feed is good in 

 pastures but rowen is hardly up to the standard, partly because of 

 the late cutting of the first crop and because of cold weather. 

 Potatoes are a good crop and have turned out well. There is some 

 complaint of rot, but it is not bad. Apples are of fine quality and 

 there will be a good many to send to market. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — There is not half a crop of corn 

 either for grain or ensilage. Fall feed is good ; rowen promised 

 well at first but has fallen below the average. Onions are little 

 raised. Potatoes are a much better crop than last year. Apples, 

 pears and peaches in profusion ; grapes are abundant, but will 

 hardly ripen ; cranberries below par. Beans will not be half a 

 crop. 



Cummington (S. W. Clark). — Very little Indian corn will ripen 

 and it will be a light crop, one-fourth crop or less. Rowen is good 

 except where the first crop was cut too late. The usual amount 

 of fall seeding has been done and it looks finely. Some fields of 

 potatoes are very good, while others have lost half the crop by rot. 

 Root crops, celery and other late market-garden crops are quite 

 good. Apples are a fair crop ; pears large and fine ; peaches and 

 grapes normal. 



