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is in excellent condition. Fall seeding is in fine condition. Prices for 

 crops raised for market have been higher than usual. Corn, hay and 

 fruit have been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least profit- 

 able one. The season has been a fairly profitable one. Streams, 

 springs and wells have not yet recovered from drought. 



Foxborough (William E. Perkins). — Indian corn is three-fourths 

 of a normal crop. Root crops are up to the average. Farm stock is 

 in fair condition. The wet fall and warm weather has brought along 

 fall seeding in good shape. Prices for crops raised for market have 

 been normal. Considered as a whole, the season has not been a 

 profitable one for our farmers. Streams, springs and wells have re- 

 covered from the effects of drought. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (Wm. N. Howard) . — Root crops, with the exception of 

 potatoes, are average crops; turnips were hard to start, but where 

 they came up well are good. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall 

 seeding is in good condition and much has been seeded later than 

 usual, owing to unfavorable weather for farm work. Prices have been 

 higher for farm crops, as a rule, than usual. Cabbage, beets, turnips 

 and hay have been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least 

 profitable one. The season has not been a profitable one, as crops 

 were generally too light. Streams, springs and wells have fully re- 

 covered from di'ought. 



Mansfield (E. Jasper Fisher) . — The value in the corn crop will be 

 about normal, owing to the high price of grain. Root crops are some- 

 what above the normal. Farm stock is in very good condition. Fall 

 seeding is in good condition. Prices for crops raised for market have 

 been very much higher than usual. Corn, potatoes and hay, by rea- 

 son of high prices, have been our most profitable crops, and straw- 

 berries and cranberries our least profitable ones. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has been a very good one for profit. Streams, 

 springs and wells have fully recovered from the effects of di'ought. 



Seekonk (John W. Peck) . — The corn crop where grown for grain, 

 is 80 per cent of the normal. Root crops are fully up to the average. 

 Since the rains pastures have taken a new lease of life and stock is in 

 good condition. Fall seeding is looking finely now. Taken as a whole, 

 prices for farm crops are fully up to former years. If celery is secured 

 in good condition it will be our most profitable crop; cabbage is our 

 least profitable crop. I think that the season has been a profitable 

 one for our farmers. Streams, springs and wells have recovered from 

 drought. 



Rehoboth (Adin B. Horton). — The corn crop is 75 per cent of the 

 normal in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock 

 is in good condition. Not much fall seeding has been done in this 

 section. Prices for crops raised for market have been about the same 



