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which is in made a good catch, and the frequent rains kept 

 it in good condition, so that it is now in excellent shape and 

 promises well for next year. 



Prices. 

 Prices for farm crops are thought by many correspondents 

 to have fallen off from former years. The majority still 

 report them as average, but enough reports of lower prices 

 have come in to show a slight shortage in prices. This is, 

 no doubt, largely due to the abundant crops which have been 

 generally obtained, and the falling off in price is probably 

 balanced by the increased amounts produced. Out of 156 

 answers to this question 98 correspondents speak of prices 

 as average, 18 as higher than usual and 40 as lower. Apples 

 generally sold for higher prices than for some years back. 



Most Profitable Crops. 

 There is unusual diversity of opinion among correspond- 

 ents as to which crops have proved most profitable, less 

 than a majority agreeing upon any one crop. Fifty-six 

 consider hay to have been among the most profitable crops ; 

 43, corn; 36, apples; 29, potatoes; 10, tobacco ; 8, fruit; 

 7, tomatoes; 5, cabbages; 4, asparagus; 3, sweet corn; 3, 

 milk; 3, root crops; 3, forage crops; 3, cranberries; 2, 

 buckwheat; 2, celery; 2, squashes ; 1, onions; 1, carrots; 

 1, beans; 1, turnips; 1, cauliflowers ; 1, rye; 1, barley; 

 1, oats; 1, string beans; 1, lettuce; 1, peaches; and 1, 



pears. 



Least Profitable Crops. 



Sixty-two correspondents speak of potatoes as among the 

 least profitable crops; 22, hay; 14, cabbages ; 11, straw- 

 berries ; 10, apples; 10, corn ; 7, onions; 7, squashes ; 6, 

 fruit; 5, oats; 4, beans; 4, sweet corn; 3, rye; 3, toma- 

 toes; 2, barley; 2, milk; 1, asparagus ; 1, parsnips; 1, 

 cucumbers; 1, buckwheat; and 1, cauliflowers. 



Profits of the Season. 

 It seems probable in the light of the returns that the season 

 now closing has been more profitable than usual. Nearly 

 all crops have yielded unusually well, thus making up for 



