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Richmond (T. B. Salmon). — Root crops have proved to be 

 about average. Farm stock is in good condition. Very little fall 

 seeding has been done. Prices for crops raised for market have 

 been about average. 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. 



Hinsdale (S. M. Raymond). — Root crops have been about 

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

 good condition. Prices have averaged about as usual, some being 

 higher and some lower. Hay has been our most profitable crop 

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

 season has not been a profitable one. Apples bring more than 

 last year and cider apples bring more than ever before. 



Windsor (H. A. Ford). — Root crops have proved to be aver- 

 age crops. Farm stock is in very good condition. Fall seeding 

 is looking fine. Prices have ranged about as usual for the crops 

 raised for market. Potatoes and apples have been our most 

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

 fairly profitable one. 



Hancock (C. H. Wells). — Root crops have proved to be about 

 average. Farm stock is in unusually good condition. Very little 

 fall seeding has been done. The price of potatoes is less than last 

 year at this time. Potatoes and corn have been our most profitable 

 crops and onions our least profitable one. Considered as a whole 

 the season has been fairly profitable. Most of our farmers send 

 cream to the creamery and the price received for butter fat has 

 averaged 20 cents per pound for the last six months, compared 

 with 19 cents for the same period last year. The apple crop is 

 considerably short of that of 1897 and on account of recent high 

 winds most of the crop will be picked from the ground. 



Wdliamstown (S. A. Hickox). — Root crops have proved to be 

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

 excellent condition. The prices for farm crops have compared 

 favorably with former years. Hay has been our most profitable 

 crop and potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole 

 the season has been fairly profitable. Butter is bringing a good 

 price and will be in demand through the winter. 



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CJiarlemont (H. S. Giles) . — Root crops have proved to be good 

 average crops. Farm stock is in very good condition. The 

 weather has been favorable and fall seeding is in very good con- 

 dition. Prices for farm crops have been about average. Tobacco 



