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and smut. The drought affected root crops also. The condition of 

 farm stock is good. Fall seeding is in fair condition. Prices have 

 ranged about the same as last year. The most profitable crops, in 

 order, have been hay, potatoes and corn. For farmers it has been 

 about an average year. A great many wells are dry and vegetation 

 has not recovered from the drought. 



Seekonk (John W, Peck), — In quality the corn crop is 75 per 

 cent. April and part of May were wet ; crops started with roots near 

 the surface, and the dry weather came on and retarded growth. All 

 root crops are remarkably good. Farm stock is in fairly good con- 

 dition, 75 to 85 per cent of normal, owing to dry weather in Sep- 

 tember and consequent short feed. Fall seeding is poor; what came 

 up cannot grow. Good quality crops of any kind have been sold at 

 fair prices, nearly up to normal. The most profitable crops, in 

 order, have been tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, parsnips and beans. 

 The least profitable crops, in order, have been potatoes, peas, 

 spinach, cabbage and dandelions. Take it as a whole, the season 

 has been one of profit to farmer's. Some crops have been abundant 

 at good prices; others, poor in quality and price. The worse water 

 famine ever known is on in this locality; vegetation is dried up and 

 there is no sign of rain. In this immediate vicinity growers that 

 have watering systems have had excellent returns. All have done 

 remarkably well, taking the weather conditions into consideration. 



Dighton (Howard C. Briggs). — Corn is 80 per cent in yield 

 and of average quality. Very wet weather at seeding time, fol- 

 lowed by drought, reacted to the best development of the corn crop. 

 Root crops have not proved average because it has been too dry. 

 The condition of farm stock is good. The condition of fall seeding 

 is average. Market prices have been lower than in former years. 

 The most profitable crops, in order, have been strawberries, toma- 

 toes, sweet com and asparagus. The least profitable crops, in 

 order, have been potatoes, cabbage and beans. The season has been 

 below the average, as regards profit to farmers, on account of 

 drought. More wells are dry than ever before; streams are very 

 low. Many farmers have carted water for stock for weeks. Rain 

 has not fallen for a long time. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglass). — There was a normal crop of In- 

 dian corn of good quality. Heavy rains in August were very bene- 

 ficial to the crop. Root croj^s have proved to be an average. On 

 account of dry weather farm stock is not in as good condition as it 

 should be. Fall seeding is backward as we have had no heavy rains. 

 Prices have been lower, on the whole. The most profitable crops, in 

 ordei", have been hay, corn, potatoes, strawberries and apples. The 

 least profitable crops, in order, have been peas, onions, beets, rasp- 

 berries and sweet corn. As a whole, the season has been fairly 



