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stock is generally in good condition therefore, but young 

 stock, where left on pasture without supplemental feed, is 

 frequently reported as coming in thin in flesh. The large 

 hay crop enabled farmers to feed at the barns without feel- 

 ing it as much as in some other years, and it seems likely 

 that a full stock will be carried through the winter on most 

 dairy farms. 



Fall Seeding. 

 Much less than the usual amount of fall seeding was done, 

 as the prevailing drought kept land in such condition as to 

 be unsatisfactory for seeding. There are some reports that 

 that put in failed to germinate well, but in general it seems 

 to be looking well, owing to the frequent light rains, though 

 perhaps rather backward. Seeding put in in corn in August 

 has come on nicely, the shade of the corn plants having pro- 

 tected the young grass from the worst effects of the drought. 

 This method of seeding seems to be the one which gives the 

 most uniformly good results, and it is rather remarkable 

 that it is not practiced in more sections. 



Peices. 

 Prices average higher than usual, despite the generally 

 good crops. Potatoes and cranberries are the only crops of 

 commercial importance for which lower prices are gener- 

 ally reported, and better results are looked for with the later 

 cranberries. Forty correspondents consider prices to have 

 been higher than usual, 67 average and 11 lower than usual. 

 Milk, butter, eggs and meat have brought high prices through- 

 out the year. Apples have generally brought better prices 

 than usual, ownng to short crop and better quality, due to in- 

 creased care and spraying. Prices on tobacco, so far as re- 

 ported, are fully up to recent years. 



Most Peoeitable Ceops. 

 Sixty correspondents, slightly under a majority, con- 

 sider hay to have been among the most profitable crops ; 41, 

 corn; 24, apples; 11, potatoes; 7, tobacco; 5, cabbages; 4, 

 sweet corn; 4, oats; 3, tomatoes; 2, milk; 2, onions; 2, rye; 



