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Hematiie, Mo. — Wild geese 2d ; robius matiug lOtli, (were here all 

 winter;) goldfinches IGth, buzzards ITtli, larks 21st; thunder-storm, 

 high wind, 26th; very dr^^ and much smoky weather — like Indian 

 summer. 



Bolla, Mo. — Snow, rain, 7th ; bluebirds 8th ; thunder, rain, snow, 

 cold, ITtli; thunder-shoNYer 20th. 



M. Joseph, Mo. — Two snow and one rain sprinkles this month ; ground 

 frozen three feet 2J:tli. 



Atchison,, Kansas. — Warmest February in six years, and dry ; Mis- 

 souri River open all winter. 



Leavourorthj Kansas. — Getting cold 18th; mercury fell 58 degrees in 

 39 hours, and peaches killed by 20th. 



Paola, Kansas. — Wild geese 4th ; plowing llth ; robin, woodpecker, 

 IGth. One snow flurry this month — no rain. 



Baxter Springs, Kansas. — Month very dry ; i^leasant ; but one cold 

 day, when ground froze 4.5 inches ; wheat looks well ; oats sowed. 

 Month 1.33 degrees warmer than last year. 



Lawrence, Kansas. — Bluebirds 1st; robius 11th. Fine dry month; 

 plowing three out of four weeks. 



Holton, Kansas. — Bluebirds and pewees 28th. Dryest February 

 known here. Peach crop safe yet. 



Kansas City, Kansas. — Ground frozen 7 inches 1st ; free by lOtb, and 

 river open. No rain or snow worth naming since Christmas. 



Neoslia Falls, Kansas. — Frogs 8th; ]^rairie chickens cooing 10th. Very 

 warm, pleasant month ; ice crop a failure. 



Manhattan, Kansas. — Wind changed southwest to northwest IGth, and 

 in three hours mercury fell fro)n GO to 25 degrees. Plowing after 10th. 



Council Grove, Kansas. — Splendid weather ; peaches safe — buds 

 swelling. 



Crawfordsville, Kansas. — Month pleasant; ten days smoky; much 

 plowing done ; fall wheat looks well. 



Omaha Agency, Hehrasl'a. — Pleasant month; cold about 20th. 



Blair, Nebraska. — Aurora 1st ; mocking birds 7th ; month clear, dry, 

 warm. 



Bellevue, XehrasJca. — Month 1.0° and winter 2° warmer than last year. 



Kehrasla City, Nehrasl-a. — River opened 11th; wild geese i2th; 

 ground frozen twenty inches 18th ; blue jays 25th. 



Great Salt Lake City, Utah. — Pleasant month ; little snow, two rainy 

 days, 



Marrishurg, Utah. — Fine farming weather — fields and fruit trees 

 promise an abundant harvest. 



Monterey, Cal. — Slight earthquake southeast to northwest, one to two 

 seconds, 17th. 



Wctfsonville, Cal. — Willow blossoms 3d ; lilac in leaf 5th ; frogs 12th ; 

 earthquake, fifteen to twenty-five seconds, 17th ; pears blossom 25th. 

 Crdl^s never looked better ; late rains have saved the stock in Southern 

 California. 



Vacai'ille, Cal. — Swallows 13th; humming birds 2Gth. 



Visalia, Co?.— Steady rain 12th and 13th, 21st and 22d ; frogs 23d. 



Deer Lodge City, Mon. Ter. — Warmest February ever known here. 



Port Angeles, Wash. Ter. — Northeast winds and cleir to 10th; aurora 

 3d ; heavy northwest gale 15th ; first ice and snow IGth ; rainy and 

 squally 19th to 28th, then clear to close of month. 



