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few plums; no peaches, trees all winterkilled; cranberries blossomed 

 full. Pastures are in very good condition. Rye, oats and barley are 

 not raised for grain; fair for forage. Haying is less than one-fourth 

 completed. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — Potato bugs are the only insects 

 doing damage and they are not very plentiful. Indian corn is very 

 backward and most of it will be used for ensilage or dry fodder. Hay 

 is above an average crop and the quality is of the best, but there still 

 remains a good deal to cut. Little is raised for forage except corn. 

 Potatoes are late, but generally looking well, none marketed as yet. 

 Pastures are in good condition, showers coming often enough to keep 

 them growing. Rye, oats and barley are little raised. 



Leyden (Frank R. Foster). — Corn is backward; one-fourth of the 

 crop is raised for ensilage. The hay crop is nearly up to the average 

 though later than usual. Japanese millet, Hungarian grass and barley 

 are the principal forage crops grown and are in good condition. Pota- 

 toes are looking well, but are late ; none harvested as yet. The pros- 

 pect for apples is good ; pears poor; no peaches this year. Pasturage 

 is in fine condition. Rye, oats and barley promise average crops. 



Bernardston (R. H. Cushman). — Rose bugs are very plentiful and 

 large fhes of two species are very troublesome for cattle. Corn is 

 making rajjid growth; probably 75 per cent of the acreage goes into 

 the silo. An average hay crop has been secured. Oats and millet are 

 grown for hay and green feed. Potatoes look very promising. Apples 

 will be a very light crop ; no other fruits to make a showing. Pastures 

 are in very good condition at this date. Rye, oats and barley have 

 made a good growth. 



Deerfield (Dwight A. Hawkes). — The potato bug is doing some 

 damage. Corn has made a good growth, but is yet very late and the 

 stand is poor and uneven; perhaps 8 per cent is raised for ensilage. 

 The quantity of the hay crop is somewhat above the average and it is 

 of good quality. Peas and oats, millet and sweet corn are the prin- 

 cipal forage crops grown ; condition good. No potatoes have been 

 harvested as yet. Apples are half a crop and pears and peaches are 

 very poor. Pasturage is in good condition. Tobacco is uneven and 

 late. Onions promise well. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Indian corn is late but is growing rapidly; somewhat damaged by a 

 heavy thunderstorm on the 20th. Quantity of hay crop above average 

 and quality good. Very little is raised for forage except corn. Market- 

 garden crops are generally good, with yield rather below average and 

 prices rather above. There will be very Uttle fruit, less than half a 

 crop of apples. Pastures are in good condition. Rye, oats and barley 

 are very little grown. 



Northfield (T. R. Callender). — Potato bugs are not as numerous 

 as usual. Corn is making a very rapid growth and is in fine condition; 

 less than one-third the crop is raised for the silo. Hay is an average 



