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ROAVEN AND FaLL FeED. 



Where the first crop of hay was cut early the rowen crop 

 is phenomenally heavy, but many fields were cut so late 

 that it is doubtful if more than an average crop is secured 

 as a whole. The weather of the month has been very favor- 

 able for securing the crop, and it is of excellent quality. 

 Fall feed is in excellent condition all over the State, with 

 the exception of Cape Cod and a few localities in Bristol 

 and Plymouth counties. With seasonable rains during the 

 coming month pastures and mowings should make a good 

 start next spring. 



Fall Seeding. 

 All farm work was delayed by the lateness of haying, and 

 at the time of making returns much less fall seeding than 

 usual had been done. The work was progressing well with 

 the fair weather, and probably as much as usual will finally 

 be put in. That sown early made a good catch and was 

 growing luxuriantly, but there were many reports that the 

 later sown seed was lying dormant in the ground, awaiting 

 rain to promote germination. 



Onions. 

 Onions are a very poor crop in most localities. Giving 

 the reports from the regions of principal production the 

 weight they deserve it is probable that not over half a crop 

 wall be secured. There is much complaint of blight, which 

 shortened the crop in many localities, and also that those 

 remaining green were dying down very slowly, with small 

 bottoms and an undue proportion of thick necks. The 

 quality of the crop therefore is not likely to be up to the 

 standard . 



Potatoes. 

 Potatoes promise to be an unusually good crop and the 

 yield would undoubtedly have been large but for the pres- 

 ence of rot, which was general throughout the State, though 

 perhaps more destructive in the western counties than else- 

 where. Not more than three-fourths of a crop will be secured 



