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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth). — Indian corn has been doing well 

 lately and there is the promise of a fair crop. The prospect for rowen 

 is very poor, owing to lack of rain. There is no blight or rot as yet, and 

 a good crop of potatoes is in prospect. Apples are a good crop for an 

 off year; pears and grapes good; no other fruits. Pastures are badly 

 dried up. Oats and barley are fully up to the average. Root crops 

 are not grown to any extent. The needles on many of the white pine 

 trees are turning brown, and the trees appear to be dying. 



Enfield (D. 0. Chickering). — Corn is in good condition, but a Uttle 

 late. Rowen will be a light crop, on account of dry weather. The 

 prospect is good for a heavy crop of potatoes, with no blight or rot as 

 yet. The prospect is for a very light crop of fruit; cranberries good. 

 Pasturage is in very poor condition; badly dried up. Oats and barley 

 are not raised except for forage. Root -crops are but little grown. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — The drought has curled some fields of 

 corn, but on the whole a full average crop is in prospect. There will be 

 little or no rowen. There is no blight to speak of, and no rot on po- 

 tatoes, and a fair crop in prospect. Apples will be a two-thirds crop; 

 few pears; no peaches, quinces or cranberries. Pastures are very 

 short, owing to extremely dry weather. Oats and barley are fully up 

 to the average. Root crops are little grown. 



Hadley (H. C. Russell). — Indian corn is very late. There will be 

 only a light crop of rowen. Blight has struck potatoes to a certain 

 extent. There is a slight increase in acreage of tobacco, but it is below 

 average in condition. There is a small crop of all fruits in prospect. 

 Pastures are dry. Oats and barley gave average yields. Tobacco 

 harvest has begun. Dry weather has affected all crops, and average 

 results cannot now be expected. Root crops are not grown for stock 

 feeding or market. 



Hatfield (Thaddeus Graves). — Indian corn is ten days late. Dry 

 weather has injured the rowen crop 30 per cent. The potato crop is 

 injured by drought ; no blight to date. The acreage of tobacco is about 

 as usual, but the crop is 20 per cent below the average in condition. 

 There will be light yields of fruit. Pasturage needs rain badly. Oats 

 and barley are little raised. Root crops are not grown. A good rain 

 of two days is badly needed. 



Easthampton (Wm. C. Clapp). — Indian corn is late, and not earing 

 well on light land; is also badly in need of rain. There will be a light 

 crop of rowen. The prospect for potatoes is poor, owing to lack of 

 moisture. There is a full acreage of tobacco, and it is of good color. 

 There will be from one-fourth to one-third of a crop of apples ; no pears, 

 peaches, quinces or cranberries. Oats are up to the normal ; not much 

 barley is raised, millet being gro\\^^ instead. Pastures are dried up 

 except on moist land. Root crops are not grown to any extent. 



