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the best crop oa many farms and hay the lightest of any. There 

 has been much complaint about dry weather and low prices ; but 

 those farmers who have kept on the move have done as well as 

 those in other lines of business. Too much should not be ex- 

 pected in the present state of the country. 



Sutton (O. P. Johnson). — Roots have proved to be average 

 crops. Farm stock is in fair condition. Fall seeding is late, but 

 looks finely. Prices for apples good, and the crop a profitable 

 one. Hay and apples have been our most profitable crops and 

 potatoes our least profitable one. I should think the season had 

 been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Blackstone (L. R. Daniels). — Root crops are less than average, 

 as the rain came too late. Farm stock is generally in good con- 

 dition ; new milch cows scarce and costly. Fall seeding very good ; 

 rains came at just the right time. Dealers paid $1.25 for apples 

 delivered at the station ; well-managed orchards are profitable. 

 Early potatoes and other garden crops, hay and all fodder crops 

 that go to produce milk have been the most profitable, and fruit 

 crops of all kinds the least profitable. The scarcity and high cost 

 of empty barrels have operated to reduce the profit of the apple 

 crop. The season has been a moderately profitable one. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Groton (Daniel Needham) . — Root crops not up to the aver- 

 age. Farm stock in good condition. Fall seeding in good condi- 

 tion. Prices for apples much better than usual; I consider the 

 crop vex-y profitable. Apples and hay have been our most profita- 

 ble crops and market-garden crops our least profitable ones. But 

 for the large apple crop and the highly remunerative prices the 

 farmers would have had less than an average season in cash value 

 returns. As it is, the year must be regarded as very satisfactory. 

 The demand for winter apples has been very active, and the prices 

 until the middle of October have been advancing ; since then they 

 have fallen off a very little. Groton farmers will receive not less 

 than $35,000 for their apples, and other towns in this vicinit}'^ will 

 realize large sums. 



West ford (Arthur Wright). — Root crops are average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. Not a very large amount of fall seed- 

 ing has been done this fall in this vicinity. Prices for apples 

 have been better than in former years, and the crop is a profitable 

 one. Apples have been our most profitable crop and potatoes 

 least profitable except on moist land. Considered as a whole, the 

 season is above the average for profit. 



