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been hoped and much remained unsecm'ed. An excellent 

 growth of stover was reported and a good growth of ears. 

 The rains greatly improved rowen, but it still was some- 

 what below the normal, and much unsecured at the close of 

 the month. Fall seeding was delayed by wet weather, but 

 that put in was in fine condition. Onions were consider- 

 ably under a normal crop, and were of small size. Potatoes 

 closely approached a total failure, with light yield and much 

 injury from rot and grubs. Root crops generally promised 

 well. Celery was doing well, though not especially forward. 

 Other late market-garden crops generally promised well. 

 Apples deteriorated, and a light crop of poor quality is 

 all that was promised ; pears were a fair crop ; peaches 

 yielded well, but suflered severely from rains, while prices 

 ruled low ; grapes generally yielded well ; cranberries only 

 a light crop. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable October 25 

 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 154 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been made : — 



Value of the Corn Crop. 



Indian corn was backward throughout the season, and 



much of the crop would in ordinary years have suffered from 



frosts. However, the extraordinarily open fall, with no 



killing frosts in many sections until the morning of October 



