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for years, — scarcely any hand-picked apples. There is a fair 

 acreage of rye sown, which looks very well. 



Hampden (John N. Isham). — The corn crop is the best for 

 years. Root crops have been good, except potatoes, which rotted 

 badly. Farm stock is in excellent condition. Prices for crops 

 raised for market have generally been equal to former years. 

 Corn and hay have been our most profitable crops, and apples 

 our least profitable one, while on some farms potatoes have also 

 been a very light crop. Farmers have little to complain of, as 

 all crops have been fairly good, and prices have been such as to 

 return a fair profit. Frosts have held off so that everything has 

 matured. 



Brimfield (C. S. Tarbell). — Indian corn is rather better than 

 an average crop. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm 

 stock is in fair condition, but not extra good. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Corn is probably our most profitable crop, and 

 potatoes our least profitable one, on account of the great amount 

 of rot. Considered as a whole, the season has been a fairly profit- 

 able one for our farmers. 



Holland (Francis Wight). — Indian corn is very near to a 

 normal crop. Root crops are fully up to the average in yield. 

 Farm stock is in fairly good condition. Fall seeding is coming 

 up well. Prices for crops raised for market have been higher 

 than usual, if anything. Corn has been our most profitable crop, 

 and apples our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one for our farmers. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Charlton (Wm. Gilbert). — Corn is a little above the normal 

 in value. Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is 

 looking well. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices for crops 

 raised for market are fully up to the average. Potatoes and sweet 

 corn are our most profitable crops, and cabbages our least profit- 

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

 one for our farmers. 



Leicester (II. H. Kingsbury). — The corn crop is equal in value 

 to a normal crop. Potatoes not over half a crop, owing to rot ; 

 other root crops good. Farm stock is in fine condition, there 

 having been an abundance of feed. Fall seeding has been very 

 good, owing to favorable weather. Prices for crops raised for 

 market have been a shade lower than usual. Hay is our most 

 profitable crop, and potatoes our least profitable one. The season 

 does not dififer much in results from the normal. 



