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There was a little damage from frost during the first few- 

 days of the month, but this was not sufficient to affect the crop 

 as a whole. Some few correspondents report that the crop 

 did not ear well, or that the ears are not well filled out, but 

 here again the reports are so few as to indicate that these 

 shortcomings are confined to very limited areas. 



EowEN AND Fall Feed. 



Rowen was generally a light crop on all but the heaviest 

 and moistest fields. As this happens in about four years out 

 of five, it would be a mistake to say that the crop was less 

 than an average one, but it was certainly considerably under 

 the normal. The drought did not particularly affect it, ex- 

 cept to do away with the possibility of late growth to make 

 up for the earlier deficiency. Feed in pastures was reported 

 as very short, the long-continued dry, hot weather having 

 operated to dry it up in many cases, and cows were generally 

 being fed at the barn considerably earlier than usual. 



Fall Seeding. 



The drought has prevented anything like the usual amount 

 of fall seeding having been done. That which was put in 

 in August seems to have germinated well, and is reported as 

 in good condition, though it is doubtful if it can have made 

 any appreciable growth during the past three weeks, and 

 will probably show the effects of the drought in the crop 

 next year. That sown in September has, of course, failed 

 to germinate as yet, the seed lying dormant, awaiting the 

 rains. What the germination would be in the event of 

 abundant rains is uncertain, but it must have been injured 

 materially. It is not probable that anything like the usual 

 amount of seeding will be done this fall, even when the rains 

 come. 



Onions. 



Onions are generally reported to be a good crop, particu- 

 larly in the Connecticut valley. There was some damage 

 from thrips in that section, but this was not as serious as the 

 growers anticipated earlier in the season. One correspond- 



