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been our most profitable crop, and potatoes and corn our least profit- 

 able ones. Considered as a whole, the season has not been a profitable 

 one for our farmers. 



Franklin (C. M. Allen). — Indian corn is about a three-fourths 

 crop in value. Root crops are about 75 per cent of the usual average. 

 Farm stock is in good condition. Fall seeding looks well. Prices for 

 crops raised for market are more than average. Hay has been our 

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

 of production has been very high this season, and profits very small. 



BRISTOL COUNTY. 



Mansfield (Wm. C. Winter). — Perhaps the corn crop is a third of 

 the normal value. Root crops are very poor yields. Farm stock is 

 in fair condition. Little or no fall seeding has been done. What 

 little has been fit for market in the way of crops has brought somewhat 

 higher prices than in former years. Hay and potatoes have been our 

 most profitable crops, and corn our least profitable one. This has 

 perhaps been the most unprofitable season in forty years, crops of all 

 kinds being very poor. 



Attleborough (Isaac Alger). — Indian corn is a two-thirds crop. 

 Root crops are not up to the usual average. Farm stock is in good 

 condition. Fall seeding is in fair condition. Prices have been 15 

 per cent higher than usual for the crops raised for market. Hay and 

 strawberries have been our most profitable crops, and corn our least 

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

 profitable one. 



Westport (Albert S. Sherman). — Corn did not give a very good 

 yield. Root crops are not up to the average, turnips especially being 

 small, scarce and a slim crop. Farm stock is in good condition. Fall 

 seeding is not in first-class condition, as much of it was done late. 

 Prices have been rather better than the average of former years. Hay 

 is a good crop, and always in demand. Potatoes have been our least 

 profitable crop. The season has been fairly profitable, but the late 

 spring, dry summer and windy autumn have been against it. 



Acushnet (M. S. Douglas). — There is a three-fourths crop of corn. 

 Root crops are not up to the average. Farm stock is in good con- 

 dition, and late feed has been plenty. Fall seeding is backward. 

 Prices for crops raised for market have been rather above the average. 

 Hay has been our most profitable crop, and potatoes our least profit- 

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

 although not up to the normal. Turnips especially are a short crop, 

 and prices are high. Apples are very scarce. Late millet and barley 

 did not get growth enough to cut before the frost took them. 



Dartmouth (L. T. Davis) . — Indian corn is about a two-thirds crop 

 in value. Few roots harvested as yet, but they are below the aver- 

 age. Farm stock is in very fair condition. Early fall seeding looks 



