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with the money returns of the season, though the higher price of 

 grain has somewhat reduced the net profit. 



Wilbraham (H. M. Bliss). — Root crops are up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition. Early fall seeding is 

 in good condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been 

 fully up to the average. Grass and potatoes have been our most 

 profitable crops and apples our least profitable one. Considered 

 as a whole the season has been a fairly profitable one. Torches 

 or smoke are not used to prevent frost. 



Monson (A. H. White). — Root crops are not up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in fair condition. Fall seeding is in good 

 condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been rather 

 better than usual. Hay, apples and corn have been our most 

 profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. Considered 

 as a whole the season has been fairly profitable with our farmers. 

 Neither torches nor smoke are used to prevent frost. 



Brimfield (C. S. Tarbell). — Root crops have been up to the 

 usual average. Farm stock is looking well. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Prices for crops raised for market have averaged 

 a little better than usual. Owing to the high prices of western 

 grain corn has been our most profitable crop. Considered as a 

 whole the season has been a profitable one for our farmer. Torches 

 or smoke are not used to prevent frost. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Southbridge (G. L. Clemence). — Potatoes are a short crop and 

 ai'e rotting to some extent. Farm stock is looking well. Fall 

 seeding is above the average in condition. Taking the average of 

 all crops raised for market they have sold for a little better prices 

 than in former years. Hay has been our most profitable crop and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole the sea- 

 son has been a profitable one. 



West Brookfield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Root crops are up to 

 the usual average. Farm stock is in good condition. But little 

 fall seeding was done, but that put in is looking finely. Prices of 

 crops raised for market have been better than in former years. 

 Corn has been our most profitable crop and oats our least profitable 

 one. Considered as a whole the season has been a profitable one. 

 One individual has used smoke to prevent frost with good success. 



New Braintree (C. D. Sage). — Farm stock is in good condi- 

 tion and cows are holding out well. Very little fall seeding was 

 done. Very little is raised for market except milk and a few pota- 

 toes. Corn is a fine crop, while the hay crop is perhaps the most 



