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condition. Very little fall seeding has been done, but it is doing 

 well now. Prices for apples were very low early in the season, 

 higher now, with improving prospects; the crop is profitable if 

 rightly managed. Corn and hay have been our most profitable 

 crops and potatoes our least profitable one. Notwithstanding the 

 dry season, the yield of milk has been good, as we do not depend 

 on our pastures, they being poor every year. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has not been a profitable one. 



Kingston (J. H. Cushjian). — Root crops are about two-thirds 

 the usual average. Stock as a whole is looking well. Apples are 

 a drug at any price, there being no sale for them at present. Hay 

 has been our best crop and corn our poorest. Considered as a 

 whole, the season has not been a profitable one. 



Ldkeville (Elbridge Cushman). — Root crops are not average. 

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

 tion. Prices for apples have been below the average, but I con- 

 sider the crop a profitable one. Hay and corn have been our least 

 profitable crops. Drought and low prices have reduced the pres- 

 ent season rather below the average. 



BARNSTABLE COUNTY. 



Sandwich (J. R. Holway) . — Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Fall seeding is fair, but late. Apples have brought average 

 prices. I do not think there has been a profitable crop raised in 

 this locality this year ; all crops are very small. Frost, insects 

 and dry weather took about all the profit, and the farmer has to 

 take what is left. 



Barnstable (John Burslet) . — Beets good ; turnips a small 

 crop. Farm stock is in fair condition. Fall seeding is very good, 

 considering the lateness of sowing. Apples full average in price ; 

 good, late-keeping winter fruit is profitable. Cranberries are our 

 most profitable crop and potatoes our least profitable one. Corn 

 is husking out a very good crop, much better than the average. 

 The season will average as profitable as the last five years. 



Dennis (Joshua Crowell). — Root crops are not average. 

 Farm stock is in fair condition. AVhat little fall seeding was 

 done is looking very well. Apples about an average crop ; hardly 

 a profitable one in this section. Cranberries are the leading crop, 

 and have proved almost a failure this year, prices are high. The 

 season has not been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Brewster (J. H. Clark). — Root crops are average. Farm 

 stock is in good condition. Fall seeding is in good condition. 

 Prices for apples rather lower than usual ; crop fairly profitable. 



