CROP REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1890. 



Compiled kkom Returns to the Office of the State Board ok 

 Agriculture, Oct. 30, 1890. 



Office State Board of Agkicvlture, 



BosTox, Mass., Nov. 3, 1890. 



Bulletin No. 6, Crop Report for the month of October, is 

 herewith presented. 



As this will be the last issue of the season, it is desired to 

 extend to correspondents thanks for the interest they have 

 taken in this work, and for the manner in which they have 

 made returns from time to time. It is hoped that the bul- 

 letins issued have been of some help. 



Considerable time and care are necessary to make crop 

 reporting of value, and, while it is believed that the work 

 this year has been much better than that of the first season, 

 it is thought there is still room for improvement. It is 

 hoped that this line of work, which is voluntary on the part 

 of this office, may be continiied another year. 



In the circular to correspondents the first question asked 

 was, " Considered as a whole, has the season been a profitable 

 one to the farmers in your neighborhood?" In answer to 

 this question sixty-eight of the correspondents state that in 

 their opinion it has, and twenty-four that it has not. 



The second question asked was, " What of your leading 

 crops, if any, have been fairly satisfactory?" Judging by 

 the replies received, it is considered that hay, corn, tobacco, 

 onions, early potatoes as a rule, cabbages, strawberries, 

 turnips, rye and garden truck, have been fairly satisfactory. 



In answer to the question, " What of your leading crops, 

 if an}^ have been practically failures ?" it can be said that 

 fruit, particularly apples, late potatoes in general, oats and 

 beans, have been failures ; also a large portion of the rowen 

 crop was damaged by unfavorable weather. 



