AGKICULTURE IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



In the crop bulletin issued by us for the month of May, 

 1889, was printed an article upon this subject, prepared by 

 the Chief of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor. We have 

 found this article to be quite valuable for reference, and think 

 it would be very desirable to present other facts relative to 

 the condition of this important industry. 



First, we will show the number of farm animals in the 

 Commonwealth for several decades. The figures for 1860, 

 1870 and 1880 are from the reports of the United States 

 Census, and those for 1890 are from the report of the 

 Department of Agriculture. 



The following table will give the acreage yield and home 

 value of some of our leading crops for the past two seasons. 

 The figures are from the annual reports of the Department of 

 Agriculture. 



* The afsessors' returns of May, 1889, give the number of cows assessed as 192,307. 



