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Returns have been received from 115 correspondents, from 

 which returns the following summary has been made : — 



Indian Corn. 

 A majority of the returns indicate that the crop is a full 

 average, while a number give it as above the average. A 

 few, particularly in eastern sections, refer to it as being be- 

 low the average. Some complaint comes from Barnstable 

 County of injury to the ears by worms boring into them. 

 The crop, generally, has been secured in excellent condition. 

 It is estimated that the crop will be not less than 2,250,000 

 bushels, valued at $1,800,000. 



ROWEN. 



In the central and western counties the crop of rowen has 

 proved to be a full average crop, and a number of corre- 

 spondents report it to be above the average. The corre- 

 spondent in South Hadley Falls writes that "rowen has 

 doubled on many pieces since September 1." In Essex 

 County and in south-eastern sections the crop is below an 

 average, and some correspondents report no rowen at all, 

 owing to dry weather. 



Fall Seeding. 

 Generally speaking, an average amount of fall seeding has 

 been done, and it is now looking very well. Some corre- 

 spondents report a larger amount of fall seeding than usual. 



Onions. 

 Correspondents sending returns of the onion crop are 

 about evenly divided in their opinion as to whether the crop 

 is an average or below an average. Two correspondents in 

 Franklin and Worcester counties refer to the crop as above 

 an average. The drawbacks given are blight, maggot, 

 drought, poor seed and wet weather in June. Some com- 

 plaint is also made of blowing away of seed by wind. 



Potatoes. 

 Correspondents are about evenly divided in reporting this 

 crop as either below an average, three- fourths, two-thirds or 



