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BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — Root crops are fully up to the 

 average. Farm stock is in fine condition. It lias been rather 

 dry for fall seeding and it is small, but is coming on fast. Prices 

 for farm crops have been fully up to former years. Potatoes have 

 been our most profitable crop and cabbages our least profitable 

 one. The season has been about as usual for profit. Potatoes 

 are fine with no rot and bring high prices, which helps out 

 wonderfully. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Root crops are about an aver- 

 age crop. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is look- 

 ing very well, considering the dry weather. Prices for crops raised 

 for market have been above the average. Hay has been our most 

 profitable crop and corn our least profitable one. Higher prices 

 have made up for the shortage of crops, so that farmers have about 

 held their own. 



Sandwich (.J. R. Holway). — Root crops are up to the average, 

 turnips being a fine crop of good quality. Farm stock is in good 

 condition. Fall seeding is below the average, owing to dry weatlier. 

 Prices have ruled better than for several years. The cranberry 

 crop was small, but harvested in good condition. Prices are better 

 than last year, but not as good as were expected. 



Barnstable (John Buksley). — Potatoes half a crop, turnips 

 small crop, onions average. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Fall seeding backward, because of drought. Prices have aver- 

 aged much higher than in 1896. Cranberries have been our most 

 profitable crop. The profits of the season average about as for 

 the last ten years. The apple crop is very light and will all be 

 disposed of in the home market. 



Bretuster (J. H. Clark). — Root crops are up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition. The weather has 

 been too dry for fall seeding. Prices have ruled higher than the 

 average of years. Potatoes and cranberries have been our most 

 profitable crops and corn our least pofilable one. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has been fairly profitable. 



Chatham (K. Z. Rvder). — Root crops have been average. 

 Farm stock is looking well, though pastures are in poor condition. 

 Fall seeding is not looking well, owing to lack of rain. Farm 

 crops have brought better prices this year than usual. Consid- 

 ered as a whole, the season has not been above the average for 

 profit, owing to the failure of the potato crop. Pastures are very 



