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NicJwls, iV. r. — Cherries in full bloom 30tli ; driest March and April 

 known here. 



NeicarJc Valley, JV. Y. — A mild month ; crops all in except corn. 



Little Genesee, N. Y. — Month fine for farm- work 5 no snow ; little rain. 



Buffalo, N. Y. — Lake open 3d, canal 24:th ; month 3o.2 warmer than 

 average. 



Jersey City, N. J. — Snow 1st, 2d ; auroras 5th, 9th, 13th, 17th, 19th. 



^outli Orange, N. J. — Cherry blossoms 16th, peach 17th, pear 21st, 

 apple 29th. 



Moorestown, N. J. — Month dry, springs low ; six frosts, did little 

 injury. 



Neic Gerraantown, N. J. — Thunder-storm and hail 11th; corn planting 

 30th. 



Greenwich, iV. J. — Peach blossoms 3d, apples 9th ; roads dusty 25th. 



Dyberry, Pa. — Hottest April day known here 9th : cold rain 27th, 

 28th. 



Fallsington, Pa. — Eain 1st, with snow 2d ; auroras 9th, 13th, 17th, 

 18th. 



Horsham, Pa. — Mouth dry ; vegetation suifering ; fine for farm work. 



Plymouth Meeting, Pa. — Warmest April on record, and driest till 27th. 



Egypt, Pa. — Swallows 22d ; plums full blown 25th, peaches 27th, cher- 

 ries 30th. 



Factoryville, Pa. — Pleasant April, warm, with frequent slight rains. 



Beading, Pa.— First martins 3d— in 1869, March 26 ; in 1870, April 9. 



Carlisle, Pa. — Trailing arbutus Sth ; corn planting 24:th. 



York Sprmgs, Pa. — Drought ended and corn generally planted 30th. 



Fotintain Bale, Pa. — Month fine : no frost ; ten days earlier than in 

 1870. 



Tioga, Pa. — Frogs 7th ; swallows 25th ; plum and peach in bloom 30th. 



Grampian Hills, Pa. — Month dry till 19th, and cool after 10th. 



Johnstown, Pa. — Peach full bloom 9th ; cherry 23d ; sugar maple 30th. 



Brownsville, Pa. — Dry month till 18th ; river lower than in twenty- 

 seven Aprils. 



ConneJlsville, Pa. — Frosts 14th, 15th, killing some fruits in blossom. 



Newcastle, Pa. — Month 4° above April average of ten years. 



Beaver, Pa. — Dry ; streams low ; fruit nearly all killed by frost of 16th. 



Cano7isburg, Pa. — Dandelions 4th ; martins 6th ; auroras 9th, 13th, 



Milford, Del. — Month dry ; strawberries suffering from drought. 



Woodlawn, il/t/.— Cowslips 7th ; auroras 9th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 

 18th, 19th, 22d; dandelions 10th ; dogwood 14th; fire-flies 19th ; whip- 

 j)owil 21st. 



Hmmittshurg, Md. — Warnflest Ai^ril in several years. 



Johnsontoicn, Ya. — Lilacs 3d, white clover 11th, red clover 17th, dog- 

 wood 22d. 



Hampton, Ya. — Month 6° above April, 1870; no ice and no frost. 



^urry Court-Hotise, Ya. — Martins 2d ; white aurora 9th. 



Comorn, Ya. — Month mild, spring early, frosts slight, rains light. 



Fairfax Court-House, Ya. — Aurora llth ; frost injured fruit loth ; 

 drought ended 30th. 



Accotinl:, Ya. — Month warm, dry, smoky, with much thunder ; spring 

 two to four weeks early ; rye in head by 20th, wheat by 30th. 



Piedmont, Ya. — Peach blossoms 9tli ; severe frost 13th, with ice 24th. 



Wytheville, Ya. — Apple blossoms 7th, dogwood 8th ; hail-storms 28th, 

 30th. 



Oxford, ]Sf. C. — Earthquake at 9 p. m. 18th, rattled doors and windows. 



Atlanta, (7ft.— Much thunder and lightning 15th, 20th, 27th, 28th, 30th. 



