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Laco7iia, Ind. — Thuncler-sbo^vers, hail lOth, 23d • rain all day 31st. 



Columbia City, Ind. — Hottest May iu many years, and verv diy. 



La Porte, JnfL— Thunder-storms hth, 19th, 23d; aurora 19th. 



Chicago, III. — Bright aurora, changeable beams, corona, 19th. 



Marengo, III. — Auroras 1st, 20th; thunder-shower oth; frosts 10th, 

 20th. 



Mattoon, III. — Rii^e strawberries 20th. Warm, dry May. 



Aurora, III. — Dry month ; cold nights. 



Belvidere, III. — ]^To heavj* spring rains. May nearly 9° above ave- 

 rage. 



Wimiehago, III. — Auroras 1st, 19th ; wild lAnm blossoms 2d, cherry 4th. 



Wyanet, 111. — May smoky ; crops drying' up ; Colorado bugs bad. 



Dubois, III. — Bobolink 2d ; thunder-showers 4th, 31st, with hail 23d ; 

 hail and gale 10th ; a dry May till 31st. 



3It. Sterling, III. — Here a few light showers ; near here, many and 

 copious. 



Andalusia, III. — Mississippi higher than in 20 vears, 1st. Hot, drv 

 May. 



Augusta, III. — Thunder-showers Oth, 23d, with hail 10th : severe gale 

 19th. 



Manitowoc, Wis. — Auroras 1st, 19tli; thunder-storms 4th, 5th, 21st, 

 22d ; whippoorwill 5th ; frosts 27th, 2Sth. Warmest May in 19 years. 



Hingham, ^Vis. — Apple blossoms 4th ; corn planted 1st to 2dth, just 

 up 31st; potato bugs thick 25th. Warmest and driest May in 10 years. 



Geneva, Wis. — Very dry and hot ; cistern dvy ; corn cannot sprout. 



Embarrass, Wis. — Frosts 8th, 10th ; whippoorwill Oth ; aurora 19th. 



Eocuy Run, Wis. — April and May both dry. 



Madison, Wis. — Apples blossom 1st, cherries 2d ; ground dry 3 feet 

 deep. 



Mosinee, Wis. — Plums blossom 1st; hail, thunder 4th. Growing 

 weather. 



Baraboo, Wis. — Heavy rain and hail storm 5th ; heavy rains 20th, 21st ; 

 dust flying as in July or August, 31st. 



St. Paid, Minn. — Xo frost in May ; rains timely. 



Minneapolis., Minn. — Strawberries v\\)q 29th. Warmest May yet. 



Konislca, Minn. — Slight frosts 8th, 11th. May fine; foliage never 

 heavier. 



Madelia, Minn. — Fruit trees full bloom 4th. Last frost AprU 29th. 



Clinton, Iowa. — Hail 7th. A uniformly warm and pleasant month. 



Waulion, Ionia. — Heavy rain, large hail, 21st — a tub collected 5.25 

 inches of rain in 11 minutes, and young orchards were utterly de- 

 stroyed. Colorado bugs numerous, but Paris green (with ashes) sifted 

 on the potato vines every few days, proves effectual. 



Monticello, Iowa. — Frost 9th; three hail-storms 10th. 



Boicen^s Prairie, Iowa. — Hail Oth, 10th, 11th. Earliest spring in many 

 years ; warm May. 



Guttenberg, loica. — Very dry till rain and hail on 11th. 



loica City, Iowa. — Severe storm of wind, rain, hail 5th. Xo May 



fl'OSt. 



Independence, Iowa. — Violent hail-storms 5th, 20th; peach blossoms 

 11th ; aurora 13th. Fine growing month. Brilliant auroras 1st, 17th. 



W'aterloo, Iowa. — Unusually warm May. The freeze of April 14th, 

 lotli, injured fruits considerably. 



BocJcford, Iowa. — Thunder, rain, hail, and hurricane 3d. 



Algona, Iowa. — Growing month. Finest May ever known here. 



Webster City, Iowa. — Aurora 17th ; severe thunder-storm 21st. 



