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Up to August 1 the season was very good, but since that time the 

 poorest I ever saw. I think farmers anticipate an increase of 

 prosperity in their business in the near future. 



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Haverhill (Ebenezer Webster). — Should think that root crops 

 have done as well as usual this year. Hay and corn have been the 

 most profitable of our leading crops. The season has been about 

 an average for profit. 1 think that farmers anticipate an increase 

 of prosperity in their business in the near future. 



]\'ortIj, Andover (Pkter Holt, Jr.). — Root crops have done about 

 as well as usual this year, with perhaps the exception of turnips. 

 Corn and onions have been our least profitable crops this year. 

 Cabbage, potatoes and hay have been the most profitable. Farmers 

 have little reason to look for an increase of prosperity in the 

 near future, as most crops sell at a low price, and it becomes more 

 and more difficult to procure good farm help. Many of the people 

 in the manufacturing villages are out of employment, and have 

 little money to purchase farm produce. When business starts up 

 farmers will look for increased prosperity, and not till then. 



West Netohvry (J. C. Tarleton). — Root crops have not done 

 as well as usual this year, on account of the dry weather in August. 

 Potatoes have been the least profitable of our leading crops and 

 hay the most so. Considered as a whole, the season has been a 

 profitable one for our farmers, and they are hoping for better times. 



Tnpsjield (B. P. Pike). — Root crops have done as well as usual 

 this year. Potatoes have been the most profitable of our leading 

 crops. This has been a year of full average crops. Corn and 

 potatoes have been more than an average in quantity and quality. 

 Prices have been low, but the extra quantity has made them fairly 

 profitable. Considered as a whole, the season has been a profitable 

 one for farmers, and they anticipate an increase of prosperity in 

 their business in the near future. 



Ip.wjich (O. C. Smith) . — Root crops have done much better than 

 usual this year. The hay crop has been our least profitable crop. 

 The potato crop has been the most profitable, the average yield 

 being the largest for many years. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one for our farmers. The price of 

 corn is so high that this crop has been unusually profitable. 

 Farmers generally anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near 

 future. The outlook for fair prices for farm products is the best 

 it ever was. With the exception of the drought in the early spring, 

 the season has been favorable to the general farmer in producing 



