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Special questions for correspondents in tobacco-growing 

 districts : — 



10. (a) How did tobacco yield, as compared with normal? 

 (Give per cent.) (h) How do prices offered for tobacco 

 compare with normal? (Give per cent.) 



Keturns were received from 122 correspondents, and from 

 tliem the following summary was compiled : — 



Indiak Coen. 

 The corn crop was much benefited by the rains occurring 

 late in August and early in September and, in spite of the 

 heavy frosts, the yield estimate of the entire crop shows an 

 advance of .8 of a point over the condition estimate of Au- 

 gust 25. Owing to the immaturity of most Indian corn when 

 caught by frost the grain crop yield estimate for the State 

 is 8 points further from nomial than the fodder and ensilage 

 crop yield estimate. The food value of the frosted fodder 

 is much impaired, however, and the amount of silage put 

 in is doubtless much below normal. The yield of corn as a 

 grain crop is: Dukes, 100;^ Bristol, 87.7; Plymouth, 76; 

 iN'orfolk, 75.8; Barnstable, 74.4; Middlesex, 73; Essex, 

 71.7; Worcester, 66.7; Berkshire, 66,3; Hampshire, 65; 

 Hampden, 64.7; Franklin, 63.9; l^antucket, no report; the 

 State, 71.1. The yield of corn as a fodder and ensilage 

 crop is : Dukes, 100 ; ^ Bristol, 92.7 ; Plymouth and E'orfolk, 

 85; Franklin, 83.2; Hampshire, 80.3; Berkshire, 78.9; 

 Hampden, 77.5; Worcester, 77.4; Barnstable, 75.8; Middle- 

 sex, 73.5; Essex, 41.5; Nantucket, no report; the State, 79.1. 

 The average of the grain and fodder and ensilage crop yield 

 estimates is 75, as compared with 88 per cent, the crop pros- 

 pect estimate of Sept. 23, 1912. 



RowEN AND Fall Feed. 

 Grass, after a withering summer, responded more than 

 any other crop to September rains, but the injury done the 

 roots by the recent and preceding summers' droughts was too 

 great to admit of any great progress of the rowen crop toward 

 normal. The yield estimate exceeds the prospect estimate 



' One report. 



