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cool weather in the spring lasting longer east of the valley than in the valley 
and counties lying west of it. 
Oxford, N. C.—July 31.—The corn is needing rain very much. 
Statesville, N. C.—No rain during the month except a few light showers, 
amounting in all to only a quarter of an inch. 
Attaway Hill, N. C.—July 26.—After eight days of parching heat, which 
has almost ruined the corn crop on upland, thunder-clouds from the southwest 
brought a few refreshing showers, and with them a revival of hope to make 
bread. 
Wilkinsville, S. C—July 15.—Early peaches ripe. 
Gordon, Fla— The month has been very rainy; planters say the worst for 
fifteen years. 
Moulton, Ala.—During the month there were ten rainy days, and every day 
was more or less cloudy, affording the most favorable circumstances for the growth 
of corn, just, at the season for the maturing of the ears; and corn crops were 
never better in this part of the country. 
Fish River, Ala—July was sultry, with a great deal of lightning and squalls, 
which came from every point of the compass, Shut there were no severe ones. 
Waco, Texas.— July 31.—A great deal of cloudy weather during the month, 
but no rain after the first day, except two showers, and everything is drying up. 
Columbia, Texas—July 31.—A very wet month ; showers nearly every day 
since June 26, though afen too little to measure. 
Clarksville, Tenn.—Rain fell on fourteen days of the month. 'The heaviest 
was on the 19th, when more than an inch fell from 5.30 p. m. to 9.15 p. m. 
Franklin, Tenn —The first cotton bloom seen in this part of the country was 
on the 2d of July. 
Toledo, Ohio —The mean temperature of the month was somewhat below the 
average for July, though there was much continuous and apparently excessive 
heat; but in the middle and at the end of the month there were some days of 
low temperature, which reduced the mean. The amount of rain was about half 
the average, which made it unusually dry, but a better month for collecting the 
harvest the farmer seldom ever has in this section. 
Northport, Mich—July has been one of the most growing months ever 
known here; everything has moved forward with great speed. 
Lansing, Mich.—Slight frost in the night of July 12; an occasional leaf of 
corn was blackened, and a few cucumber plants in low places frozen. At 
9 p.m. the thermometer was 529°, the sky clear, and no wind. No rain be- 
tween the 8th and 15th. 
Aurora, Indiana.—Constant rain through the night of the 11th, beginning at 
7 p.m. and continuing till 9 next morning, amounting to an inch and two- 
tenths. 
Richmond, Indiana.—Very heavy rain on the night of July 2 from 10 till 
near midnight, with much lightning; amount of rain, three and a quarter 
inches. About seven miles to the southwest there was a large amount of hail, 
which was very destructive. 
Vevay, Indiana.—On the night of the 29th the thermometer indicated 82° at 
6 p. m., and 62° at 9 p. m., a fall of 20° in three hours. 
"Mowit Sterling, Illinois —The wheat harvest commenced on the 9th, and the 
weather for three weeks following could not have been more favorable. 
Chicago, Lilinois. —July 3. —Heavy gale of wind at 3 p. m., tearing up trees 
in different parts of the city. 31st, small hail-stones fell during rain shower 
at 3 p. m. for two minutes. 
Chicago, Iil—July 31.—A destructive storm of rain and hail, beginning at 
3 p.m., the rain continuing about an hour, and the hail fifteen minutes; the 
violence of the storm extending about one mile south and north of the resi- 
dence of the observer, which is six miles south of Chicago, or one mile from the 
