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for the region. Feed iu pastures was green, but light at the 

 close of the month. Very much less than the usual amount 

 of fall seeding was done, because of drought. Onions are 

 generally a light crop in all sections. Late potatoes would 

 have been an average crop, except for rot, which was most 

 prevalent in the western counties. Root crops were generally 

 in good condition ; celery light ; late market-garden crops in 

 general much in need of rain. Apples were a light crop 

 and small in size ; pears good crop of good quality ; peaches 

 light in most sections ; grapes not above the average ; cran- 

 berries a light to medium crop, with the berries small. More 

 spraying was practiced on apples than for many years. Sev- 

 eral light frosts occurred, but with no appreciable damage 

 to crops. 



The final report of the season, at the close of the month of 

 October, gave the value of the corn crop as considerably above 

 the normal, a good crop of well-matured corn having been 

 secured in almost all sections, and the acreage harvested being 

 much in excess of the usual average. Ensilage went into the 

 silo in good condition as regards maturity. Root crops were 

 generally rather below the average, except on Cape Cod. Po- 

 tatoes suffered from drought more than most crops, and rot 

 was prevalent almost throughout the State, so that the crop 

 was a disappointment. Light showers kept feed green and 

 growing in pastures, but feed was nevertheless very short 

 from midsummer on, and milk stock and many young cattle 

 were fed at the barns, both hay and grain. Milking stock was 

 generally in good condition, but young stock, where not fed 

 supplementarily, came in thin in flesh. The large hay crop 

 enabled farmers to feed at the barn without depleting their 

 winter stock of hay as much as would ordinarily have been 

 the case. Much less than the usual amount of fall seeding 

 was done, owing to the drought keeping the land in poor 

 condition for seeding. It was perhaps rather backward where 

 put in, but generally looking well otherwise, owing to fre- 

 quent light rains. 



Prices for farm crops averaged higher than usual, despite 

 the generally good crops, potatoes and cranberries being the 

 only important crops where lower prices were reported. Forty 



