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start. The prices received for crops raised for market are about 5 

 per cent in advance of former years. Hay has been our most 

 profitable crop and corn our least profitable one. The season has 

 been a decidedly unprofitable one for farmers, as they have had 

 little to sell, fruit being a failure, potatoes rotting and no corn 

 maturing. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — The value of the corn crop is about 

 half that of a normal crop. Root crops have proved to be above 

 average crops. Farm stock is generally in good condition. Fall 

 seeding is in fine condition and growing fast. The prices received 

 for crops have not varied much from former years. Hay has been 

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

 labor has been scarce and high and crops light, so that the season 

 has not been a profitable one. 



Chelmftfo7-d (P. P. Perham). — The corn crop is less than half 

 an average crop. Root crops have proved to be good average 

 crops. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is looking 

 well. Prices for all crops raised have been above the average. 

 The apple crop has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. As a whole the season has been a profitable 

 one for our farmers. 



BlUerica (Geo. P. Greenwood). — The value of the corn crop 

 is 60 per cent of that of a normal crop. Root crops are up to the 

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

 in good condition. Prices have ruled higher than usual for crops 

 raised for market. Cabbages and ruta-bagas have been our most 

 profitable crops and squashes our least profitable one. Those who 

 have been fortunate enough to raise crops have sold them well, 

 but many have raised very little and there has been less to harvest 

 than for many years. 



Wakefield (Chas. Talbot). — The value of the corn crop is not 

 over 3.T per cent of that of a normal crop. Root crops are hardly 

 up to the usual average. Farm stock is in very good condition. 

 Fall seeding is looking well. Prices have ruled about 20 per cent 

 higher than usual for crops raised for market. All crops are below 

 the average in yield and potatoes are rotting badly. Considered 

 as a whole the season has not been a profitable one, all farmers 

 complaining of falling behind. 



Winchester (S. S. Symmes). — There is no field corn raised here. 

 Root crops are up to the usual average, beets and parsnips excep- 

 tionally good. Farm stock is in first-class condition. Fall seed- 

 ing is as good as possible. Prices have been higher than usual for 

 crops raised for market. Sweet corn has been our most profitable 

 crop and squashes our least profitable one. The season has been 



