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is fairly good. Prices are fully up to tbe average, if not higher. 

 Potatoes have been our most profitable crop and api)les our least 

 profitable one. Taking everything into consideration, I do not 

 think the season has been a profitable one. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Dudley (J. J. Gilles). — Root crops are up to the usual average. 

 Farm stock is in excellent condition. Eurly fall seeding is in good 

 condition, but late seeding is a little backward on account of dry 

 weather. Prices for farm crops are about 10 per cent above last 

 year. Hay and cabbages have been our most profitable crops and 

 potatoes and late squashes our least profitable ones. Considered 

 as a whole, the season has been a profitable one. 



West Bruokjield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Root crops are wormy 

 and poor. Farm stock is in first-class condition. Fall seeding is 

 looking well. Prices for farm crops are a little better than of late 

 years. Corn and hay have been our most profitable crops and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one and farmers are a little more 

 smiling than of late. 



I^orth Bi'ool-Jield (J. H. Lane). — Root crops are up to the 

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

 little practised. Prices are from 10 to 20 per cent lower than in 

 former years. Milk has been our most profitable product and 

 apples and potatoes our least profitable crops. The season has 

 been a profitable one to milk producers. The fall season has been 

 excellent for fall work, but rain is needed. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen) . — Root crops are not more than half 

 the usual average. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seed- 

 ing is in good condition. Potatoes and apples bring higher prices 

 than usual, milk the same and hay less. Milk has been our most 

 profitable product and potatoes our least profitable one. The 

 season has been a fairly profitable one, considered as a whole. 



Dana (E. A. Albee). — All roots are up to the average except 

 potatoes. Farm stock was never in better condition. Fall seed- 

 ing has made a good catch. Prices for farm crops are very good. 

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

 apples our least profitable ones. The season has not been a profit- 

 able one, because farmers have little to sell except dairy products. 



Ashhurnhum (A. Needham). — Root crops are about average. 

 Farm stock is in very fine condition. Fall seeding which was sown 

 early is looking well. Hay has been our most profitable crop and 

 apples our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season 

 is hardly up to the average for profit. 



