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peach-growing town and the growers have done very well this 

 year. Taken as a whole the season has not been a profitable one. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Root crops have proved to be 

 average. Farm stock is in as good condition as usual. Not much 

 seeding has been done on account of dry weather ; quite a little 

 will be done just before freezing. Prices have been very low. 

 Milk-producing crops have been most profitable and potatoes least 

 profitable. The season has been only fairly profitable. 



Concord (Wm. H. Hunt). — Root crops have proved to be aver- 

 age. Farm stock is in average condition. The usual amount of 

 fall seeding has been done and it is in good condition. The prices 

 of truck crops have been the lowest for many years. Milk has 

 paid well, as have also asparagus, hay and blackberries. Pota- 

 toes, beans, cabbages and onions have been our least profitable 

 crops. For most farmers it has been a very poor season. 



Chelmsford (P. P. Perham). — Root crops have been good. 

 Farm stock is in better condition than it was a year ago. Fall 

 seeding looks fairly w^ell at present. Prices for all crops have 

 been very low, but not much lower than usual. Hay and small 

 fruits have been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least 

 profitable one. As a whole the season has been a good average 

 one. 



Billerica (J. N. Pardee). — Early root crops good; late sown 

 probably below average. Farm stock is iu good condition. Fall 

 seeding caught well but has not made much growth on account of 

 the drought. Prices have been the lowest for years. No crops 

 have been profitable. Dairying has been about as usual, but 

 farmers depending upon market crops have generally failed to pay 

 expenses out of the proceeds of their sales. 



Wohurn (W. H. Bartlett). — Root crops are better than the 

 average, the fine fall having helped them very much. Stock is in 

 fair condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. With a few 

 exceptions prices have been fully up to the average but sales have 

 been slow. Peas, asparagus, cabbages, beets and carrots have 

 been our most profitable crops and early beans our least profitable 

 one. As far as profits are concerned I find it all work and little 

 money. 



Weston (H. L. Brown). — Root crops are average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is not in good condition. 

 Prices are very much lower than usual. There has been no profit 

 in any crop and cabbages have been least profitable. On the 

 whole the season has not been a profitable one. 



