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business ability anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near 

 future. The great lack with farmers to-day is the ability to dis- 

 pose of their crops after they have grown them. 



Concord (W. H. Hunt). — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. The late truck crops and potatoes and fruit have 

 been the least profitable. Asparagus, strawberries, early truck 

 crops and field corn have been the most profitable this season. 

 Considered as a whole, the season has not been quite as profitable 

 as usual. I do not think that farmers look for a material increase 

 of prosperity in the near future. The price of milk has not been 

 lower than last year, but the cost of production has been increased. 

 All kinds of fruit and vegetables have been lower than usual dur- 

 ing the late summer and fall months. Hay is higher than last 

 year, but there is less of it. 



Westford (Arthur Wright). — Should say that root crops 

 have been better than the average this year. The whole year 

 has been more than an average for all general crops. The apple 

 crop has proved much better than was expected, especially the 

 Baldwin. I should say that the season has been a profitable one 

 for our farmers. 



Chelmsford (P. P. Perham) . — Root crops are better than the 

 average this year. Hay has been the least profitable of any of 

 our leading crops and apples the most so. Considered as a whole, 

 the season has been an average one for profit. Many of the 

 farmers think their business will improve in the near future. The 

 outlook for the New England farmer is much more encouraging 

 than it has been for the last twenty-five years. 



Wilminciton (C. W. Swain). — Root crops have done as well 

 as usual this year. Apples and pears have been the least profita- 

 ble of our leading crops and potatoes the most so. Considered as 

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

 think that they anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near 

 future. All farm crops have been abundant except winter apples 

 and they are more plenty than was anticipated early in the 

 season. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Root crops have done as 

 well as usual this year. Cabbage has been the least profitable of 

 our leading crops and lettuce the most so. Considered as a whole, 

 the season has been a profitable one for farmers. Gardening is 

 all right for some years to come. 



Arlington ( W. W. Rawson) . — Root crops have done as well 

 as usual this year. Of the leading crops in this locality, celery 

 has been the least profitable and onions the most so. Considered 

 as a whole, the season has not been a profitable one for farmers. 



