season has been rather inclined to be wet. All crops arc looking 

 well. Potato bugs, cabbage and currant worms arc quite plenty. 

 In Heath, planting was delayed on account of wet ground. Pota- 

 toes are now coming up. Corn is small. 



H. S. Giles. 



Monroe. — The few farms in this mountain town raise but little 



except for home consumption, save butter and some potatoes and 



apples. The exceptionally cold and late spring made seeding 



some ten days later than usual. The high temperature from the 



13th to the 25th has advanced grass to a normal growth for this 



date. Since the 25th we are having very cool weather. Orchards 



are full of fruit. 



W. II. Allen. 



Deerjiehl. — The hay crop is good, and the first crop will be 



more than an average. Corn is looking well, but is a few days 



late. Rye looks well and is early. Oats do not look quite as 



well as usual. Tobacco is looking well. More onions are grown, 



and they are looking well. 



Charles Jones. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Agawam. — It has been a peculiar season, the first part cold 

 and wet, making almost all crops from a week to ten days later 

 than usual. 



E. L. Thompson. 



Wilbraham. — There has been an abundance of rain. Grass 

 has grown rapidly and is eight or ten days earlier than usual. 



H. M. Bliss. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Belcherlown. — The turnip crop is a prospective one and not yet 



in the ground. It is considered by some of our farmers as one of 



the best money crops, and one-fourth increased acreage there will 



without doubt be this year. 



H. C. West. 



