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only notable disturbances were the general cyclonic storms of 

 November 9th and 11th, and December 14th and 23d, both giving 

 high winds over the State. 



An earthquake shock was generally felt at northern stations 

 on the 27th of May. 



Farming Notes; Stock wintered well, and wheat appears not 

 to have suffered from the lack of snow. Plowing was under 

 way in the southern counties by March 12th, and on the 27th 

 the ground was generally reported as free from frost, so that 

 cultivation proceeded rapidly; and in the early part of April 

 the season was said to be two weeks in advance of the usual 

 stage. Fruit and forest trees budded by April 18th in warm 

 southern valleys, and were in bloom by the 30th. Vegetation 

 advanced rapidly early in May, but cool weather late in the 

 month, and a drouth in the western counties, acted unfavorably. 

 June was exceptionally cold throughout, and crops remained in 

 a backward state until the heated term early in July. Hay was 

 gathered in fine condition late in June. Tree fruits, excepting 

 apples, grew finely, although insect pests were very numerous. 

 The strawberry crop was good and very large in the southeast. 

 There was little damage from frost during the growing season. 



Corn and other belated crops developed rapidly in July, ex- 

 cepting in some western-central and southeastern sections, where 

 drouth continued. The wheat and rye harvests were well under 

 way by the 12th, and in the south oats were ready for cutting 

 by the 31st. Much damage resulted from excessive rain in east- 

 ern and northern New York. Cloudy and rainy weather pre- 

 vailed in these sections also during much of August, retarding 

 corn and buckwheat, while in the west the drouth continued. 

 Fruits, other than apples, still maintained a fine condition; to- 

 bacco was gathered in good order, and the results of grain 

 threshing were generally satisfactory; but potatoes blighted 

 badly. The bright, hot weather of the first half of September 

 ripened corn and buckwheat rapidly, and harvesting was general 

 by the 20th. Severe drouth in the west during September and 



