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In the circular to correspondents returnable to us Sep- 

 tember 24 the following questions were asked : — 



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

 mal crop? 



2. Are rowen 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 comj)are with the normal in yield and 

 quality ? 



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

 late market-garden crops ? 



7. How have apples, pears, peaches, grapes and cranberries 

 turned out ? 



8. Have many apple trees been set out in your locality of 

 late years, either in new orchards or to replace old trees ? 



Returns were received from 138 correspondents, from 

 which the following summary has been made : — 



Indian Coen. 

 The rains and warm weather of September benefited the 

 corn crop materially, so that at the time of making returns it 

 seemed that the crop would be a fair one in most sections. 

 Much still remained uncut at that time, and it is possible 

 that the expectation of improvement then held by many corres- 

 pondents will not be realized. However, the crop is, even 

 allowing for all drawbacks, considerably better than was antic- 

 ipated a month earlier. Killing frosts had not occurred at the 

 time of going to press, and it seemed likely to be secured in 

 fair order. Ensilage corn was backward all the season and 

 therefore was not cut as early as usual, much remaining in 

 the field at the time of making returns. 



Rowen and Fall Seed. 



The rains came too late to materially benefit the rowen 



crop, which was very light in all sections, except on early-cut, 



low-lying fields, and even under those conditions it was not 



as heavy as usual. That which remained uncut at the time of 



