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large crops. Hay, potatoes and turnips have been our most prof- 

 itable crops and oats, barley and rye our least profitable ones. 

 Considered as a whole, the season has been a profitable one for our 

 farmers. 



Hinsdale (Thos. F. Barker). — Corn is above the normal in 

 value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock looks 

 well. Fall seeding is in extra good condition. Potatoes bring 

 lower prices than last year. Hay and oats have been our most 

 profitable crops, and vegetables our least profitable ones. The 

 season has been a profitable one, as crops are above the general 

 average. The month has been very favorable to farm work. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup). — Indian corn is fully 40 percent 

 below the normal in value. Root crops are 20 per cent above the 

 average. Farm stock is well up in condition, better than for aver- 

 age years. Fall seeding is looking well. Prices for crops are 

 well sustained, except for cabbages, which are very plenty and sell 

 six for 25 cents. Hay has been our most profitable crop, and po- 

 tatoes our least profitable one, owing to low prices received. The 

 season has been a profitable one for our farmers and they have no 

 good reason to complain. 



W iUiamstown (S. A. Hickox). — Corn did not fully mature, 

 owing to the cold season. Root crops are fine crops. Farm stock 

 is in fine condition. Fall seeding never looked better. Prices 

 have been less than usual for crops grown for market, as there has 

 been an over production of potatoes, apples and all garden truck. 

 Ensilage has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our least 

 profitable one. The season has been a fairly profitable one. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Roive (F. W. Woffenden). — -Indian corn is about 60 per cent 

 of a normal crop. Root crops are fully up to the usual average. 

 Stock is looking quite well as a rule. Fall seeding is in very good 

 condition. Prices for crops raised for market range from 10 to 

 20 per cent below the usual average. Potatoes have been our 

 most profitable crop and corn our least profitable one, owing to 

 the severe freeze before cutting. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been fairly profitable. The apple crop is nearly har- 

 vested, more than half the crop being ruined by freeze and wind ; 

 winter fruit not moving at all as yet. 



Charlemont (J. M. J. Legate). — The corn crop is below the 

 average in value, a large part of it not getting fully ripe. Root 

 crops are up to the usual average, but potatoes are rotted badly. 



