New York Weather Bureau. 309 



Madison County (Boiickville). — Large quantity of hay ruined 

 by the rains, and all work greatly delayed. Hop prospects con- 

 tinue to improve. Apples look better. Oats harvest begun. 

 Corn, potatoes, sugar beets and garden vegetables growing fast. 

 Pastures and minor €rops excellent. Eain, 2.91. Munnsville. — 

 All the wheat out, whether cut or standing, is growing. Some are 

 putting wheat on hop kilns to dry out. Oats slightly affected 

 with smut. Some are threshing. 



Monroe County (Rochester), — Rain, 144. 



Xew York City.— Rain, 2.81. 



Niagara County (Appleton). — Rain for ten consecutive days. 

 Nearly all the wheat, and much of the barley, was in the fields, 

 resulting in the loss of fully two-thirds of the wheat, and render- 

 ing the barley unsalable. In the interior and southern part of the 

 county the wheat shocks grown solidly together, and water is still 

 standing in many fields. Uncut barley badly colored. Some 

 claim that this county will not turn out sufficient sound wheat 

 for its bread. Rain, 1.84. Niagara Falls. — ^Grain and hay much 

 damaged. Hot weather causing peaches to rot. Rain, 2.90. 



Oneida County (Chuckery). — Rain almost continually for past 

 two weeks, doing great damage to hay and wheat. Wheat re- 

 ported as sprouting though uncut. Oats badJly lodged. Some 

 corn blown down. Hops will be light and apples scarce. Milk 

 decreasing. Deansboro. — Hundreds of acres of wheat sprouted, 

 and for the most part spoilt. Large aimount of hay about de- 

 stroyed; much haying yet to be done. Oats ready to cut, but is 

 badlv lodged. Farmers two weeks behind with work. 



Onondaga County (Baldwinsville). — All work stopped until 

 Saturday, when a large acreage of wheat secured in fair order. 

 Most of the wheat started to grow in shock. Oats harvest begun; 



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