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

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

 also celery, but im2irovenient was expected. Late market- 

 garden croi)s 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. 



The final report of the season, at the end of October, 

 showed that the value of the corn crop was considerably under 

 the normal in proportion to the acreage planted, especially 

 for grain. Planted late, it germinated well, but 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 kil- 

 ling frosts. The crop grown for ensilage was also less valu- 

 able than usual, because of the undeveloped condition of the 

 ears. The warm weather and fall rains made root crops 

 close to the normal. Potatoes were one of the best crops on 

 record for the State as a whole, but prices ruled .low. Pas- 

 tures were very short and dry, many having practically no 

 feed for a long period, a condition only partially relieved by 

 the fall rains. Young stock, therefore, came to the barns 

 rather thin in flesh. JMilch cows were generally fed both 

 grain and roughage at the barn from the middle of the sum- 

 mer, and were generally in good condition. INIuch less than 

 the usual amount of fall seeding was done, owing to drought, 

 and that put in was backward. Seeding in corn gave the 

 best results, owing to the shade afforded by the corn plants. 



Prices for farm crops averaged higher than usual, largely 

 because of short crops. Fifty-five correspondents consider 

 prices to have been higher than usual, 57 average and only 

 7 lower than usual. Milk, l)utter and meat, especially pork, 

 have commanded high prices. Apples brought unusually high 

 prices, owing to scarcity. 



Concerning which crops have proved most profitable and 

 which crops have proved un])rofitable or least profitable, 51 

 correspondents, less than a nuijority, considered hay to have 

 been among the most profitable crops ; 43, potatoes ; 40, corn ; 



