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the spring of 1890 and fall of 1889 was 47,862, which made 241,- 

 314 pounds of wool. The dairy products for 1869 were as fol- 

 lows : gallons of milk, 15,284,057; pounds of butter, 6,559,161 ; 

 pounds of cheese, 2,245,873 ; for 1879, gallons of milk, 29,662,- 

 953; pounds of butter, 9,655,587; pounds of cheese, 829,528; 

 for 1889, gallons of milk, 82,571,924; pounds of butter, 8,358,- 

 703 ; pounds of cheese, 122,900. 



Crops of 1889. 



There were 1,785 acres of barley yielding 38,715 bushels ; 2,473 

 acres of buckwheat yielding 31,300 bushels ; 34,010 acres of Indian 

 corn yielding 1,330,101 bushels; 14,331 acres of oats yielding 

 388,819 bushels ; 10,665 acres of rye yielding 117,091 bushels; 

 112 acres of wheat yielding 1,813 bushels; 1 acre of flax yield- 

 ing 4 bushels ; 2,012 acres of tobacco yielding 2,794,848 pounds ; 

 2 acres of hops yielding 800 pounds (1 in Middlesex County, 

 1 in Bristol County) ; 1 acre of broom corn yielding 800 pounds ; 

 2,310 bushels dry Canada peas ; 618 bushels cow peas ; and 11,300 

 bushels of dry beans. Statistics of hay, potatoes and other farm 

 crops have not yet been published. 



In acreage of barley Worcester County led with 803 acres, fol- 

 lowed by Berkshire County with 239 acres, Franklin County with 

 181 acres, Middlesex County with 131 acres, and Essex County 

 with 127 acres. In acreage of buckwheat Berkshire County led 

 with 1,379 acres, followed by Hampden County with 465 acres, 

 and Worcester County with 206 acres. In acreage of Indian corn 

 Worcester County led with 6,516 acres, followed by Hampshire 

 County with 5,652 acres, Hampden County with 5,260 acres, 

 Franklin County with 4,596 acres, Berkshire County with 3,876 

 acres, and Middlesex County with 2,627 acres. In acreage of 

 oats Berkshire County led with 7,209 acres, followed by Worces- 

 ter County with 1,631 acres, Franklin County with 1,623 acres, 

 and Hampshire County with 1,433 acres. In acreage of rye 

 Hampden County led with 3,348 acres, followed by Berkshire 

 County with 2,227 acres, and Hampshire County with 2,100 acres. 

 In acreage of wheat Franklin and Worcester counties each reported 

 27 acres, followed by Essex County with 13 acres, and Middlesex 

 County with 12 acres. 



The total area in cereals in 1889 was 63,376 acres, as compared 

 with 104,631 acres in 1879, a decrease of 41,255 acres, or 39.43 

 percent. All the cereals show a diminished acreage ; the decrease 

 in barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rye and wheat being 1,386 ; 3,144 ; 

 18,545; 6,328; 11,001; and 851 acres respectively. 



