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crop. Pastures are in excellent condition. Oats are not quite as good 

 as usual. Low bush blueberries are quite plenty. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — No insects are proving exceptionally 

 injurious. Indian corn is making a healthy growth, but is for the most 

 part backward. The yield of hay is the heaviest and the quality the 

 best ever seen here. Corn, millet and Hungarian grass, oats and peas 

 and sorghum are raised for forage, and are in excellent condition. All 

 market-garden crops have done well ; potatoes look exceptionally well. 

 Apples fair ; hardly any pears raised ; no peaches this year ; no Japan- 

 ese plums, other plums good ; quinces good; grapes good. Rye looks 

 well, but is not yet harvested. 



South Hadley (W. F. Pearson). — Rose bugs and potato bugs are 

 doing some damage. Corn is about three weeks later than usual and 

 two-thirds of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop is good, with 

 quality better than usual. Millets are the principal forage crop, and 

 look extra well. Garden crops are late ; no potatoes harvested as yet. 

 There will be very few apples and pears; grapes are looking fairly well. 

 Pastures were never better at this season of the year. Rye is up to 

 the average. 



Hatfield (Thaddeus Graves). — Potato bugs are doing some dam- 

 age. Indian corn is about ten days late. Quantity of the hay crop 

 good and quality first class. No forage crops are raised as there are 

 very few cows kept here. Potatoes for home use are the only market- 

 garden crops grown. There will be a short crop of all fruits. Pastur- 

 age is about normal, as there has been plenty of rain. Rye, oats and 

 barley are little raised. Both tobacco and onions are in fine condition 

 and promise well. 



Williajnsburg (F. C. Richards). — Potato bugs are the principal in- 

 sect doing damage. Corn is looking good and coming on well; about 

 two-thirds of the croj* is raised for ensilage. There is a heavy yield of 

 hay of good quality. Oats are the principal forage crop and are looking 

 well. Potatoes are looking well and promise a good crop. Apples 

 half a crop; pears 15 per cent; quinces promise well. Feed in pastures 

 is getting poor in quantity and quality. Rye, oats and barley are in 

 good condition. 



Westhampton (Levi Burt). — Potato bugs are doing some damage. 

 Corn is from ten days to two weeks late, but is looking well; probably 

 three-fourths of the crop will go into the silo. The hay crop was never 

 better. Japanese millet and corn are the principal forage crops grown 

 and are in good condition though late. Potatoes look well; no market- 

 gardening here. Apples, plums and quinces good crops; no pears. 

 Pastures are not as dry as is usual at this time. Rye, oats and barley 

 are not raised. 



Goshen (Alvan Barrus). — No insects are doing serious damage. 

 Indian corn is backward but coming on fast; one-half the crop is 

 raised for feed or for the silo. The late rains have brought the hay 

 crop forward, but it is two weeks late. Corn, peas and oats are the 



