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Value of the Corn Crop. 

 The value of the corn crop is considerably under the nor- 

 mal in proportion to the acreage planted, especially for grain. 

 Being planted late, it germinated well, but the growth was 

 checked by drought and cool weather to such an extent that 

 in many cases the ears did not ripen, in spite of the late 

 dates of the first killing frosts. The portion of the crop 

 grown for ensilage also was less valuable than usual, because 

 of the undeveloped condition of the grain, as compared with 

 its usual condition at time of cutting ; but there seems to have 

 been a good growth of stover in most cases. In the Connecti- 

 cut valley the crop appears to be somewhat above the normal, 

 but elsewhere in the State the conditions are as indicated 

 above. 



Root Crops. 

 The warm weather and fall rains brought root crops along 

 very rapidly, and they approximate closely to the normal in 

 condition, only 26 correspondents considering them to have 

 been below the normal, — a proportion much smaller than 

 was indicated by preliminary reports. Potatoes, sometimes 

 included in the class, proved to be much better than an 

 average crop, — in fact, one of the most satisfactory on 

 record for the State, as a whole. Prices ruled rather low for 

 this crop. 



Farm Stock. 

 The drought of the summer and early fall made pastures 

 very dry and short, many of them having practically no feed 

 for a long period. This condition has been partially relieved 

 by the fall rains, but they came too late for the growth of 

 much feed in most pastures ; therefore, young stock, usually 

 kept in outlying pastures and without a grain ration, comes 

 to the barn rather thin in flesh. Milch cows have been fed 

 at the barn with both grain and hay since the middle of 

 the summer, in most cases, and are in good condition both 

 as regards flesh and flow of milk. Taking into consideration 

 the short hay crop, the partial failure of forage crops, the 



