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of it as being in good, fine or excellent condition. This is 

 mainly due to the way in which fall feed has held out in 

 pastures, it being still good, in spite of the recent lack of 

 rain. Although pastures are in need of rain in some sec- 

 tions, the promise for next season is in general very good. 



Fall Seeding. 



Early sown fall seeding is generally reported to have made 

 a good catch. That put in later did not start as well, and 

 the growth of all fall seeding has been checked somewhat by 

 the recent drought. The condition cannot therefore be said, 

 on the whole, to be quite up to the average at present, 

 though if abundant rains come before the orround freezes the 

 condition will probably be brought nearly if not quite up to 

 the normal. Less than the usual amount was done, owing 

 mainly to the ground being too dry to give good promise of 

 success. 



Peices. 



There appears to be a general improvement in prices paid 

 for farm crops over those of recent years. This is probably 

 due in part to the business revival and in part to the short- 

 age which prevails in many of the crops raised by our 

 farmers. Potatoes, which are a particularly short crop, 

 command better prices than in any recent year. Out of 158 

 answers to this question, 103 correspondents speak of prices 

 as higher than usual, 47 as average and only 8 as lower. 



Most Profitable Crops. 

 There is a great diversity of opinion among correspon- 

 dents as to which crops have proved most profitable, and 

 some decline to attempt to answer the question. One hun- 

 dred and three consider hay to have been among the most 

 profitable crops; 22, corn; 17, potatoes; 13, sweet corn; 

 9, onions; 8, tobacco; 7, cabbages; 6, winter squashes; 

 5, milk ; 5, asparagus ; 5, strawberries ; 4, oats ; 4, apples ; 

 4, tomatoes; 4, forage crops; 3, small fruits; 3, early 

 potatoes; 3, cranberries; 2, rye; 2, early beans; 2, root 

 crops; 1, turnips; 1, barley; 1, peaches; 1, raspberries; 

 1, celery; 1, summer squashes; 1, melons; 1, peas; and 

 1, lettuce. 



