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short ill almost all sections, but do not appear to have done 

 as much damage to the grain as was then anticipated. For 

 grain, the crop, judging from the returns of the correspond- 

 ents, roughly averaged, was about three-fourths of a normal 

 crop in value. The value of the stover seems to have been 

 diminished somewhat more, perhaps one-third off the normal. 

 Ensilage corn suffered more from frost than that grown for 

 grain, as but few had ensiled their corn when the frosts 

 affected it. This leads to the suggestion that many farmers 

 would find it more profitable, taking one year with another, 

 to use some strain of corn for the silo that matures more 

 quickly than those ordinarily gro^vn for that purpose, even 

 if a considerable amount of plant growth must be sacrificed. 



Root Crops. 

 There were very few reports of root crops being above the 

 average, and enough of their being below to warrant the 

 conclusion that for the State as a whole they are slightly 

 below the average. The principal trouble seems to come from 

 their not germinating well in the early fall. Where good 

 germination was secured they seem to have grown well, and 

 made good size and yield. 



Farm Stock. 

 The heavy rains kept fall feed gi'een ^iid growing up to 

 the time of making returns, and farm stock generally im- 

 proved in condition during the month. The majority of the 

 correspondents report stock to be in good condition, but there 

 are a considerable number of reports that it is in fair condi- 

 tion or " thin in flesh." This is doubtless due to drought 

 in the early part of the season, and is especially noticeable 

 with young stock and dry cattle. 



Fall Seeding. 

 Considerably less than the usual amount of fall seeding 

 was done, owing to the dry condition of the ground at the 

 usual time for seeding, and the continuous rains that fol- 

 lowed the breaking of the drought. That put in is generally 



