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is in fine condition. Prices for farm crops have been lower than 

 usual. Tobacco has been our most profitable crop as far as sold 

 and potatoes and cabbages our least profitable ones. I think the 

 season will be a profitable one but it is too early to form an 

 opinion, as we do not know what we shall get for our tobacco 

 or for feeding our corn and hay. 



South Hadley (H. W. Gaylord). — Root crops are very good 

 although the yield of potatoes and turnips is very uneven. Farm 

 stock is in the best of condition, feed having been very abundant 

 all the season. Fall seeding is in fine condition. Prices have 

 averaged about as usual, for while some crops have been low 

 apples and potatoes have been high. It is difficult to say what 

 crops have been most profitable, apples and potatoes sell well but 

 are short crops, hay is a heavy crop but does not sell well. The 

 season has not been a profitable one except in rare instances. 

 This year has demonstrated more fully than any previous year the 

 value of spraying fruit trees, as those who attended to it are now 

 reaping their reward in a fine crop of apples, while those who 

 neglected it have only inferior fruit. 



NorthamjJton (D. A. Horton). — Root crops are in very good 

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

 looking well. Prices for farm crops are a very little higher than 

 last year. The prospect is that tobacco is our most profitable crop. 

 Potatoes are our least profitable crop. Considered as a whole the 

 season has been a profitable one. To all appearances we have the 

 finest crop of tobacco in twenty years. 



Westhampton (F. A. Bridgman). — Farm stock is in good con- 

 dition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Apples bring higher 

 prices than usual while potatoes are cheaper than usual. Apples 

 are bringing from $1.50 to $2 per barrel. Hay has been the most 

 abundant crop of the year. Considered as a whole the season has 

 not been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Worthington (C. K. Brewster). — Root crops are about aver- 

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

 condition. Prices for farm crops have generally ruled lower than 

 usual. The hay crop, usually our most valuable crop, sells at very 

 low prices, on account of the abundant yield. The apple crop has 

 been quite good and will bring in a good deal of money ; winter 

 fruit is selling at from $1 to %2 a barrel. There is a good sale for 

 dairy products at good prices. Considered as a whole the season 

 has been a fairly profitable one. 



Plainfield (S. W. Clark). — Root crops are about normal. 

 Farm stock is in very good condition. Fall seeding is in fair con- 

 dition. Apples are selling at from $1.50 to $3 per barrel. Corn 



