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In the circular to correspondents returnable September 28 

 the following questions were asked : — 



1. How does the crop of Indian corn compare with an 

 average crop? 



2. Are the rowen crop and fall feed up to the usual 

 aveiage? 



3. Has the average amount of fall seeding been done, 

 and what is its present condition? 



4. Are fertilizers other than stable manure used in fall 

 seeding, and if so, in what forms and amounts? 



5. Is the onion crop an average, and if not, what were 

 the drawbacks? 



6. Are potatoes an average crop in yield and quality? 



7. What is the prospect for root crops? 



8. How have the apple and cranberry crops turned out? 



Returns have been received from one hundred and eight 

 correspondents, and from these the following summary has 

 been made : — 



Corn. 



Indian corn was among the crops which were severely 

 injured by the gales of the latter part of August, and has 

 never recovered from the damage it then suffered. Of the 

 one hundred and eight correspondents, only nineteen report 

 the crop as good or average. Some call it nearly average, 

 but a fair average of the returns from all over the State 

 would probably not show over a three-fourths crop. In 

 Worcester County and the four western counties the con- 

 dition is particularly poor, there being very few reports of 

 average crops. In the eastern portion of the Sfate the crop 

 approaches more nearly to the usual yield, but even here it 

 is not nearly an average. 



Eowen and Fall Feed. 



Eowen suffered severely from the dry weather directly 

 after haying, and is far from being an average crop. Many 

 correspondents report it as almost an entire failure, while 

 many others call it either very light or less than half a crop. 



