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raised for market have ruled higher than usual. Potatoes have been 

 our most profitable crop, and corn our least profitable one. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has not been a profitable one for our 

 farmers. 



Gardner (W. E. Knight). — The corn crop is 15 per cent below the 

 normal in value. Root crops are average yields. Farm stock is in 

 good condition. Fall seeding looks well. Crops have brought higher 

 prices and have cost more to produce than usual. Hay has been our 

 most profitable crop, ajid potatoes our least profitable one. Consid- 

 ered as a whole, the season has been a fairly profitable one. 



Ashburnham (E. D. Gibson). — Corn is a two-thirds crop. Root 

 crops are giving average yields. Farm stock is in good condition. 

 No fall seeding has been done hereabouts. Prices for crops raised for 

 market have compared well with former years. Potatoes have been 

 our most profitable crop, and corn our least profitable one. Con- 

 sidered as a whole, the season has been a fairly profitable one for our 

 farmers. 



Harvard (John S. Preston) . — The corn crop is not quite up to the 

 average of former years. Root crops are quite good. Farm stock is 

 looking very well, and will come to the barn in good condition. Fall 

 seeding is looking well. Prices for crops raised for market have been 

 a little better than in most years. Hay is our best crop, corn and 

 potatoes bring good prices, and apples are a good crop this year. As 

 a whole, the season is an average one for profit; hay and grain are 

 very high, but milk brings nearly double what it did from six to ten 

 years ago. 



Northborough (John K. Mills). — The corn crop is not large, but 

 owing to high prices, it is up to the normal in value. Root crops are 

 below the average, but of good quality. Farm stock is looking well, 

 and will come to the barn in good condition. There has been but 

 little fall seeding done, but it is looking well. Prices for market crops 

 have been somewhat higher than in former years. Potatoes, hay, 

 corn, apples, cabbages, strawberries and onions have been our most 

 profitable crops. Beans, asparagus, peas, tomatoes, grapes, pears, 

 plums and squashes have been our least profitable crops. While most 

 farmers will make both ends meet, actual profits will be small. 



Shrewsbury (Fred J. Rice). — The value of the corn crop is small, as 

 compared with a normal crop. Root crops are giving average yields. 

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

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

 Tomatoes have been our most profitable crop, and cabbages our least 

 profitable one. The season has been a fair one for om* farmers. 



Auburn (Wm. Gilbert). — Corn is 80 per cent of a full crop in value. 

 Root crops have done very well this season. Farm stock is thin. Fall 

 seeding looks well. Prices for market crops have been above the 

 normal. Potatoes have been our most profitable crop, and cabbages 



