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little lower than usual, but some are higher. Tree fruits, to those 

 few fortunate enough to have them, and early potatoes are our 

 most profitable crops. Farmers as a rule have not been able to 

 lay up any surplus income. A few apple orchards have yielded 

 well and if the fruit is held and well handled will be likely to be 

 profitable, but such cases are the exception. 



Harvard (J. S. Preston). — Root crops are a good average. 

 Farm stock will come to the barn in more than average condition. 

 Fall seeding is looking better than usual. Apples are the leading 

 crop this year; about half a crop but prices are very good indeed. 

 Milk is our principal product and as hay is abundant our farmers 

 are feeling better than for three years past. 



Clinton (P. B. Southwick). — Root crops have been up to the 

 usual average. Farm stock is in more than average condition. 

 Fall seeding is in fairly good condition. Prices have ruled some- 

 what below the average. Hay and potatoes are our most profitable 

 crops and squashes and small fruits our least profitable ones. 

 Prices have been so low that the season has not been a profitable 

 one. 



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

 up to the usual average. Farm stock never looked better. Fall 

 seeding is in the best of condition. Prices on crops raised for 

 market are about the same as in former years. Apples, asparagus 

 and corn have been our most profitable crops and potatoes, cab- 

 bages and squashes our least profitable ones. I think our farmers 

 will close the season's work with a fair compensation for their 

 labors. 



Worcester (S. A. Burgess). — Root crops are up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in first-rate condition. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Prices for farm crops have ruled lower than in 

 former years. Hay has been our most profitable crop and apples 

 our least profitable one. Grass, hay and fodder crops have been 

 unusually good. All other crops have been below the average 

 except Indian and sweet corn, which have been quite an average. 

 Considered as a whole the season has been a profitable one for 

 our farmers. 



MiUhury (C. H. Stockwell). — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 very good condition. I think prices for farm crops have com- 

 pared well with former years. Corn and hay have been the largest 

 crops. Cabbages have been very low in price. Considered as 

 a whole the season has been a profitable one. 



Sutton (O. P. Johnson) . — Root crops are about average. Farm 

 stock is in splendid condition. Not as much fall seeding as usual 



