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and garden truck our least profitable ones. Compared with 

 former years the season has not been profitable, though those 

 farmers who have apples have no reason to complain, 



Wobwn (W. H. Bartlett). — Root crops are full average 

 crops. Farm stock is in very good condition indeed and pastures 

 were never in better condition at this time of year. Fall seeding 

 is in good condition. Prices for farm crops have averaged a little 

 better than usual. Asparagus, string beans, lettuce and tomatoes 

 have been our most profitable crops and cabbages, squashes and 

 small fruits have been our least profitable ones. As far as bank- 

 ing money is concerned no year is profitable, but this year has 

 been as prosperous as any recent one. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Root crops ax'e rather above 

 the average. Farm stock is in good condition. All fall seeding 

 got a good start. The general average of prices has been slightly 

 higher than usual. Beans, tomatoes, celery and cauliflowers have 

 been our most profitable crops and sweet corn and cabbages our 

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

 a profitable one. 



Arlington (W. W. Rawson). — Root crops are fully up to the 

 average. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices have been 

 somewhat better for farm crops than for the past two years. AU- 

 our crops have done well but there was no profit in any. The 

 season has not been a profitable one on account of the large 

 amount of wet weather, which has prevented crops from maturing 

 well. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Sali;ibury (Wesley Pettengill). — All root crops are good. 

 Farm stock is looking well and pastures have been better than 

 usual. Fall seeding is looking well where sown. Prices are low 

 on all farm crops exqept apples. Hay has been our most profitable 

 crop in spite of low prices and potatoes our least profitable one on 

 account of rot. I do not think the season has been a profitable 

 one as prices have been low and it has been a bad, wet season. 



Ameshury (F. W. Sargent). — Root crops are up to the usual 

 average though carrots are rotting in the ground in many places. 

 Farm stock is in good condition as there has been plenty of feed. 

 Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices have been ratiier better 

 than for three years past. Onions, cabbages and apples are our 

 most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. The 

 season has been a profitable one, milk farmers have lots of forage, 

 vegetable farmers have found something salable all summer and 

 have had considerable fruit to sell. 



