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ing season. Considered as a whole, the season has been fairly profit- 

 able for our farmers. Crops have suffered from drought on light land, 

 and ponds and streams are low. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — The corn crop is 75 per cent of the 

 normal in value. Root crops are not up to the average. Farm stock 

 is in good condition. Very little fall seeding has been done, owing to 

 dry weather. Prices are above the average for farm crops. Corn, 

 apples and peaches have brought very good prices and have been our 

 most profitable crops. The season has not been particularly profitable. 

 Vegetation has suffered and streams have mostly gone dry, while springs 

 are low and many wells dry. 



Stonehmn (J. E. Wiley). — Root crops are up to the average. Fall 

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

 been higher than usual. Lettuce has been our most profitable crop 

 and cucumbers our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one for our farmers. Vegetation is dry 

 on high land and springs and wells are low. 



Newton (Geo. L. Marcy). — The crop of Indian corn is fair. Root 

 crops are not up to the normal. Fall seeding is not in the best condi- 

 tion. Prices have been high for crops raised for market. Considered 

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

 The Charles River is very low for this time of year. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill). — The corn crop is about average 

 in value, but perhaps not quite up to last year. Root crops have given 

 average yields. Farm stock is in good condition. But httle fall seed- 

 ing was done, owing to dry weather. The prices for most farm crops 

 have been better than for some years. Hay and corn have been our 

 most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. The 

 season has been fairly profitable, because everything has brought good 

 prices. Streams and springs are very low or dry, and many wells are 

 dry. The apple crop is fair, a great deal better than was expected. 



Groveland (A. S. Longfellow). — Indian corn is a good average 

 crop. Root crops are below the average because of dry weather. 

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

 Prices for most market crops are very good. Corn, hay and tomatoes 

 have been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable 

 one. The season has been a profitable one, principally because milk 

 brings a better price than in former years. Drought has ripened the 

 corn nicely, but wells and springs are very low. 



Methuen (Frederick A. Russell). — The corn crop is an average 

 one. Root crops are up to the average. Farm stock is in good condi- 

 tion. Early seeding looks well, but it has been rather dry for late 

 seeding. Prices for farm crops have averaged about the same as usual. 

 Apples, cabbages, celery, carrots, beets and parsnips have been our 



