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very short. Onions a small crop, with prices low and sales slow. 

 Tobacco an extra good crop, and has cured well. Tobacco has 

 been our most profitable crop and onions our least profitable one. 

 The season has been about a fair average. 



Sunderland (J. M. J. Legate) . — Root crops have not proved 

 average crops. Farm stock is in good condition. Late seeding is 

 looking well, but seeding in the corn fields was about a failure. 

 The price of apples has been from $1 to $1.25 per barrel ; I do not 

 consider the crop profitable. Tobacco is not sold, but it looks as 

 if that would be our best crop. Onions are our least profitable 

 crop. Considered as a whole, the season has not been a profitable 

 one. 



Norllifield (Chas. Pomeroy). — Root crops are not average. 

 Farm stock is in first-rate condition. Fall seeding is in good con- 

 dition. Prices for apples about average ; not much money in sell- 

 ing first quality for $1.25 per barrel. Hay has been our most 

 profitable crop and oats our least profitable one. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has been about an average one for profit. 



HAMPSHIRE COUNTr. 



Belchertown (H. C. West). — Root crops far below average, 

 especially those sown early. Farm stock is in fair condition, nearly 

 if not quite up to the average. Fall seeding seldom in better con- 

 dition. Prices for apples fully up to the average ; decidedly they 

 are one of the most profitable of New England crops. Corn, rye, 

 early sown oats, barley, hay and apples were our most profitable 

 crops and roots and potatoes our least profitable ones. The 

 season has hardly been a favorable one, but the farmer has less to 

 complain of than those in most vocations. 



Amherst (Wm. P. Brooks). — Very few English turnips, man- 

 golds and Swedes very poor, carrots fair to good. Farm stock is 

 perhaps a little thinner than usual, but is otherwise in good condi- 

 tion. Fall seeding is generally in good condition. Prices for 

 apples have been very good ; a profitable crop when well grown 

 and handled. Tobacco, corn, apples and potatoes are our most 

 profitable crops and roots and rye our least profitable ones. The 

 season is hardly average with recent years, though much depends 

 on the turn prices for tobacco take. 



North Hadley (H. C. Russell). — Root crops suffered from dry 

 weather until late in the season, when they improved very much. 

 Stock has done well during the past month. Fall seeding in good 

 condition. Apples lower in price than usual, — 90 cents to $1.10 

 in bulk. Potatoes have done as well as any crop, and onions 



