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season. Corn has been the most profitable. The season has been 

 a profitable one for our farmers both in quantity and quality of 

 crops. I think that farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in 

 their business in the near future. 



Ilamjyden (J. N. Isham). — Root crops have done better than 

 usual. The short crop of hay was not followed by an advance of 

 price, hence it was the least profitable of our leading croi)S. Corn, 

 oats and apples, with dairying, have been the most profitable. 

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

 farmers. Farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near 

 future. Most crops briug better prices than last year. Potatoes 

 are not as high, but the more abundant crop brings better returns 

 per acre than usual. Scientific principles are creeping into farm 

 practice, bringing more sure profits. 



Wilbraham (H. M. Bliss). — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. Potatoes have been the least profitable of our 

 leading crops, and corn and grass the most so. Considered as a 

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

 think that farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in their 

 business in the near future. 



Brimfield (S. W. Brown). — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. Grass has been the least profitable of the leading 

 crops in this locality. Corn has been the most profitable. The 

 season, as a whole, has been a profitable one for farmers, and they 

 anticipate an increase of prosperity in their business. The average 

 crops have been good, and sales to a larger extent than usua^ 

 satisfactory. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



New Braintree (C. U. Sage). — Root crops have done better 

 than for several years. Potatoes have been the least profitable of 

 our leading crops. Grass has been the most profitable, and corn 

 comes next. The past season has been a prosperous one. All 

 crops were good, with the exception of hay, which was more than 

 a three-fourths crop. Dairy products are selling well, and farmers 

 are more encouraged, and will plan to raise more and better crops 

 and increase their business generally. 



Rutland (A. L. Miles). — Root crops have done very well this 

 year. Apples have been our least profitable crop, and hay, corn 

 and potatoes our most profitable ones. I think that the season as 

 a whole has been a profitable one for our farmers. It seems to be 

 the general opinion among farmers that there will be an increase 

 of prosperity in their business in the near future. The cold snaps 

 of the last few weeks have found many apples unpicked, but they 



