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in need of vain. Prices for farm crops have been higher than in 

 former years, owing partly to the business revival and partly to 

 poor crops. If tobacco sells well it will be our most profitable 

 crop, with onions second. Fruits, hay and corn have been our 

 least profitable crops. The season has not been a profitable one, 

 as the shortage in yield has more than offset the rise in prices. 



Leverett (W. L. Boutwell). — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 ing well. Prices for farm crops rule about the same as for the 

 last two years. Tobacco has been our most profitable crop and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. The season has decidedly not 

 been a profitable one for our farmers. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Greemvlch ("W. S. Douglas). — Root crops are not up to the 

 average, owing to wet weather. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Fall seeding is looking very well. Prices have been good for all 

 crops raised for market. Potatoes have been our most profitable 

 crop and corn our least profitable one. The season is probably 

 an average one for profit, small yields offsetting good prices. 



Pelham (J. L. Brewer). — Root crops are not quite up to the 

 average. Farm stock is in fair condition. Most of the fall seed- 

 ing is looking well. I think prices for farm crops have been 

 higher than for some years. Grass has been our most profitable 

 crop and potatoes our least profitable one. The season has not 

 been a profitable one, as, hay and celery excepted, our crops have 

 partially or entirely failed and our cellars were never so empty. 



Amliarst (Wm. P. Brooks). — English turnips good, Swedes 

 medium, carrots good. Farm stock is in good condition. Early 

 sown fall seeding is in good condition, but late sown has grown 

 slowly, on account of dry weather. Prices for tobacco, onions 

 and potatoes are much higher than in recent years ; hay is lower 

 by $3 per ton. Tobacco and onions have been our most profitable 

 crops and corn and potatoes our least profitable ones. 



South Hadley (H. W. G-aylord). — All root crops are low in 

 percentage of yield, potatoes perhaps the most so. Farm stock 

 is looking finely, pastures having held out unusually well. Early 

 sown fall seeding looks well, late sown has not made much growth. 

 Prices have been above average for all crops, particularly for 

 potatoes. Hay and tobacco have been our most profitable crops 

 and potatoes and corn our least profitable ones. The season has 

 not been a profitable one, owing to the shortage in nearly all crops. 



Northampton (D. A. Horton) . — Root crops are up to the usual 



