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A few speak of it as average, but on the whole the crop may 

 be considered as ranging from light to very light. 



The rains, which came too late to save the rowen crop, 

 have materially helped fall feed, and it may now be called 

 fair, though it can hardly be said to be in average condition. 

 Improvement is particularly noticeable in Worcester County 

 and the four western counties, where the condition, though 

 not up to the average, is much better than that reported for 

 pasturage a month ago. 



Fall Seeding. 



Fully the average amount of fall seeding has been done, 

 what local changes there were having been fully balanced by 

 opposite changes in other localities. The present condition 

 is generally good, though some refer to it as poor or only 

 fair. There is some complaint of its being late and slow in 

 starting, particularly in Worcester County, but even then it 

 usually promises well. 



Stable manure seems to be the main reliance in fall seed- 

 ing, though another practice not uncommon is to seed after 

 some crop which has been well manured without extra fer- 

 tilizer. Where other fertilizers are used, ashes and bone in 

 some form or other seem to be in about equal use. Next 

 come muriate of potash and the other forms and combi- 

 nations of potash which are generally upon the market. 

 Special fertilizers for grass are somewhat used, though not 

 generally so. Very little data was secured as to the amounts 

 used, certainly not enough to warrant a general statement. 



Onions. 



Onions are hardly an average crop, for, though fully half 

 the correspondents report the crop to be either good or 

 average, the remainder speak of it as either less than 

 average or light. The midsummer drought seems to be 

 the principal drawback, though there are many complaints 

 of maggots, and a few of too wet weather in the spring and 

 failure to germinate. Some also state that the crop is ripen- 

 ing slowly and producing many thick necks. 



