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'* Asparagus rusting;" "Late tomatoes blighting;" "Many peaches 

 have rotted on the trees ;" "Peaches a light crop, early varieties crack- 

 ing and rotting owing to excessive rains;" "Peaches, good crop, but 

 frequent rains have caused much rotting;" "Com in low fields scald- 

 ing;" "White potatoes rotting in low fields." 



August 26th — "Some potato rot;" "Potato crop heaviest in several 

 years, but rotting in low ground ;" "Peaches and plums rotting on the 

 trees ;" "Grapes out of danger from rot." 



September 2d — "Potatoes rotting in places;" "Potatoes a largo 

 yield, but rotting ;" "About one-third of the potatoes have rotted." 



September 9th — "Potatoes in many places are rotting badly;" 

 "^Heaviest and finest yield of potatoes for years, no rot;" "Tomato 

 flight severe, fruit dropping from the vines." 



September ] 6th — "Potatoes all dug, some rot." 



Temperature andElRalnfall Since 1889. 



The following taljle shows the temperature, in degrees (F.), and 

 Tainfali, in inches, for the present year, and the average for the past 

 thirteen years since the Station was established : 



, Temperature. , , Rainfall. . 



Month. 1902. Average 13 years. 1902. Average 13 years. 



January 28.4 29.9 3.28 3.66 



February 27.4 31.4 6.24 4.05 



March 43 9 38.4 4.34 3.89 



April 50.2 49.1 3.62 3.42 



May 60.3 60.6 2.04 4.50 



June 67.5 69.7 6.57 3 54 



July 73.0 74.0 4.78 4.96 



August 70.1 72.5 3.91 4.21 



September 64.6 66.3 5.65 3.68 



October 56.0 53.9 6.39 3.68 



November 49.3 43.5 2.20 3.99 



December 31.7 34.3 7.23 3.39 



In temperature, 1902 had a cold Januaiy and February, with a 

 warm March, April and May, an average and cool June and August, 

 with July somewhat below the normal. There was an excess of moist- 

 ure in February and June, with a small rainfall in May and less than 

 the average in Julv and August. 



