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Wareham (A. Savary). — Root crops have been about an aver- 

 age this year. Corn has been the least profitable of our leading 

 crops and cranberries and hay the most so. Considered as a 

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

 that farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near future. 

 Taken altogether, the season has been a remarkable one. There 

 have been two severe droughts, the early summer one cold and the 

 September one very warm. No noticeable frost until the 24th, 

 when quite thick ice formed and the ground was crusted. Have 

 had severe storms and heavy rains this month. Fall pastures are 



quite good. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Falmouth (D. R. Wicks). — As a whole, root crops have done 

 as well as usual this year. Turnips have been our least profitable 

 crop, on account of the drought which delayed planting. Pota- 

 toes have been the most profitable of our leading crops. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, I think the season has been a profitable one 

 for farmers. I think there is a prospect of an increase of pros- 

 perity in the near future. 



Mashpee (W. F. Hammond). — Root crops have done as well 

 as usual this year. Corn and hay have been our least profitable 

 crops and potatoes and cranberries our most profitable ones. 

 This season has been a very profitable one. Farming grows 

 better every year. 



Dennis (Joshua Ckowell). — Root crops have done as well 

 as usual this year. Hay has been the least profitable and cran- 

 berries the most so of any of our leading crops. Considered as a 

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

 I cannot say whether farmers look forward to an increase of pros- 

 perity in their business in the near future. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



West Tisbury (W. J. Rotch). — Root crops have done as well 

 as usual this year. Hay has been the least profitable of the lead- 

 ing crops in our locality and potatoes the most so. The season 

 has been about as profitable as the average. No material increase 

 of prosperity is in sight. 



NANTUCKET COUNTY. 



Nantucket (C. W. Gardner) , — Root crops have not done as well 

 as usual this year, owing to dry weather in August and September. 

 Early corn has been the least profitable of our leading crops and 

 potatoes have been the most profitable. Considered as a whole, 

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

 that farmers anticipate an increase of prosperity in the near future. 



