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WincJiester (Marshall Symmes). — Root crops have been aver- 

 age, and beets and white turnips are especially good. Farm stock 

 is in good condition. Fall seeding made a good catch, but has not 

 a large growth. Windfall apples have been disposed of at about 

 50 cents per barrel ; picked apples are stored for winter sale. 

 There have been no high prices for farm crops, as in former years. 

 Lettuce and tomatoes have been our most profitable crops, and 

 string beans and potatoes our least profitable ones. Living profits 

 have generally been made this season. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



West Newbury (J, C. Tarleton). — Root crops have proved to 

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

 does not grow well, as it is too wet and cold. A very small pro- 

 portion of the winter apples have been marketed and none were 

 sold for export. Prices for crops raised for market have been low. 

 Hay has been our most profitable crop, and potatoes and apples our 

 least profitable ones. Considered as a whole the season has not 

 been a very profitable one. 



Groveland (Abel Sticknet) . — Root crops have not proved to 

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

 looking very well, though perhaps a little late. Very few winter 

 apples have been sold and a small number shipped for export. 

 Prices are no better than formerly, if quite as good. Hay and corn 

 have been our most profitable crops. Crops have been good, but 

 prices are so low that the profits are small. 



Topsjield (B. P. Pike). — Root crops have proved to be average. 

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

 good condition. Ten per cent of the winter apples have been sold 

 at from $1 to $1.25 per barrel. Prices for farm products are as 

 good as last year. Hay and milk have been our most profitable 

 crops, and corn our least profitable one. Our farmers all seem to 

 get a living, and that is all they do any year. 



Manchester (John Baker) . — Root crops have proved to be 

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

 good condition. Very few winter apples have been sold ; price 

 for good fruit, $1 per barrel. Prices for crops raised for market 

 are a little lower than in former years. All our leading crops 

 averaged low in regard to profit. Considered as a whole the 

 season has not been at all a profitable one. 



NORFOLK COUNTY. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Root crops have been very nearly 

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



