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oppressive and unseasonable weather. The temperatures 

 were without marked extremes. The days, generally speak- 

 ing, were warm, while the nights were correspondingly cool. 

 The highest temperature of the month occurred generally 

 on the 10th or the 11th, when the mercury ranged near 90° 

 or above. The temperatures were lowest on the 15th and the 

 16th, when frosts occurred in some localities. The month 

 closed with cool weather on the night of the 29th and during 

 the 30th. The warm sunny weather of the month was very 

 favorable to the maturing, harvesting and housing of crops, 

 and to outdoor pursuits generally. It was, however, injuri- 

 ous to gi'ass lands, and to pasturage for fall feed. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable to us Septem- 

 ber 26 the following questions were asked: — 



1. How does the crop of Indian corn compare with a nor- 

 mal crop ? 



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

 average ? 



3. Has the usual amount of fall seeding been done, and 

 what is its present condition? 



4. How does the onion crop compare with a normal crop ? 



5. How do potatoes compare with the normal in yield and 

 quality ? 



6. Wliat is the prospect for root crops, celery and other 

 late market-garden crops? 



1. How have apples, pears, peaches, grapes and cran- 

 berries turned out ? 



Eeturns were received from 138 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been compiled : — 



* Indian Cokn. 

 The corn crop was a remarkably good one in almost all 

 sections, one of the best ever secured, both for grain and 

 stover. Practically matured early in the month, it escaped 

 the consequences of the severe drought of September, the only 

 effect of the hot, dry weather of this month being to cure 

 the stover rapidly in the stooks, and to still further mature 

 the ears on that portion of the crop grown for ensilage. 



