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average crops. Farm stock is in good condition, fall feed being 

 still good. Fall seeding seems to be doing nicely. Prices for 

 market crops have been equal or above those of former years. 

 Hay and potatoes have been our most profitable crops and corn 

 and fruits our least profitable ones. It has not been a good year 

 for farmers, everything being backward, and some crops having 

 to be replanted. 



Agawam (J. G. Bdrt). — Root crops are not up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in 

 good condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been 

 higher than usual. Sweet corn has been our most profitable crop 

 and tobacco our least profitable one. Considered as a whole the 

 season has not been a profitable one for our farmers. 



West SprimfieM (T. A. Rogers). — Corn is not more than a 

 two-thirds crop in value. Root crops are not over 80 per cent of 

 the usual average. Farm stock is looking well. Fall seeding has 

 a fair start and weather conditions are very favorable. Prices for 

 crops raised for market have ranged rather above the usual aver- 

 age. Hay and berries have been our most profitable crops, and 

 corn, potatoes, onions and most fruits our least profitable ones. 

 The year is generally regarded as a very hard one. Few crops 

 have matured well. 



Chicopee (R. W. Bemis). — Indian corn is two-thirds of a crop. 

 Root crops have all done well. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Not much fall seeding has been done, but that put in is in good 

 condition. Prices for crops raised for market have been good. 

 Hay or grass has been our most profitable crop and onions our 

 least profitable one. Considered as a whole the season has been a 

 profitable one for our farmers. 



East Longmeadoiv (J. L. Davis). — The corn crop is 50 per 

 cent of a normal crop in value. Root crops are up to the usual 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding i*s in 

 good condition. Average prices have been received for crops 

 raised for market. Hay has been our most profitable crop and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. The season has not been a prof- 

 itable one, as wages have been high and the weather poor. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — Indian corn is about half a crop in 

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

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

 for crops raised for market are fully up to the usual average. Po- 

 tatoes have been our most profitable crops and corn our least prof- 

 itable one. Considered as a whole, the season has not been as 

 profitable as usual. 



Wales (G. S. Rogers). — Corn is not one-tenth of a normal 



