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crops and potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a 

 whole, the year has been a very good one. Beef and pork are 

 higher than formerly and there has been a good demand for milch 

 cows. 



West Spriy\gfield (N. T. Smith). — Beets and carrots below 

 average, early turnips very poor, late crop good. Farm stock is 

 in good condition and neat stock of all kinds is scarce. Fall 

 seeding has greatly improved and is in good condition. Prices 

 for farm crops have ruled higher than usual, owing to shortage in 

 quantity. Hay has been our most profitable crop and apples our 

 least profitable one. With a few exceptions, it has been the 

 hardest year for farmers I can recall in forty years. 



Agaivam (R. DeWitt). — Root crops are up to the usual aver- 

 age. Farm stock is looking well. Early fall seeding is doing 

 finely, but it has been a little too dry for the later. The price of 

 market crops it higher than in former years. Hay and tobacco 

 have been our most profitable crops. I think the season has not 

 been profitable as a whole in the Connecticut valley. 



East Lovgmeadow (J. L. Davis). — Root crops are about 60 

 per cent of an average crop. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 It is too dry for late fall seeding. All crops have commanded 

 good prices, one-third more than common. Hay has been our 

 most profitable crop and potatoes our least profitable one. Dairy 

 farmers have done well, others have made a failure of the season. 



Wilhraham (F. E. Clakk). — Root crops have done well, 

 especially turnips. Farm stock is in fairly good condition. Early 

 seeding is looking well. Prices for most farm crops are higher 

 than for several years back. Hay has been our most profitable 

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

 has hardly been a profitable one, the summer having been too wet 

 for most crops. 



Monson (A. H. White). — Root crops are not up to the aver- 

 age. Farm stock is in very fair condition. Fall seeding is look- 

 ing rather slim. Prices are rather on the rise, compared with 

 other years. Apples and potatoes are bringing fair prices, but 

 there has been no profit in anything this year. 



Wales (C. F. Crawford). — Root crops are about average. 

 Stock is healthy and in good condition. Potatoes and apples are 

 high, hay cheap and vegetables about as in former years. Hay, 

 corn and potatoes have been our most profitable crops and apples 

 our least profitable one. I think we have had a good season. 

 Apples are selling for $2 per barrel, but the crop is light. 



Holland (Francis Wight). — Root crops have not proved to be 

 up to the avcrtige. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding 



