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able one. The season has not been a profitable one for our farmers, 

 considered as a whole, owing to the early frost and heavy fall rains. 

 Streams, springs and weUs have recovered from the effect of drought, 



Leyden (Frank E. Foster). — Indian corn is an average crop. 

 Root crops are up to the average. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Fall seeding is in fine condition. Potatoes and hay are higher in price 

 than usual and apples lower. Hay and corn have been our most 

 profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. The season has 

 not been a profitable one for our farmers, grain having been very high 

 in price and calves, hogs and milch cows lower than usual. Streams, 

 springs and wells have recovered from drought. 



Bernardston (R. H. Cushman). — The corn crop was badly frosted; 

 grain nearly normal, but three-fourths of the crop is siloed. Roots are 

 small in size. Much farm stock is thin in flesh. But little fall seeding 

 has been done and its present condition is favorable. There are no 

 marked changes in the prices of farm crops except for potatoes. This 

 has been a hard season for our farmers. Streams, springs and wells 

 have recovered from drought. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — The corn crop is three-fourths of the 

 normal in value. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Prices received for milch cows and for cream have 

 been less than formerly. Hay has been our least profitable crop. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has not been a profitable one for our 

 farmers. Streams, springs and wells are not up to the usual average. 



Whately (C. L. Crafts). — Indian corn is about 90 per cent of a 

 normal crop. Root crops are average yields. Farm stock is in fair 

 condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices for crops raised 

 for market have been better than usual. Onions and tobacco have been 

 our most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has been a profitable one for our farmers. 

 Streams have recovered from the effects of the drought, but wells have 

 not. 



Sunderland (Geo. P. Smith). — The corn crop is not as good as it 

 promised to be, is about 85 per cent of the normal. Root crops are up 

 to the usual average. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is 

 good in most cases. Prices for farm crops are higher than usual. 

 Onions, and in some cases, tobacco, have been our most profitable 

 crops and potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, 

 the season has been a profitable one for our farmers. Streams, springs 

 and wells have recovered from the effects of drought. 



Wendell (N. D. Plumb). — Indian corn is about three-fourths of a 

 normal crop. Root crops are not up to the average. Farm stock is 

 in good condition. Fall seeding is looking the best for a decade. 

 Prices are about 10 per cent higher than usual. Hay and late pota- 

 toes have been our most profitable crops and corn and oats our least 

 profitable ones. The farmer is surely up against it this year. The 



