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has'been clone as the soil has been too dry to work. Prices for 

 farm crops have been fully up to the average. Corn has been our 

 most profitable crop and potatoes bid fair to be our least profitable 

 one if prices go as low as are now indicated. The season has been 

 a profitable one as excess in some crops will balance shortage in 

 others. 



Granville (Joseph Welch) . — Root crops are up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock has been very good considering the dry 

 season. Fall seeding has come on very well in spite of the dry 

 weather. Prices have been good for all crops except potatoes. 

 Apples and hay have been our most profitable crops and potatoes 

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

 been a profitable one. 



Russell (E. D. Parks) . — Root crops are average, with the 

 exception of turnips, which have not yielded well. Farm stock 

 is in about the usual condition. Fall seeding is not in first class 

 shape. Prices for crops raised for market have ruled about aver- 

 age. Potatoes and hay have been our most profitable crops. The 

 season has been a fair one for profit, although the shortage in the 

 hay crop has hurt us somewhat. 



West Springfield (T. A. Rogers) . — Root crops are about aver- 

 age, but late sown turnips have grown slowly. Farm stock is 

 generally in good condition, but has to be fed heavily at the barns. 

 Fall seeding is looking well. Prices have been about as in former 

 years, perhaps a shade better. Hay, potatoes and tobacco have 

 been our most profitable crops and onions, fruit and milk our least 

 profitable ones. The season has been a fairly profitable one. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis) . — Root crops have been about the 

 average. Farm stock is generally in good condition. Fall seed- 

 ing is in quite good condition. Prices for farm crops have held 

 well up with other years. Tobacco, rye, oats, corn and potatoes 

 have been our most profitable crops and hay and onions our least 

 profitable ones. Considered as a whole, the season has been a 

 profitable one. 



East Longmeadow (J. L. Davis) . — Root crops are about three- 

 fourths of the usual average. Farm stock looks better than could 

 be expected, owing to a liberal use of grain. Very little fall 

 seeding was done and it is not very forward. Prices for farm 

 crops have been lower than usual. None of the crops raised for 

 market have paid, but corn has been the most profitable. Hay has 

 been our least profitable crop. The season has not been a profit- 

 able one owing to prices received. 



Hampden (J. N. Isham). — Potatoes are considerably above the 

 average ; root crops good average crops. Farm stock is a little 



