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up to normal both in quantity and quality, althougli the dry weather 

 of June and July was unfavorable; the fact that the frost held off 

 until very late made up for the poor development earlier in the 

 season. Root crops have been up to the average. Pastures have 

 been short, but fall feed is good on mowing land and farm stock 

 is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. With a 

 few exceptions, prices have been about the same as in foi-mer years. 

 The most profitable crops, in order, have been hay, corn, apples, 

 asparagus and strawben-ies. The least profitable crops were pota- 

 toes, pears and peaches; there were no pears or peaches to speak 

 of, and the price for potatoes was too low to make them profitable. 

 The season may be considered as a profitable one, but weather con- 

 ditions were a drawback in many ways. Streams and springs are 

 very low; the amount of water in the ground seems to have been 

 getting gradually less for the past four years. We had a late, wet 

 spring, but even with that the wells did not appear to recover. 



Marlborough (E. D. Hov^). — The com crop is about 90 per 

 cent of normal in quantity and in quality, owing to the six weeks' 

 drought at planting time. Eoot crops have been about an average. 

 Farm stock is in normal condition. Fall seeding is 90 per cent of 

 normal in condition. Prices have ranged about 10 per cent higher 

 than in former years. The most profitable crops, in order, have 

 been strawberries, tomatoes, sweet corn, apples and potatoes. The 

 least profitable crops, in order, have been peaches (few), pears, 

 beans, silage corn and hay. Although products have sold for good 

 prices, the drought prevented profitable crops, so that the season 

 has not really been a profitable one. There has been no rowen, 

 and but very light crops of supplementary fodder. 



South Sudbury (E. W, Goodnow). — The corn crop is about 90 

 per cent of normal in quantity and quality. The warm summer 

 weather and absence of frosts during the fall were very favorable 

 for the crop. The root crop is up to average. Farm stock is look- 

 ing well. Fall seeding is backward, owing to lack of moisture. The 

 prices for crops raised for market are about the same as in pre- 

 vious years. The most profitable crops, in order, have been apples, 

 potatoes, hay, Indian corn and celery. The least profitable crops, 

 in order, have been sweet corn, squashes, onions and cabbages. As 

 a whole, the season has been a profitable one. Vegetation has re- 

 covered from the early drought, but springs and wells are running 

 ■low. 



Weston (Edward P. Ripley). — Corn is about 90 per cent of 

 nox-mal in quantity, and the quality is very fair. Although the sea- 

 son has been very dry, corn has done remarkably well. Root crops 

 have proved to be about an average crop. Farm stock is in fair 

 condition, although fall pasturage is rather short. Fall seeding has 



