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been no profit in anytliing. Thirty-eight consider hay to 

 have been among the most profitable crops ; 33, corn ; 16, 

 potatoes ; 11, tobacco ; 9, dairy products ; 5, oats ; 4, apples ; 

 4, cabbages ; 4, cranberries ; 3, asparagus ; 2, peas ; 1, poul- 

 try products ; 1 , root crops ; 1 , turnips ; 1 , carrots ; 1 , beets ; 

 1, peaches; and 1, blackberries. 



Least Profitable Crops. 

 Forty-eight correspondents give potatoes as among the 

 least profitable crops ; 17, apples ; 12, onions ; 7, cabbages ; 

 6, hay ; 4, corn ; 2, beans ; 2, strawberries ; 1, buckwheat; 

 1, oats ; 1, cucumbers ; 1, squashes ; 1, peas ; 1, root crops ; 

 1, tomatoes; 1, currants; and 1, turnips. 



Profits of the Season. 

 According to the reports received, the season, in spite of 

 the good crops in most localities, has proved to be anything 

 but a profitable one. This condition is chiefly due to the 

 low prices which prevail and the slow sales which are made. 

 Some correspondents speak of drought as shortening crops 

 and thus reducing the profits. Special crops, such as to- 

 bacco, which are not yet sold, may change the condition in 

 some localities, but the fact remains that the great majority 

 of correspondent? speak of the season as either unprofitable 

 or only fairly profitable. Several correspondents allude 

 to the scarcity of help as increasing expenses and so cutting 

 down profits. 



