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spray their trees before they will realize much profit from apples. 

 The season as a whole has been fairly profitable. 



Cheshire (L. J. Northup) . — Root crops have been a little off 

 from average. Farm stock looks fairly well where they have been 

 fed extra. Fall seeding was late, but quite an acreage has been 

 seeded and looks well. Hand-picked apples bring SI -50 per bar- 

 rel ; probably after deducting expenses they will not net the grower 

 more than $1. Hay has been our most profitable crop and pota- 

 toes probably the least profitable one, at present price of 50 or 

 55 cents per bushel. Our farmers have just cause to say the sea- 

 son has not been a profitable one. 



FRANKLIN COUNTY. 



Roioe (J. Frank Brown). — Root crops are average. Farm 

 stock is in from fair to good condition. Fall seeding is in good 

 condition. Prices for apples average ; I think the crop the best 

 the farmer has. Apples have been our most profitable crop and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. As a whole, I think the past 

 season has been a profitable one for live, wide-awake farmers. 



BucMand (J. D. Avery). — Farm stock not quite in average 

 condition, in consequence of short feed in pastures. Fall seeding 

 not as good as usual, but it has improved wonderfully since the 

 late rains. Prices for apples about as in former years ; the crop 

 has been a very profitable one for farmers in this section. Cora 

 has been our most profitable crop and potatoes our least profitable 

 one. The season has not been up to the average in profit, owing 

 to the fact that the severe drought made it necessary to feed dairy 

 stock heavily from the barn during the late summer and fall, thereby 

 greatly reducing the profits from this source ; also to the fact that 

 sheep products have been lower than for many years, — wool 13 

 cents per pound, and lambs a drug at 3 cents. 



Conway (J. C. Newhall). — Hardly any root crops raised 

 here. Owing to the severe drought, farm stock is not up to an 

 average condition. Fall seeding is remarkably good for this time 

 of year. For selected apples the price has been from $1.25 to 

 $1.50 per barrel ; I think the crop just about pays expenses. To- 

 bacco at 15 cents per pound is our most profitable crop and pota- 

 toes our least profitable one. The season has not been a profitable 

 cue, as farm produce has been low and good help scarce and high. 



Deerfield (Chas. Jones) . — Root crops have been average. P'all 

 seeding is looking extra well, and more has been done than usual. 

 Farm stock is in good condition. Apples a good crop, with a good 

 demand and prices fair. Hay is a short crop, the rowen crop being 



