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North Orange. — Corn that was hoped would ripen off in fair 

 condition, after being killed by frost, has in many cases been 

 nearly spoiled by the wet weather. Potatoes on wet land and dug 

 late are rotting badly. The apple crop is better than was expected 

 before picking. 



A. Harrington. 



Hove. — October has been very cold and wet, with snow squalls 

 and hard freezes. October 3 it snowed most of the afternoon. 

 Apple-trees hung full of apples, green leaves and snow, ^\ r v have 

 not had more than three or four pleasant days in the month. 



J. F. Brown. 



HAMPDEN COUNTY. 



Blandford. — Since last report the extent of injury by frost to 

 corn lias been found to have been large, and all, except favored 

 ones on high land, complain that but little is sound and good. 

 The apple crop is very large and of superior quality. Constant 

 wet and cold days are making all kinds of fall work backward. 



E. W. Boise. 



Brimjield. — Corn shows worse in husking than we expected. 

 Potatoes hold their own, with no increase of rot. The supply of 

 apples is the greatest for years, greater than the demand ; cider 

 apples can be had for the picking. 



S. W. Brown. 



East Longmeadow. — October was a cloudy and wet month and 

 progress in fall work was slow. Corn not all cut yet ; some will 

 not cut. The fodder is worthless. Potatoes a fair crop, but not 

 all dug yet. Ten days without rain up to the 81st, but cloudy. 



E. IE Wheelock. 



Hampden. — Corn has a tendency to mould in the stook, owing 

 to so much rain. Some varieties of late potatoes show more or 

 less rot ; which fact makes it a good year to determine what vari- 

 eties best resist this disease, and also helps determine what kinds 



are best to plant for profit. 



J. N. Isham. 



Monson. — Early frosts and incessant rains have injured corn. 



Apples very wormy. 



E. J\I. Walker. 



