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an average crop was promised, barring immediate and killing 

 frosts. There was very little rowen. The showers kept feed 

 in pastures green, but there was little growth. Very much 

 less than the usual amount of fall seeding was done, owing 

 to droughty conditions. That done in corn developed well, 

 but other seeding germinated poorly and made slow progress. 

 Onions were generally an average crop in the Connecticut 

 valley, but late in maturing. The potato crop was consider- 

 ably better than was expected, backward, but a fair average 

 crop of good-sized tubers. Root crops were hardly normal, 

 also celery, but improvement was expected. Late market- 

 garden crops were checked by drought and not in very good 

 condition. Apples a light crop and generally small in size; 

 pears did well ; peaches a good crop, better than anticipated ; 

 grapes generally a heavy crop ; cranberries a light to medium 

 crop on the Cape. There were several light frosts, but not 

 much injury to the principal farm crops in any section. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable October 23, 

 the following questions were asked : — 



1. What is the value of the corn crop as compared with a 

 normal crop ? 



2. Have root crops proved to be average crops ? 



3. What is the condition of farm stock ? 



4. What is the condition of fall seeding ? 



5. How have prices for crops raised for market compared 

 with former years ? 



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

 think have been most profitable ? 



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

 think have been least profitable ? 



8. Considered as a whole, has the season been a profitable 

 one for your farmers ? 



9. What is the effect of the drought on vegetation, streams, 

 springs and wells ? 



Returns were received from 128 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been compiled : — 



