TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 31 



rapidly notwithstanding the fact that bugs are numerous and are doing 

 considerable damage. Fruit and gardens still give promise of bounteous 

 yields. 



BuLLETix No. 9. — June 4. — Another ideal week has been added to the 

 record of this unusually favorable season. The week began with mod- 

 erate temperature and light to heavy and fairly well distributed showers, 

 and closed with excessively high temperatures. Copious rains occurred 

 on Thursday and Friday over the east central and northern ditricts. 

 The average temperature being 4 to 6 degrees above the normal and the 

 maximum temperatures equaled or exceeded 90 degrees on the last four 

 days, over the larger part of the state. The rainfall was generally much 

 "below the normal although all sections received some moisture, and in 

 many localities the showers were heavy. All crops, especially corn made 

 rapid growth and are in good condition generally, except in southeastern 

 counties where the rainfall has been light for several weeks. Small grains 

 are, however, heading with shorter straw than usual and the hay crop will 

 be light, although considerable improvement was noted during the week in 

 localities where heavy showers have occurred. 



BtJLLETiN No. 10. — .Tune 11. — The past seven days have been the hottest. 

 and over the larger part of the state, the driest on record for the first 

 week" in June. With the exception of Wednesday, the weather was ex- 

 ceedingly hot, maximum temperatures in excess of 100 degrees being re- 

 corded at many stations on two days and above 90 degrees at all statloub 

 on four days. The rainfall was unusually light and over the southern and 

 southwestern counties practically nil. Light to copious showers occurred, 

 however, in the east-central and northeastern counties on one or two days, 

 but the intense heat and high winds caused rapid evaporation and over 

 the western and southwestern districts the effects of dry weather are noted 

 in the pastures, meadows, gardens, potatoes, small fruits and some grain 

 fields. Corn has, however, made rapid growth and except late corn in 

 southeastern districts is looking well; and the fields are clean, most or 

 them having been cultivated twice. The soil is in perfect physical con- 

 dition and can stand another week of dry weather. While small grain is 

 heading short, most of it is still in fairly good condition and promises a 

 good crop if rain comes within a few days. The most damaging effects 

 of dry and hot weather have been in pastures, potatoes, cherries and straw- 

 berries. Cherries ripened prematurely and the strawberry crop was cut 

 short by drouth. On the whole the conditions are still promising, but 

 rain is needed. 



Bulletin No. 11. — June 18. — The past week was about all that could be 

 desired as to temperature, the average for the state being slightly above 

 normal. The rainfall was, however, unequally distributed, but all except 

 the extreme northwestern and southeastern districts received some benefit 

 from showers near the close of the week. In many localities in the 

 central and northeastern counties the amount of rainfall was copious to 

 heavy and ample for present needs, but over the larger part of the state 

 the rainfall was light and in some places practically none. In many lo- 

 calities, and especially over the southern and northwestern counties, oats. 



