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West BrooTcfield (L. H. Chamberlain). — Root crops not up to 

 the average. Farra stock iu good health, but not in average flesh. 

 What little fall seeding was done is looking rather feeble. Apples 

 have been above the average in price ; I consider them one of our 

 most profitable crops. Corn has been our most profitable crop 

 and potatoes our least profitable one. I think the season has 

 hardlj' been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Petersham (S. B. Cook). — Root crops have been average. 

 Stock is in fairly good condition, as grass has grown luxuriantly 

 of late. Fall seeding has started well but is late, and it is feared 

 will winter-kill. Prices for apples a little below average ; I do not 

 think the crop profitable, in view of the expense of packing and 

 freighting. Hay and potatoes have been our most profitable crops 

 and corn our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been only moderately profitable. 



Westminster (Joseph Hager) . — Root crops are below average. 

 Farm stock is not in very good condition, owing to dry weather. 

 Fall seeding is in average condition. Prices for apples very poor, 

 — hard getting $1 per bai-rel ; no profit in apples, as a rule. Po- 

 tatoes have been our most profitable crop and pears and apples 

 our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the season has 

 been below average. During the fall there have been frequent 

 light rains and unusually pleasant weather, with no killing frosts, 

 so that everything is now looking well. 



Leominster (W. B. Hosmer). — Root crops have not proved to 

 be average. Farm stock is in very fair condition. Fall seeding 

 is late, but is now looking well. Prices for winter apples better 

 than usual ; the crop a favorable one. Hay and fruit have been 

 our most profitable crops and root crops our least profitable ones. 

 I see no reason why farmers need complain of the season. 



Holden (G. S. Graham). — Root crops are average. Stock is 

 healthy, but rather thin ; that turned out to pasture comes home 

 very thin. Fall seeding is backward, there not having been enough 

 moisture to start it early. Apples bring about $1.25 per barrel; 

 I consider the crop profitable. Potatoes are generally our most 

 profitable crop. Hay and pasturage suffered most from the 

 drought, and hay is also low in price. The season has been a 

 profitable one, as, notwithstanding one of the severest droughts 

 for years, nearly all crops have done very well. Grapes never so 

 sweet and good ; no frost to injure them yet. 



Worcester (H. R. Kinney). — Roots are hardly average, as the 

 hot, dry weather of early fall burned them. Stock is generally in 

 good condition, though feed has been short. Apples were a good 

 crop, and have sold as high as usual. Apples have probably been 



