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crops and cranberries and potatoes our least profitable ones. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has been fairly good. The drought is 

 very severe and rain is much needed. 



■Swansea (F. G. Arnold) . — The value of Indian corn is a little 

 above the normal. Root crops are up to the average. Farm stock 

 is in good condition. Fall seeding is backward, as we have had six 

 weeks of dry weather. Onions have brought good prices, but all other 

 crops have sold lower than usual. Corn has been our most profitable 

 crop and potatoes and late cabbage our least profitable ones. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, I do not think the season profitable for our farmers. 

 Streams, springs and wells are low, but not as low as a year ago. 



Acushnet (Moses S. Douglas). — The corn crop is 20 per cent above 

 the normal in value. Root crops are more than average. Farm stock 

 is fully up to the average in condition. Fall seeding is in good condi- 

 tion, the early seeded looking finely. Prices for farm crops were a 

 little lower than formerly. Hay and corn have been our most profit- 

 able crops and potatoes our least profitable one, as they rotted quite 

 badly and prices were low. The season has been a profitable one, owing 

 to large crops. Springs and wells are quite dry. We had no frost 

 until September 29th. Good showers of late have helped celery, cab- 

 bage and turnips. 



PLYMOUTH COUNTY. 



Norwell (Henry A. Turner) . — The corn crop is about normal in 

 value. Root crops have proved to be average. Farm stock is in 

 good condition. Fall seeding is looking well. Prices for crops raised 

 for market have been about the same as in former years. Corn and 

 potatoes have been our most profitable crops and strawberries our 

 least profitable one, almost a failure. This has been a pretty good 

 season for profit. Vegetation has not seemed to suffer from drought, 

 but wells and springs have been very low. 



West Bridgewater (Clinton P. Howard). — A good crop of corn has 

 been harvested, short stover, with average corn. Root crops are giv- 

 ing average yields. Farm stock is looking well, all stock in the pas- 

 tures having been fed corn meal as the feed dried up. Fall seeding is 

 not in very good condition. Prices for crops raised for market are 

 about average. Hay has been our most profitable crop and late pota- 

 toes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season has 

 been a profitable one for our farmers. Grass has nearly stopped growing 

 because of drought; small streams have stopped running, and many 

 springs and wells are dry. 



Plympton (Winthrop Fillebrown) . — The corn crop is much larger 

 than normal and of good quality. Root crops have not done as well 

 as usual. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding started well, 

 but has made slow growth. Market crops bring about normal prices. 

 Hay has been our most profitable crop and beets have been our least 

 profitable one. As a whole, the season has been as profitable as usual 



