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as we have had this year, are not very profitable. Farmers wish 

 an increase of prosperity, and perhaps the wish fathers a hope. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. Hay has been the least profitable of any of our 

 leading crops and potatoes and corn the most so. Our farmers 

 cannot pay two per cent on investment. There is no money in 

 farming outside of specialties with glass attachment. I think 

 that farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in their business 

 in the near future. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



North Raynliam (N. W. Shaw) . — Root crops have done fully 

 as well as usual this year. There has been little if any profit in 

 the apple crop. Indian corn has proved the most profitable of any 

 of our crops, if the fodder is taken into account. Crops have 

 been good this year, and as a whole have been fairly remunerative. 

 I think it is the general belief that the protection now afforded and 

 that anticipated has led farmers to anticipate greater success in the 

 future. 



BerMey (R. H. Babbitt) . — I do not think root crops have done 

 as well as usual this year. Strawberries have been the least profit- 

 able of our leading crops. Potatoes and onions have been the 

 most profitable, although there was not much money in them. The 

 season has not been a profitable one for our farmers. I think that 

 the best farmers are looking for better times. 



Dicjliton (A. W. Paul). — Root crops have done as well as usual 

 this year. The crops as a whole have been abundant, and prices 

 low. Farming has been successful and farmers are expecting more 

 profits in the near future. 



Somerset (Joseph Gibbs) . — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. Strawberries have been our least profitable crop 

 and potatoes our most profitable one. I do not think that as a 

 whole this season has been a profitable one for our farmers. The 

 strawberry crop, which is the leading money crop of this section, 

 has been the least profitable one for years. The potato crop was 

 good, but prices have ruled low. Early and late cabbage barely 

 paid expenses. Hay crop light, but perhaps higher prices will 

 make up part of the shortage. Rowen was an entire failure. I 

 do not think New England farmers anticipate an increase of pros- 

 perity in the near future. 



Swanzey (F. G. Aunold). — Root crops have done as well as 

 usual this year. Potatoes have been our least profitable crop and 

 corn our most profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season 



