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Hay has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our least 

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

 profitable one to our farmers. 



Sharon (H. L. Naramore). — Root crops are up to the usual 

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

 excellent condition. Prices for farm crops are about the same as 

 usual, except for potatoes, which are much higher than usual. Hay 

 has been our most profitable crop and potatoes and apples our least 

 profitable one. I don't think any season is profitable, as I believe 

 "profit" is only what is left after charging the farm interest, 

 taxes, insurance, repairs, deterioration and a dollar and a half 

 for each day's labor. 



Canton (B. R. Doody). — Root crops are not up to the usual 

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

 good condition. Better prices have prevailed than for some years 

 past. Hay has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our 

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

 a profitable one. 



StonyJiton (C. F. Curtis). — Root crops are good, but are little 

 raised. Farm stock is in better than average condition. Fall seed- 

 ing is in good condition. Corn for the silo and hay have been our 

 most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable one. This 

 has been a very profitable year. 



Avon (S. F. Oliver). — Root crops are not up to the average. 

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

 Prices have been a little better than formerly. Hay has been our 

 most profitable crop and potatoes our least profitable one. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has not been a profitable one. 



Cohasset (E. E. Ellms). — Root crops have turned out well. 

 Farm stock is in excellent condition. Fall seediug is in very good 

 condition. Prices have ruled about the same as in former years. 

 Sweet corn has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season has not 

 been a profitable one. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Easton (H. M. Thompson). — Root crops have done well with 

 the exception of potatoes, which rotted badly. Farm stock is in 

 good condition. Fall seeding is in very good shape. Prices have 

 been a little better than usual. Strawberries and cranberries have 

 been our most profitable crops and potatoes our least profitable 

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



Norton (Wm. A. Lane). — Root crops are up to the usual aver- 



