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prices for farm crops have ruled high. Corn has been our most profit- 

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

 the season has not been a profitable one for our farmers. Streams, 

 springs and wells have recovered from drought. The frost of Sep- 

 tember 14th did great damage. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Indian corn is about 70 per cent of 

 a full crop i-n value. Root crops are unimiDortant, but are up to the 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good 

 condition. Tobacco, onions and potatoes are all higher in price than 

 formerly. Tobacco, onions, potatoes and hay have been our most 

 profitable crops and corn our least profitable one. The season has not 

 been a profitable one except for those farmers occupying soils the least 

 subject to drought. Streams, springs and wells have recovered from 

 the effects of drought. The weather has been very unfavorable for 

 harvesting, with considerable damage to onions in late crops. 



Hatfield (Thaddeus Graves). — Early planted corn is good, late 

 planted injured by frost. Rowen and fall feed are up to the usual 

 average. The rains have brought fall seeding forward well. Onions 

 were injured by dry weather, and the yields are off one- third, but the 

 quality is good. Potatoes were small in size and injured by dry 

 weather. The prospect for root crops is fair. Apples are about 

 half a crop. Streams, springs and wells have recovered from drought. 



Southampton (C. B. Lyman). — Indian corn is 80 per cent of the 

 normal in value. Root crops are average; potatoes below average. 

 Farm stock is in fairly good condition. Fall seeding is looking well. 

 Prices for crops raised for market are rather higher than usual. To- 

 bacco has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our least profit- 

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

 farmers. Streams, springs and wells are full to overflowing. 



Cummington (W. A. Harlow). — Corn is three-fourths of a normal 

 crop. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is looking 

 well. Fall seeding is in very good condition. Prices for farm crops 

 have been well sustained. Potatoes have been our least profitable 

 crop. We are in a dairy section and the price of butter, as com- 

 pared with grain, has been against the farmer. The apple crop shows 

 some orchards with a good yield while others in the same locality, 

 with equally good care, have very few. Streams, springs and wells 

 are full. 



Middlefield (J. T. Bryan). — Indian corn is about three-fourths 

 of a normal crop in value. Potatoes are less than half an average 

 crop. Farm stock is in excellent condition. Fall seeding is in good 

 condition. All crops have brought good prices. Grass and fodder 

 crops have been most profitable with us and potatoes least profitable. 

 The season has not been an average one for profit. The streams, 

 springs and wells have recovered from drought with the rains of the 

 past week. 



