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lower than usual, below the average. Corn and hay have been 

 our most profitable crops and apples and potatoes our least profit- 

 able ones. The season has been a fair average one for profit. 

 The cold weather in September caused great damage, and high 

 winds have done much damage to apples. 



Aubiirn (AYm. Gilbert). — Corn was about a normal crop, but 

 suffered a loss of 10 per cent from frost. Roots have proved to 

 be more than average crops. Farm stock is looking finely, pas- 

 turage having held out well. Grass seed sown this fall has started 

 well and promises a good crop. Prices for crops raised for market 

 have been low, about 90 per cent of former years. Corn and cab- 

 bages have been our most profitable crops. I think the season has 

 been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Blackstone (O. F. Fuller). — Indian corn is hardly up to an 

 average crop. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is looking well. The 

 prices for crops raised for market are about the same as usual. 

 Potatoes rotted badly and the yield is not up to the standard, 

 while some cranberry growers lost a few cranberries by the frost 

 in September. Considered as a whole, the season has been a 

 profitable one for our farmers. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



HopMnton (W. V. Thompson) . — Indian corn is above the aver- 

 age in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good shape. Pota- 

 toes and cabbages are not as high in price as usual, in fact all 

 crops run a little lower. Corn has been our most profitable crop, 

 and cabbages and squashes our least profitable ones. Considered 

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



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — Corn is 90 per cent of a normal 

 crop. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is in 

 good condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices for 

 crops raised for market have been from 10 to 2.5 per cent lower 

 than usual. Hay has been our most profitable crop and potatoes 

 our least profitable one, on account of rot. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has hardly been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Stov) (Geo. W. Bradley). — Indian corn is about an average 

 crop. I should say that root crops are a little above average 

 crops. Farm stock is in very good condition. Not as much fall 

 seeding as usual has been done, but it looks well. Prices have 

 ranged about as usual, some crops bringing slight increases and 



