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The season has not been as profitable as either of the two pre- 

 ceding. 



Billerica (Geo. P. Greenwood) . — Indian corn is 90 per cent 

 of a full crop in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. 

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

 The prices received for most crops raised for market have been 

 very good. Sweet corn, tomatoes and beans have been our most 

 profitable crops. I think this has been a very good season, all 

 things considered. 



Lincoln (C. S. Wheeler). — Indian corn is not more than half 

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

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

 Prices for crops raised for market have been above average, 

 except for apples. Beans, cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet corn 

 have been our most profitable crops. Considered as a whole the 

 season has been a fairly profitable one. 



Stoueham (J. E. Wiley). — Fall seeding is in good condition. 

 Prices for crops raised for market have been very poor. Lettuce 

 has been our most profitable crop this season and dandelions our 

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

 been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Weston (Henry L. Brown). — There is little yellow corn grown 

 and it is below the average. Beets, mangolds and carrots have 

 been good crops ; turnips have been a failure. Farm stock is 

 always in good condition. Fall seeding has been late and is not 

 up to the usual condition. Almost all crops have sold lower than 

 in former years and for less than half of last year's prices. No 

 crop has been very profitable, sweet corn as well as any and cab- 

 bages as poorly as any. Potatoes have given a fair crop, but 

 have sold low. Squashes made a very good yield, but were in- 

 jured by frost and brought very low prices. For market-gardeners 

 and those who raise crops for market the season has not been a 

 profitable one. 



ESSEX COUNTY. 



Salisbury (Wesley Pettengill) . — Indian corn was an average 

 crop, but suffered somewhat from frost. Late planted potatoes 

 rotted quite badly ; other root crops average yields. Farm stock 

 is looking well and coming to the barn in good condition. Fall 

 seeding is very good and the early sown is looking finely. Apples, 

 potatoes and s(iuashes have brought low prices ; other crops com- 

 pare favorably in price with other years. Hay has been our most 



