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inches were reported. The rain has been very beneficial to grass, small 

 grain, potatoes and garden truck and with warm weather would hasten 

 the germination of corn. Practically all the corn acreage has been planted, 

 but owing to poor seed and cold weather there will be much more re- 

 planting done than usual. The rains have also been beneficial to the 

 berry crops and the indications are now favorable for one-fourth to one- 

 half crop of strawberries. Many apple, cherry, plum trees and grape 

 vines are again putting forth new blossoms. 



Bulletin No. 8. — May 29. The past week was unseasonably cold with 

 little or no rain until Saturday when light to moderate showers occurred 

 over the larger part of the state. The daily mean temperature was about 

 7 degrees below the normal, and light frost occurred in many localities 

 on two or three mornings, but the damage was inconsiderable except 

 that the low temperature prevents the germination and growth of corn. 

 Replanting is general and some fields have been planted three times. Good 

 seed corn is exhausted and the prospects for an average stand are very un- 

 favorable. In addition to the damaging effects of the low temperature, cut 

 and wire worms are becoming very active, especially on sod ground. All 

 small grain, grass and potatoes have made considerable improvement dur- 

 ing the last seven days, due to the copious rains of the previous week and 

 those crops are generally in good condition except that grass in meadows 

 and pastures is short for the season of the year and the hay crop will 

 be much lighter than for the past two or three years. All fruit crops will 

 be light. 



Bulletin No. 9. — June 5. Another cool and dry week has been added 

 to the record of this erratic season. The mean temperature was about 9 

 degrees below the normal with a decided deficiency of rainfall and less 

 than the usual amount of sunshine. While light showers occurred in 

 nearly all sections of the state the amounts of rainfall w r ere insufficient 

 to be of much benefit except to retard the further drying of the surface 

 soil. Replanting of corn is still in progress and the late planting is 

 showing a better stand than was expected, but on account of poor seed, 

 cold weather and the ravages of moles, cut and wire worms, there will not 

 be over 65 per cent to 75 per cent of an average stand. The cold weath- 

 er has also retarded the growth of corn and cultivation is only just be- 

 ginning in the early planted fields. Small grain and especially oats has 

 made satisfactory progres and are still in good condition. Rye is in 

 bloom in southern, and early potatoes are in blossom in the northern dis- 

 tricts. Grass in meadows and pastures is short, but otherwise in fairly 

 good condition. The soil is in exceptionally fine tilth and with a good 

 soaking rain and a few days of warm weather all crops would improve rap- 

 idly authough it is now too late to expect an average crop of hay, even 

 with the most favorable weather. Tree fruits will be nearly a failure. 



Bulletin No. 10. — June 12. The average temperature of the past week 

 was about 7 degrees below the normal with light frost in northern coun- 

 ties on the 7th, but yet it was the most favorable week, for crop growth, 

 we have had this season. Copious showers occurred over the larger part 

 of the state and the last three days were moderately warm. The rainfall 

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