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In the circular to correspondents returnable September 

 28, the following questions were asked ; — 



1. How does the crop of Indian corn compare with an 

 average crop? 



2. Are the rowen crop and fall feed up to the usual 

 average ? 



3. Has the average amount of fall seeding been done, 

 and what is its present condition ? 



4. Is the onion crop average, and if not, what were the 

 drawbacks ? 



5. Are potatoes an average crop in yield and quality? 



6. What is the prospect for root crops? 



7. How have the apple and cranberry crops turned out? 

 Returns have been received from 107 correspondents, and 



from these the following summary has been made up : — 



COEN. 



Indian corn suffered considerably from the drought and 

 the crop will fall materially below the usual average. A 

 few correspondents speak of the crop as '* good" or " aver- 

 age " but the greater majority note a falling off of from 10 

 to 50 per cent. Probably as fair an estimate as could be 

 made Avould place the crop at three-fourths the usual aver- 

 age. There is some complaint of the crop not earing out 

 well and the ears being small. The stover has generally 

 attained an average growth. In the north-eastern portion 

 of the State the crop approaches quite nearly to an average, 

 but is even there a little below. 



RowEN AND Fall Feed. 



There is little change in the condition of rowen as reported 

 in the August bulletin. The rains of the latter part of the 

 month came too late to help it, and the crop is almost a 

 total failure. Fall feed was considerably improved by the 

 recent rains, but is still far from beins in averaije condition. 

 With sufficient rains from now on it may improve so that 

 the condition will be fair, but the late start it received will 

 tend to keep the condition permanently low. 



