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season has not been profitable, owing to the high price of grain and 

 feed stuffs. On the farms there is a good supply of water, but in the 

 village it is short. 



MIDDLESEX COUNTY. 



Hopkinton (W. V. Thompson). — The corn crop is above the normal 

 in value. Root crops are not up to the average. Stock kept in the 

 barn looks well, but those coming in from pastures are thin in flesh. 

 Fall seeding has not made much growth, owing to drought. Prices 

 of crops raised for market are rather higher than usual. Corn has 

 been our most profitable crop, and potatoes and root crops oiir least 

 profitable ones. The season has not been remarkably profitable, the 

 corn crop being the bright feature. Everything is dry, with a big D. 



Marlborough (E. D. Howe). — The corn crop is fully up to the normal 

 in value. Root crops are average crops. Farm stock is in good con- 

 dition. Fall seeding needs rain to start. Potatoes are somewhat 

 higher in price than usual ; squashes cheaper ; other crops about aver- 

 age. Peaches have been our most profitable crop, and potatoes our 

 least profitable one. The drought has been unusually severe. 



Sudbury (Edgae W. Goodnow). — The corn crop is about up to the 

 average. Root crops are below the average. Farm stock is looking 

 well. Fall seeding is in need of rain. Crops for market have sold low, 

 compared with former years. Celery and onions have been our most 

 profitable crops, and tomatoes and sweet corn our least profitable ones. 

 Wells and springs are running dry. 



Stow (Geo. W. Bradley). — The corn crop is a little above the aver- 

 age in value. Root crops are not as good as in some years. Farm 

 stock is not quite up to the average. Very little fall seeding has been 

 done, and it does not look very well. Crops have sold well, about as 

 in former years. Corn has been our most profitable crop, and hay and 

 potatoes our least profitable ones. Considered as a whole, the season 

 has been a profitable one. Vegetation is very dry, and the water supply 

 is getting quite low in most places. 



Westford (J. Willard Thatcher). — Corn is a very good crop here. 

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

 Prices for crops raised for market are below the average. Berries 

 have been our most profitable crop, and potatoes our least profitable 

 one. The season has not been a profitable one. Wells are all dry and 

 streams are very low. 



Townsend (G. A. Wilder). — The corn crop is about normal in value. 

 Root crops are up to the usual average. Farm stock is in good condi- 

 tion. Fall seeding is in good condition. Prices for crops raised for 

 market are little higher than usual. Fruit has been our most profit- 

 able crop. Considered as a whole, the season has been a profitable 

 one. Springs and wells are very low. Fruit, etc., ripened too early 

 and is not keeping well. 



Dunstable (A. J. Gilson). — The corn crop is above the normal in 



