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and potatoes and squashes our least profitable ones. The large 

 amount of rainfall during the summer has put upland mowings and 

 pastures into unusually fine condition. Very little low land or 

 meadow hay has been secured as the land is covered with water. 



Stoiighton (C. F. Curtis). — Root crops have proved to be 

 average crops. Farm stock is in extra good condition. Fall seed- 

 ing is in the best of condition as there has been plenty of rain. 

 Prices for crops raised for market have been much better than 

 usual, but yields have been less. Corn for the silo has been our 

 most profitable crop and cabbages our least profitable one. Con- 

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

 farmers have plenty of hay and rowen and pastures have been good 

 all the season. Poultry raisers are lamenting the high cost of 

 corn, $1.45 per bag, and some are congratulating themselves that 

 they planted field corn and find that it pays. 



Medjield (Geo. E. Chase). — Root crops are not average crops. 

 Farm stock is in excellent condition. Fall seeding is above the 

 average in condition. Prices for crops raised for market have 

 been good. Grass has been our most profitable crop and corn our 

 least profitable one. Considered as a whole the season has not 

 been a profitable one for our farmers. Cord wood was formerly 

 burned to ward off frost from the peach crop, but I hardly think 

 that it paid. 



Millis (E. F. Richardson) . — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 condition. Prices have been low on cabbage, average on beets 

 and carrots, and very high on all other crops. Grass and potatoes 

 have been our most profitable crops and fruit our least profitable 

 one. Considered as a whole the season has been a very fair one 

 for profit for our farmers. Torches or smoke are not used to 

 prevent frost. 



Norfolk (Geo. E. Holbrook). — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 in extra fine condition. Prices for crops raised for market are 

 better than the average. Corn and vegetables are our most profit- 

 able crops and potatoes and apples our least profitable ones. 

 Considered as a whole the season has been a pi'ofitable one. I 

 know of no one using either torches or smoke to prevent frost. 



Foxhorough (E. A. Morse). — Root crops have not proved to 

 be average crops. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding 

 is looking finely. Prices for crops raised for market have been 

 rather above the average. Small fruits, strawberries and raspber- 

 ries have been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least 



