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extraordinarily heavy crop of apples was reported, but in 

 central and eastern sections it was somewhat lijrht as a rule. 

 Pears were a fair crop ; peaches very few ; grapes good, but 

 injured by frost ; cranberries suffered still further from the 

 frosts and will be one of the lightest crops of recent years. 

 In the cu'cular to correspondents returnable October 24 

 the following questions were asked : — 



1. What is the value of the corn crop 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? 



Returns were received from 132 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been made : — 



Value of the Corn Crop. 

 At the opening of September Indian corn had made a fine 

 growth of stover, was eared out fairly well, but needed a 

 month of ripening weather to secure best results, as a con- 

 siderable proportion of the crop was backward, owing to late 

 planting, poor germination of first planting and cool nights. 

 That which was well ripened and harvested prior to the 

 heavy frosts of September 22 and 23 gave a fine crop both 

 of grain and stover. Enough was injured by the frost or 

 cut before properly ripened to avoid the frost so that the 

 value of the crop was greatly reduced. What would, with- 

 out killing frosts, have been a crop considerably above the 

 normal in value turned out to be something below, results 

 varying greatly in different sections, so that a more definite 

 statement is impossible. Ensilage corn was more generally 

 secured in good order than was that raised for grain. 



