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our most profitable crop, yields of 80 bushels to the acre and 3 

 tons of fine stover having been obtained in some instances, and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one, though one of the worst known 

 for the production of milk and butter. 



Ashburnham (A. Needham). — Root crops are rather above 

 the average in condition. Farm stock is looking well. Fall seed- 

 ing is in fair condition. Prices for farm crops have been rather 

 better than usual, with quicker sales and prompt payments. Pota- 

 toes and hay have been our most profitable crops. The season 

 has been a profitable one for wide-awake and progressive farmers. 



Princeton (A. O. Tyler). — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 fair condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been 

 lower than usual. Corn has been our most profitable crop. I 

 think the season has been a profitable one, taken as a whole. 



Lunenburg (J. L. Harrington). — Root crops are up to the 

 usual average. Farm stock is in good condition as to flesh, but 

 cows are not giving as much milk as usual. Very little fall seed- 

 ing has been done. Prices for farm crops have ranged higher 

 than usual. Apples have been our most profitable crop and milk 

 our least profitable product. The season has been a fairly profit- 

 able one. Good milch cows are very scarce and high. 



Harvard (John S. Preston). — Root crops are up to the aver- 

 age in quantity and above it in quality. Farm stock is looking 

 well, though young stock is not quite as fat as some years. Fall 

 seeding is a little backward owing to drought. Prices have aver- 

 aged very well. Hay and corn have been our most profitable 

 crops. The season has been as profitable as usual. 



Bolton (H. F. Haynes) . — Root crops are not over half crops 

 this year. Farm stock is generally thinner than usual owing to 

 shortness of feed in pastures. Early sown fall seeding is in poor 

 condition, but that sown late looks well. Potatoes have been our 

 most profitable crop, yield good and prices fair, and hay has been 

 our least profitable one. The season has not been a profitable 

 one, hay crop light, pastures poor, milk low and grain well up in 

 price. 



Northborough (J. K. Mills) . — Root crops have proved to be 

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

 good condition. Prices have been about as usual for all crops ex- 

 cept cabbages, which have sold for a little better price. Aspara- 

 gus, celery, potatoes, cabbages and corn have been our most 

 profitable crops, and apples, grapes, milk, beans, squashes and 

 peaches our least profitable ones. Some farmers have had a 

 profitable season, while others have not owing to the dry weather. 



