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with the loss of all our fresh meadows, are my reasons. Also, the 

 excessive rains have required a great deal more work to keep the 

 weeds down. I do not think the number of deserted farms in this 

 vicinity is greater than it was ten years ago. 



Henry Wood. 



Belmont. — Root crops not up to an average in quantity or 

 quality. Wet weather has damaged our farmers in many ways. 

 Cloudy and rainy weather has continued with few interruptions 

 to the present time, interfering with work as well as damaging 

 crops both in quantity and quality. 



W. L. ClIENERY. 



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



crops average in quantity ; quality poor. On the whole, this 



season has been an average one for our farmers. The number of 



deserted farms in this vicinity is not greater than it was ten years 



ago. The early cold weather tends to hurry farmers about their 



harvesting, so has had the effect to nearly complete the same in 



this vicinity. 



P. P. Perham. 



Groton. — Crop of Indian corn an average one. Root crops up 

 to an average in quantity and quality. On the whole, this season 

 has been a profitable one for our farmers. The number of deserted 

 farms in this vicinit}' is greater than it was ten years ago, and yet 

 we have but very few. Our apple crop has been so large and 

 general that the farmers in this town have been greatly helped. 



Daniel Needham. 



North Reading. — Corn crop an average one. Root crops up to 

 an average in quantity and quality. On the whole, this season 

 has been a profitable one for our farmers. Number of deserted 

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

 There has been a good deal of land seeded down to grass, and 

 most people have their manure spread. Harvesting is nearly fin- 

 ished. We are busy finishing our. marketing and getting ready 



for winter. 



N. B. Case. 



Pepperell. — The corn crop is no more than half harvested 

 about here, but is sound and good and more than an average 

 crop. Root crops are up to an average in quantity and quality. 

 Wet weather has interfered so much with work that I don't think 

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

 ber of deserted farms in this vicinity is not greater than it was 



