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be expected, considering the small rainfall since seeding 

 On moist land it is looking well. Rain is greatly needed. 



Most Profitable Crops. 

 Fifty-eight correspondents state corn to have been among 

 the most profitable crops ; forty-one, hay ; twenty-one, 

 tobacco; seventeen, potatoes; eleven, apples; eleven, 

 onions ; six, cranberries ; three, peaches ; and two, rye. 

 Corn and hay were the most profitable crops in Berkshire 

 County ; tobacco, corn and hay in Franklin County ; tobacco, 

 corn and onions in Hampshire County ; corn, hay, tobacco, 

 potatoes and onions in Hampden County ; corn, hay, apples 

 and peaches in Worcester County; corn, hay, onions, 

 potatoes, apples and market garden truck in Middlesex 

 County; corn, hay, onions and potatoes in Essex County; 

 corn in Norfolk County ; potatoes and hay in Bristol County ; 

 hay, corn and cranberries in Plymouth County ; and cran- 

 berries and hay in Barnstable County. The good prices re- 

 ceived for several crops compensated largely for the small yield. 



Least Profitable Crops. 

 Seventy-five correspondents place potatoes among the least 

 profitable crops ; eight, apples ; eight, corn ; four, onions ; 

 three, squashes ; two, milk ; and two, strawberries. Potatoes 

 and apples were among the least profitable crops in Berkshire 

 and Worcester counties ; potatoes in Franklin, Hampshire, 

 Hampden, Plymouth and Barnstable counties ; potatoes and 

 squashes in Middlesex County ; potatoes and corn in Essex 

 County ; strawberries in Bristol County. 



Profits of the Season. 



One hundred and three correspondents state that the 

 season has been an average one for profit, and fifteen that 

 it has not. The correspondents in Hampshire, Hampden and 

 Worcester counties are unanimous in the opinion that it has 

 been an average season for profit. 



Farm Stock. 

 Seventy correspondents report farm stock to be in good 

 condition ; seventeen in very good condition ; ten in fair 

 condition ; nine in average condition ; and six in below 

 averagre condition. 



