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hay, pastures and potatoes have already been damaged and will continue 

 to deteriorate if the drouth continues. In other sections where the showers 

 were heavy and in the northeastern counties where rains have been fre- 

 quent, all crops are in good condition. Corn is still making rapid progress 

 except in the southeastern counties where the drouth has been the most 

 severe and of longer duration. Most of the early planting has been culti- 

 vated the third time and all fields are clean, the soil is in good tilth, and 

 the plants much above the average height. Fall wheat and rye harvest is in 

 progress in the southern counties and much hay was secured during the 

 week, but the yeilds will be considerably below normal. Hot, dry weather 

 has also been injurious to fruits; many apples are falling and in sections 

 where showers have not occurred berries are drying up. Rain is needed 

 badly, not only for crops, but to replenish the water supply which is 

 getting short. 



Bulletin No. 12. — June 25. — The weather during the past week was ex- 

 ceedingly hot; the average daily excess of temperature being about 7 de- 

 grees, and the rainfall was nil until the last two days v/hen light to 

 copious local showers occurred over the larger part of the state. In many 

 localities the amount of rainfall was, however, too small to be of 'much 

 benefit except to freshen up vegetation and purify the atmosphere. Corn 

 is holding its own remarkably well and has not as yet suffered any material 

 injury, though nearing the danger time in a few localities. Much of it has 

 been laid by in good condition, and in a few counties some of the early 

 planting is beginning to tassel. Reports vary as to the condition of small 

 grain, but most of the correspondents agree that oats and spring wheat 

 have been seriously injured and in some localities, in the central, western 

 and southern counties the prospects of an oats crop have been reduced 

 from 20 to 40 per cent. In all sections where the showers on Sunday were 

 even moderately heavy, all late grains will be materially benefited. Most 

 of the winter wheat has been cut and gives promise of a fair yield of good 

 quality. Hay making progressed rapidly and the dry, hot weather was 

 favorable for securing the crop in excellent condition, although the out- 

 put is much below the average. Pastures, garden truck and early potatoes 

 have received the most injury from the drouth. Early potatoes are prac- 

 tically a failure and the late potatoes need rain at once. Apples have been 

 damaged to some extent, but if rains come within the next week there 

 will be a fair crop. 



Bulletin No. 13. — July 2. — Following the showers on the evening of 

 June 25th and the morning of the 26th, the weather was much cooler until 

 the 28th, but the last four days of the week were intensely hot; the max- 

 imum temperature at many stations exceeding 100 degrees on three days. 

 The drought continues with increased severtiy over the larger part of 

 the state notwithstanding the fact that the showers of a week ago were 

 more extensive and in many places the rainfall much heavier than was 

 indicated in the last bulletin. Some stations in the northwestern counties 

 reported two to over 3.50 inches of rainfall, while in the southern and 

 southwestern counties, there was no rain during the week and only light 

 showers in the eastern sections. Except in the northeastern counties 



