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Like all of Massachusetts, the principal business is manu- 

 facturing, although there is a considerable farming and dairying 

 business carried on in the county. The manufacturing in- 

 dustries are quite varied, the principal ones being machinery, 



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wire goods, textiles, both cotton and wool, paper, furniture 

 and shoes. Worcester, the second city of the State, is the 

 county seat, while Fitchburg, one of the larger communities of 

 the State, contains the county offices for the northern district. 



