1891.] 



PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 



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" Considered as a whole, has the season been a profitable 

 one to the farmers in your neighborhood ?" sixty-eight of 

 our correspondents stated (November 1) that in their 

 opinion it had, and twenty-four that it had not. 



The following table will illustrate the price of certain farm 

 products in Massachusetts, as compared with other States. 

 The States for comparison are selected solely for their loca- 

 tion : — 



Average Farm Price of Agricultural Products, Dec. i, 1890. 

 ( United States Department of Agriculture, Report on the Crops 

 of the Year. ) 



The Dairy Industry. 



An article on ' ' The Dairy Industry in Massachusetts " 

 was prepared for our crop bulletin for October, and will be 

 found printed in this volume. 



Believing that it would be of interest to the milk pro- 

 ducers and consumers to know about what compensation 

 the average producer of milk receives, the following ques- 

 tions were asked in our June circular to correspondents : 

 " What was the price per quart received for milk at the door, 

 in your locality, for May ? Also, if furnished to milk contract- 

 ors, what was the price received after surplus was deducted ? " 



