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East Longmeadow (John L. Davis). — The corn crop is about aver- 

 age in value. Root crops are not up to the usual average. Milch 

 cows are in good condition, but dry stock is not so good. Very little 

 fall seeding has been done, on account of dry weather and it looks 

 backward. Prices for farm crops have been average. Corn and hay 

 have been our most profitable crops and potatoes and cabbages our 

 least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season has been about 

 an average one for profit. Drought injured fall feed and root crops, 

 and springs and wells are very low. I consider the rise in value in 

 farm stock and farms for the past few years equal to what an average 

 farmer would accumulate in ten years, in other words if he has not 

 lost money he has been making it. 



Hampden (John N. Isham). — The corn crop is 10 per cent above 

 the normal in value. Roots have proved good average crops. Farm 

 stock is in fair condition. Fall seeding is starting slowly, but is in 

 good condition. Prices for most crops have been better than in former 

 years. Hay, corn, rye and apples have been our most profitable crops 

 and potatoes and buckwheat our least profitable ones. Farmers as 

 a rule have prospered this year, as more crops were good than usual 

 and prices a little higher. Pastures and potatoes suffered from drought 

 but streams, springs and wells are very low. 



Ludlow (Chas. B. Bennett). - — The corn crop is above the average 

 in value. Root crops are a little below the average. Farm stock is in 

 very good condition. Fall seeding is in fair condition. Prices for 

 farm crops have been better then usual. Hay and corn 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. The 

 rowen and cabbage crops are nearly failures, owing to drought, wells 

 and springs are dry, and the milk question is getting serious. 



Monson (F. D. Rogers). — The corn crop is fully up to the average 

 in value and is ripened up well. Root crops have proved to be average 

 yields. Farm stock is in fair condition. Not much fall seeding has 

 been done, but some will be put in just before the ground freezes. 

 Prices for crops raised for market are fully up to the average. Con- 

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

 Light showers have kept vegetation in good condition, but streams and 

 wells are very low. 



Brimfield (F. N. Lawrence). — We have better than an average 

 crop of corn. Root crops are not as good as usual on account of drought. 

 Farm stock is in fair condition. Fall seeding is looking well. Pota- 

 toes are the main crop raised here and have sold from 60 to 80 cents 

 per bushel. Corn has been our most profitable crop, while potatoes 

 have rotted badly in some places. Considered as a whole, the season 

 has been fairly profitable. Many springs and wells are dry and farm- 

 ers are drawing water. Grasslands do not show the effect of the 

 drought as much as pastures, but I think it will effect next year's 

 hay crop. 



