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be^'inning on the 4th. The weather continued rather cool for 

 growth during the first decade after which higher temperatures 

 and frequent showers brought vegetation rapidly forward. The 

 reports of the first week showed oats as heading and barley and 

 spring wheat ripening; winter wheat was cut and some rye har- 

 vested early in the month; by the 18th considerable amounts of 

 barley had been cut and the oat harvest was commenced on the 

 30th; corn, tobacco and hops made satisfactory growth, the latter 

 being in blossom by the 10th. Grapes promised well, and the 

 apple crop was unusually good. 



Local storms. — Near Honeymead brook, Dutchess county, 

 lightning caused the loss of four barns, with contents, on the 3d; 

 and one person was killed at Sharon Station. The storm was ac- 

 companied by destructive wind and hail, with a cloudburst and 

 flood about Amenia. Lockport reports the heaviest rain on rec- 

 ord at that point on the 20th. A local storm at Waverly on the 

 27th prostrated trees, unroofed buildings, and laid flat the grain 

 in many fields. 



