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Richmond. — Crop of Indian corn an average one. Root 

 crops up to an average in quantity but not in quality. On the 

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

 Number of deserted farms in this vicinity greater than it was ten 

 years ago. 



M. W. Coleman. 



Windsor. — Crop of Indian corn the best for four or five 

 years. Root crops up to an average in quantity and quality. 

 This season not a very profitable one for our farmers. Not so 

 many deserted farms in this vicinity as there were ten years ago. 



H. A. Ford. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Dartmouth. — Crop of Indian corn not quite up to the average. 

 Root crops not up to an average in quantity and quality. It has 

 been a very bad season. The application of manures of any 

 kind has seemed to have but little effect. It has not been a 

 profitable season for farmers in this vicinity. I do not think 

 the number of deserted farms in this vicinity greater than it was 

 ten years ago. The weather continues wet, making it difficult to 

 do work that many farmers desire to do at this season of the 

 year. Apples are keeping very poorly. 



L. T. Davis. 



Somerset. — Crop of Indian corn an average one. Root crops 

 up to an average in quantity and quality. The three principal 

 money crops of this town are hay, potatoes and strawberries. 

 The hay crop was above the average, while the potato and straw- 

 berry crops were fifty per cent below the average. The cost of 

 tillage of all hoed crops has been at least forty per cent above 

 the average, caused by the excessive rains ; making the season, on 

 the whole, not a profitable one for our farmers. Number of de- 

 serted farms in this vicinity not greater than it was ten years ago. 



Joseph Gibbs. 



DUKES COUNTY. 



Chilmark. — Crop of Indian corn not an average one. Root 

 crops not up to an average in quantity and quality. The profits 

 this year have been small. There are more deserted farms in this 

 vicinity than there were ten years ago. 



B. T. HlLLMAN. 



