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least profitable one. The season has been one of the most un- 

 profitable in my remembrance. 



Neio Salem (Daniel Ballard). — The corn crop is probably 

 less than 50 per cent of a normal crop in value. Root crops are 

 about average. Farm stock is looking well. What fall seeding 

 has been done looks well, but little has been put in. Prices iox 

 crops raised for market have maintained a fair average. Hay has 

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

 The season has not been particularly profitable. Farm help has 

 been scarce and high and much needed work has been neglected. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. 



Enfield (D. 0. Chickering). — Indian corn is about half a crop 

 in value. Root crops have proved to be good crops. Farm stock 

 is in good condition. Fall seeding is looking well. Prices have 

 been about the same as usual for market crops. Hay has been 

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

 not think the season has been a profitable one, considered as a 

 whole. 



Belchertoivn (H. C. West). — Judging from present appear- 

 ances the value of the corn crop will be about three-fourths that 

 of a normal crop. Root crops are fully up to the average. Farm 

 stock is in fairly good condition, but hardly up to the average. 

 Fall seeding was never in better condition. Prices for crops raised 

 for market have been fully up to the average. All our crops have 

 been fairly good, with no failures except some kinds of fruit. 

 The season has been fairly profitable, though it has been a hard 

 one to grow, care for and harvest crops, but where this has been 

 met by extra exertion the result is satisfactory. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Where corn is raised for grain it 

 is half of a normal crop in value, where for ensilage it is two-thirds. 

 Root crops are above the average. Farm stock is in excellent 

 condition. Fall seeding is above the average in condition. Prices 

 for crops raised for market are rather above the average. Tobacco 

 (if it sells well), hay and potatoes have been our most profitable 

 crops aud corn and onions our least profitable ones. Including 

 the onion growers the season has hardly been a profitable one for 

 our farmers. Frosts have held off unusually late and there is 

 occasional fruit bloom on vines and fruit trees. 



SotUh Hndley (H. W. Gaylord). — Corn is about half a normal 

 crop, ranging from good down to almost nothing. Root crops are 

 not up to the average, results being very uneven. Farm stock is 

 in fine condition. Fall seeding generally in good condition, that 

 sown early being especially so. Hay, with perhaps fruit next, 



