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stock is ill good coiulition. Fall seeding is a little backward, but is 

 starting finely. Prices of crops raised for market have compared well 

 with former years. Hay, corn and apples have been our most profit- 

 able crops, and potatoes and onions our least profitable ones. In spite 

 of some draw'backs, the season has been a fairly profitable one. 



Palmer (O. P. Allen). — The corn crop is a little below the normal. 

 Root crops are very nearly up to the average. Farm stock is in ciuite 

 good condition. Fall seeding is in good condition, rather better than 

 usual. Prices for crops raised for market have been higher than 

 usual. The hay crop has been our most profitable crop, and potatoes 

 our least profitable one. 1 think that the season has been a profitable 

 one for our farmers. 



Holland (Francis Wight). — The corn croj) is a full normal crop. 

 Root crops are good average yields. Farm stock is in fairly good 

 condition. Fall seeding has not been done to any extent. Prices for 

 crops have not changed much from other years. Corn has been our 

 most profitable crop, and apples our least profitable one. The season 

 has been a profitable one in a measure, but help has been very scarce 

 and ver)' high. 



WORCESTER COUNTY. 



Warren (W. E. Patrick). — The corn crop is a full normal crop. 

 Root crops have proved to be full\' up to the average. Farm stock is 

 in excellent condition. Fall seeding is looking finely. Prices for crops 

 raised for market have compared favorably with recent years. Grass, 

 corn and all forage crops have been among our most profitable crops, 

 while potatoes and apples have been our least profitable ones. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has been a ^'ery profitable one for farmers 

 in this locality. 



New Braintrec (Chas. D. Sage). — Indian corn is a good crop, but 

 little grown except for the silo or fodder. Root crops are little grown. 

 Farm stock of all kinds is looking finely. Very little if any fall seeding 

 has been done. Prices for crops raised for market are about average. 

 Hay, oats and corn are our most profitable crops, and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. The season has been a good one for making 

 milk, and has therefore been profitable in this dairy section. 



Oakham (Jesse Allen). — Indian corn is a full average crop. Root 

 crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 Fall seeding looks well. Prices for crops raised for market have com- 

 pared well with other years. Hay has been our most profitable crop, 

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

 season has been a profitable one for our farmers. 



Petersham (B. W. Spooner). — The corn crop is 20 i)er cent above 

 the normal in value. Root crops are above the average. All dry 

 stock is looking well. Less fall seeding than usual has been done, but 

 that put in is looking finely. Crops raised for market have brought 

 about the same prices as usual. Hay and corn are our most profitable 

 crops, and the potato crop the least profitable one, being very fight. 



