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July 4. Douglas county and northern part of Franklin. 
Hot to middle of afternoon; showers in late afternoon, and a 
very heavy rain at night. 
July 5. Franklin county and northeastern part of Coffey. 
Cool forenoon, warm and sunny in afternoon. 
July 6. Coffey county. Warm all day. 
July 7. Coffey county. Warm, cloudy in afternoon. 
July 8. Coffey county. Warm all day, with a slight 
sprinkle. ’ 
July 9. Coffey county and southern Anderson. Warm and 
sunny. 
July 10. Southern Anderson and northeastern Allen county. 
Cool, cloudy, and rainy. 
July 11. Bourbon county. Cool, cloudy with rain and mist. 
July 12. Bourbon county. Cloudy and warm; fields begin- 
ning to dry. 
July 18. Linn county. Cloudy all day. Very little rain in 
afternoon. Surface of soil getting dry in places. 
July 14. Northern Linn. Sunny all day, with strong wind. 
Ground drying rapidly. 
July 15. Linn county and southwestern Miami. Very hot 
and clear; no wind. 
July 16. Western part of Miami, and northeastern part of 
Franklin, and southeastern part of Douglas. Clear; very hot, 
with strong south wind. 
July 17. Douglas county. Clear and warm. 
From information obtained from farmers and others along the 
route, and from evidences afforded by the soil and the condition 
of vegetation, it is concluded that there had been sufficient rains 
to keep the soil moist and. the crops growing well during the 
latter part of June and the early part of July. In Bourbon 
county the weather had been wet for some time previous to the 
time of my visit. In the eastern part of the county it was said 
to have been too wet for plowing for three or four weeks. In 
the northern part of the county wheat was found germinating in 
the spikes on the outer portions of shocks, above the ground, indi- 
cating that very moist conditions had prevailed for some time. 
The rain of July 4, and the wet cloudy period of July 10 to 13, 
inclusive, were general over the portion of the state visited. 
It is not possible to make many broad generalizations from 
