mornings mentioned above Avas the lowest for September in 

 thirty-three years, witli the single exception of 34° on the 

 26th of the month in 1879. The record was just equalled 

 with 35° on the 23d of September, 1(S75. Viewing the 

 temperature of the month from the monthly mean it did not 

 depart «>Teatly from the normal for September. Notwith- 

 standing the unusual conditions of temperature and precipi- 

 tation and the severe storm, September, considered as a 

 whole, was a pleasant month. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable to us Septem- 

 ber 2G the following questions were asked : — 



1. How does the crop of Indian corn compare with a nor- 

 mal crop ? 



2. Are rowen and fall feed up to the usual average? 



3. Has the usual amount of fall seeding been done, and 

 what is its present condition ? 



4. How does the onion crop compare with a normal crop? 



5. How do potatoes compare with the normal in yield 

 and quality? 



(3. What is the prospect for root crops, celery and other 

 late market-garden crops? 



7. How have apples, pears, peaches, grapes and cranber- 

 ries turned out? 



Returns were received from 148 correspondents, from 

 which the followins: summary has been made : — 



Indian Corn. 

 Indian corn, though late, promised before the frosts of 

 the mornings of the 22d and 23d to give a full normal crop 

 of grain, and perhaps something more than the normal in 

 the way of stover, but uncut corn was severely damaged, if 

 not entirely ruined, on those dates, and much of that cut on 

 the 21st in anticipation of the frost was not fully ripened 

 and will contain many soft ears. Ensilage corn was mostly 

 in the silo at that time, but enough remained in the field to 

 seriously diminish the value of the crop. Where corn was 

 well matured and cut in advance of the frost it is generally 

 well eared and of excellent quality, both for grain and stover. 



