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of fall seeding done, owing to dry weather. Onions as a 

 rule a light crop, owing to drought. Potatoes generally 

 considerably less than an average crop, but of good quality. 

 Eoot crops promised to be only fair ; turnips particularly 

 poor. Apple crop very uneven ; apples generally of large 

 size and fine color. Cranberries not over half a crop. 



November 1, fifty-three correspondents reported root 

 crops as less than average and forty-four as average or above. 

 Turnips, particularly, were referred to as poor. The ma- 

 jority of correspondents referred to farm stock as in good 

 condition, and the remainder as fair or rather thin in flesh 

 but otherwise in good condition. Fall seeding was reported 

 as hardly up to an average condition, although improvement 

 had been made during the month. 



The majority of correspondents spoke of apples as aver- 

 age, a few as above average, and a slightly larger number as 

 below. Prices quoted ranged from $1 to $1.50 per barrel; 

 probably $1.25 was a fair average of the prices given. 

 About two-thirds of the correspondents considered the crop 

 a profitable one, while the other one-third looked upon it as 

 unprofitable. Among the reasons given for lack of profit 

 were the high cost and scarcity of barrels, the high price of 

 labor and land, poor methods of orcharding and the un- 

 usually large crop. 



Most Profitable Crops. 



The opinions of correspondents as to the most profitable 

 crops varied widely. Some stated that they could not tell, as 

 sales were not yet completed, while one said that there had 

 been no profitable crops. Thirty-eight considered hay to 

 have been among the most profitable crops ; thirty -three, 

 potatoes ; twenty-four, corn ; eighteen, apples ; four, tobacco ; 

 three, cabbage ; three, fruit ; two, rye ; two, oats ; two, bar- 

 ley ; two, cranberries ; two, peas ; two, asparagus ; and one, 

 dairy products. 



Least Profitable Crops. 

 Twenty-seven correspondents stated that potatoes were 

 among the least profitable crops ; eighteen, corn ; eight, 

 hay ; seven, oats ; six, onions ; five, apples ; four, roots ; 



