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Chelmsford (P. P. Perham). — Root crops a good average. 

 The external appearance of farm stock is as good as usual. Fall 

 seeding caught well, and looks very promising at present. Prices 

 for fall apples have been lower than an average. Hay has been 

 our most profitable crop and wheat our least profitable one. In 

 spite of the low prices, apples have been a profitable crop. As a 

 whole, the farmers in this vicinity have had a profitable season. 



Wilmington (E. N. Eames). — Root crops have proved to be 

 average. Home stock is looking well, and stock arrived home 

 from pasture in good condition. Fall seeding has been somewhat 

 injured by drought. As to apples, seconds are selling very well, 

 No. 1 Baldwins sell at from $1.50 to $2 per barrel ; the crop is a 

 profitable one. Potatoes have been our most profitable crop and 

 cabbages our least profitable one. Considered as a whole, the 

 season has been a profitable one. 



Winchester (Marshall Symmes). — Root crops are average; 

 beets and white turnips especially good. Fall seeding is all up in 

 good shape, and was never in better condition. Prices for apples 

 a little lower than usual, but the crop a profitable one. The sea- 

 son has not been as profitable for our farmers as have some 

 others. 



M^eston (H. L. Brown). — Root crops have been a good aver- 

 age. Farm stock always looks well in this locality ; no poor stock 

 kept. Fall seeding has a good start, and is looking well. Fall 

 apples have been selling for low prices ; winter apples on trees at 

 about the usual price, — 50 to 75 cents per barrel. Cabbages 

 have been our best crop and potatoes our least profitable one. 

 Market-garden crops have brought low prices, and hardly paid the 

 cost of raising. Considered as a whole, the season has not been a 

 profitable one. 



Framingham (H. S. Whittemore). — Root crops are more than 

 average. Farm stock is in good condition, and looking well. Fall 

 seeding is good, and looking finel}'. Prices for apples much lower 

 than in former years ; do not consider it a profitable crop at ruling 

 prices. Corn and potatoes have been our most profitable crops 

 and oats and onions our least profitable ones. I think this year is 

 an average one, but not very profitable. 



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Haverhill (Eben Webster). — Root crops about average, 

 except on very dry land. Farm stock in as good condition as 

 usual. Fall seeding has come up since the rains, and is looking 

 well now. Prices for apples the same as two years ago, and the 



