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Templeton (Lucien Gove). — Root crops are a full average; 

 better than last year. Stock is looking in better condition than 

 last season. Fall seeding is generally in good condition there 

 having been sufficient rains to keep the surface moist. Prices are 

 lower than for a long time except for hay. Corn, potatoes and 

 hay have been our most profitable crops and apples, small fruits 

 and vegetables our least profitable ones. I do not think the 

 farmers have made money from their season's labor. 



Fitchbury (Jabez Fisher). — Roots are average crops. Farm 

 stock is In good condition. The growth of fall seeding is back- 

 ward but it is otherwise looking well. Prices will average 10 per 

 cent less than in former years. The crops upon which the most 

 skill and fertilizer have been expended have been most profitable 

 and vice versa. Farmers who have held their own this year have 

 done very well. 



Berlin (P. B. Southvtick). — Root crops have proved to be 

 average. Farm stock is in very good condition. Not a great 

 amount of fall seeding has been done and it looks fairly well. 

 Prices have been considerably below the average. Corn has been 

 above the average ; potatoes a fair average ; hay below average ; 

 oats and onions above average ; early planted squashes fine, late 

 planted injured by frost ; berries and small fruits somewhat below 

 average ; apples a complete failure ; pears below average ; peaches 

 above. Had prices been up to the average it would have been an 

 average year for profit. 



Grafton (S. E. Stowe). — Roots are average crops. All kinds 

 of neat stock are in good condition. Fall seeding is in very good 

 condition. All kinds of garden truck are much below former 

 years in price. Hay, corn, peaches and apples have been our most 

 profitable crops and cabbages and potatoes our least profitable 

 ones. The season has not been as profitable as last year. 



Upton (B. A. Jourdan). — Root crops have proved to be aver- 

 age. Farm stock is looking very well. Fall seeding is in good 

 condition. Think prices have been lower than in former years. 

 Corn has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our least 

 profitable one. Potatoes rot badly and there are many complaints 

 of not half a crop. No apples near here. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 

 Sherborn (N. B. Douglas). — Root crops are fully average. 

 Farm stock is in average condition. Fall seeding is below the 

 average in condition. Prices have been much lower than usual. 

 Early potatoes and hay have been our most profitable crops and 

 apples our least profitable one. This town is coming to be a large 



