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Colrain (A. A. Smith). — Corn is about half a normal crop in 

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

 is in good condition. Fall seeding is in fine condition. Prices 

 received for cro|)s raised for market have been fully equal to those 

 of former years. G-rass has been our most profitable crop and 

 corn our least profitable one. Considered as a whole the season 

 has been an unprofitable one for our farmers. 



Sh(^lhnrne (Geo. E. Taylor). — The corn crop is from one-half 

 to two-thirds of a normal crop in value. Farm slock is in good 

 tlirifty condition. Fall seeding is in fine condition. Prices for 

 crops raised for market have ranged about the same as last year. 

 Hay and grass have been our most profitable crops and corn our 

 least profitable one. This has been a hard season, but the profit 

 in farming lies in the skillful disposition of the crops raised. 



Gill (F. F. Stoughton). — The value of the corn crop is about 

 two-thirds or three-fourths of the normal. Few roots are raised. 

 F'arm stock is in good condition. Prices for crops raised for 

 market have been fully as high as usual. Grass has been our most 

 profitable crop and corn our least profitable one. Considered as 

 a whole the season has not been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Siihderkmd (J. M. J. Legate). — The value of the corn crop 

 is what it is worth for stover, or a very little more. Root crops 

 are not up to the usual average. Farm stock has come in in fine 

 condition. Fall seeding was never in better condition. Prices 

 for crops raised for market have been about average. The pres- 

 ent prospect is that tobacco will prove to be our most profitable 

 crop. Corn and onions are our least profitable crops. This has 

 not been a profitable year, being even less so than last year, which 

 we thought a very hard one. 



Moviiigup (C. S. Raymond) . — The value of the corn crop is 

 about 40 per cent of that of a normal crop. Taking the several 

 root crops together they are about average in condition. Farm 

 stock is generally in good condition. Fall seeding is in very good 

 condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been some- 

 what better than usual, perhaps 10 per cent. Potatoes have been 

 our most profitable crop and corn our least profitable one. I 

 think the season should be called a profitable one, but in most 

 cases the profit is very small. 



Northfield (T. R. Callender). — The corn crop is not over 50 

 p*^r cent of the normal value. Root crops have proved to be aver- 

 age crops. Farm stock is in good condition. Some fall seeding 

 is late, but all is looking well. Prices for crops raised for market 

 have been fully up to the usual average. Potatoes and hay have 

 been our most profitable crops and cucumbers for pickling our 



