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Erving (Chas. F. Clark). — Corn is an average crop. Root 

 crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is in good con- 

 dition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices for crops raised 

 for market have been about the same as usual. Considered as a 

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



Northfield (Tnos. R. Callender). — Indian corn is above aver- 

 age in condition, well eared, and stover prime. Root crops have 

 proved to be average yields, with the exception of potatoes. Fall 

 seeding is in fine condition. Prices for crops raised for market 

 have compared very favorably with former years. Corn and 

 cucumbers have been our most profitable crops, and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. The season has been very profitable, the 

 only marked failure being the potato crop, many fields hardly 

 paying for digging. 



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Prescott (W. F. Wendermuth) . — Indian corn is 10 percent 

 above the normal in value. Root crops have been good crops, 

 with the exception of potatoes. Farm stock is better than aver- 

 age in condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. Most of 

 our crops go to market in the form of cream, veal and pork, and 

 prices for these have been fully up to the average. Corn and hay 

 have been our most profitable crops, and potatoes our least profit- 

 able one. Considered as a whole, the season has been a fair one 

 for profit. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — Corn is nearly up to the normal in 

 value. Potatoes 40 per cent below the normal ; turnips fair crop ; 

 beets, parsnips andftcarrots good. Farm stock is in very good 

 condition. Fall seeding is fully up to the average. Prices for 

 crops raised for market have been well up to former years. Corn 

 has been our most profitable crop, and potatoes our least profitable 

 one. The season is not up to the average for profit The late 

 summer and early fall rains, with fine weather, did much to bring 

 forward and mature crops which promised to be nearly failures. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Indian corn is a full average crop 

 in value. Root crops have proved to be average crops. Farm 

 stock is in excellent condition. Fall seeding was never in better 

 condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been rather 

 above the average. Tobacco, onions, potatoes and grass have 

 been our most profitable crops, and corn our least profitable one, 

 though even this will pay. I think the season has been a profitable 

 one, though the outcome from the tobacco crop is still uncertain. 



Hadley (H. C. Russell). — The early part of the season was 

 very unfavorable to the corn crop, but the mild fall weather has 



