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West Springfield (N. T. Smith). — There is less injury than usual 

 from insects, but all the usual species are in evidence. Corn is small 

 for the time of year, but of good color, some complaint of poor germi- 

 nation and uneven stand; average acreage. Little haying as yet 

 begun; prospect for the crop good ; clover unusually fine. Acreage of 

 early potatoes about average; planting late, but crop coming on 

 finely. Yield of market-garden crops normal, and prices slightly 

 above average ; all crops now growing well. Prices of dairy products 

 slightly above average ; good cows rather scarce and high. Pasturage 

 is up to the average, but needs rain. Apples good; pears few; no 

 peaches; strawberries good, with sufficient rain; raspberries and 

 blackberries below average, on account of winter-killing. 



Chicopee (E. L. Shaw). — Currant worms are doing some damage. 

 "Warm weather is starting corn to growing; acreage fully as large as 

 usual. Ha}dng has not begun; prospect for a good crop, though 

 sorrel seenis unusually plentiful. The acreage of early potatoes is 

 small, and few fields are looking well. Few market-garden crops sold 

 as yet, and prospects not very good. The price of milk is slightly 

 increased, and the quantity cut down; good cows are scarce and 

 high. Pastures are in good condition. Apples are looking well; not 

 many pears set; no peaches; some plums; blackberries, raspberries 

 and strawberries small yields. 



East Longmeadow (John L. Davis) . — Wire worms, cut worms and 

 squash bugs are doing some damage. There is a large acreage of 

 Indian corn, but it is coming up poorly, on account of wire worms and 

 the cold weather. Haying has begun in a few places; new-seeded 

 fields looking well, old fields fair. There are no real early potatoes, and 

 the acreage is not as large as last year. There is not much in the 

 market-garden line ready to harvest as yet. Quantity of dairy 

 products short; price of milk ^ cent per quart higher than last year. 

 Strawberries are about one-fourth of a full crop, owing to damage from 

 frosts. 



Wilbraham (H. M. Bliss). — Indian corn is backward, and the 

 acreage not over half that of average years. Haying has not yet 

 begun, but the crop will be nearly up to the normal. Early potatoes 

 show a faUing off of 25 per cent in acreage and 20 per cent in condition. 

 Early market-garden crops did not do as well as usual, and later ones 

 are very backward. Quantity and price of dairy products up to the 

 average; dairy cows bring from $40 to $50. Pasturage is in good 

 condition. The outlook for fruits and berries is good, except that 

 they are very backward. 



Palmer (0. P. Allen). — Only a few insects are in evidence. Indian 

 corn is very small and backward, owing to the lateness of the season; 

 acreage about as usual. Haying has not begun, and there will be an 

 average crop. Early potatoes are about the same as usual; late in 

 coming up, but promise the usual crop. Quantity and price of dairy 



