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3. What is the condition of fall seeding? 



4. How have prices for crops raised for market compared 

 with former years ? 



5. Which of the leading crops in your locality do you 

 think have been most profitable? 



6. Which of the leading crops in your locality do you 

 think have been least profitable ? 



7. Considered as a whole, has the season been a profit- 

 able one for your farmers ? 



8. Are torches or smoke used to any extent to prevent 

 frost, and, if so, with what success? 



Returns were received from 157 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been made : — 



Root Crops. 

 Root crops have generally proved to be good average 

 crops, the great majority of correspondents so reporting. 

 Of those reporting them to be in other than average condi- 

 tion a majority speak of them as not up to the average, but 

 the number is so small as not to materially affect the esti- 

 mate as to the crop. Potatoes are a light crop in almost all 

 sections, with a great deal of rot reported, but prices re- 

 ceived have been higher than for some years. Celery ap- 

 pears to be a good crop. 



Farm Stock. 

 Farm stock is almost universally reported to be in good 

 condition, and many correspondents speak of it as "very 

 good" or " excellent." Feed in pastures has been good all 

 the season and still continues to be so, the mild weather and 

 frequent rains having been very favorable to it. Stock 

 should therefore go to the barns in first-class condition. 



Fall Seeding. 

 Less than the usual amount of fall seeding was done, as 

 the rains of September made it diiEcult to prepare the ground 

 in some cases, and farm work was also behind at that time. 

 That which was sown early is in excellent condition and the 

 late seeded made a good catch, the only difficulty with it 



