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been among the least i^rofitable crops; 19, apples; 8, hay; and 

 5, tomatoes. 



There appeared to be a wide variation of opinion as to 

 whether or not the season had been a profitable one. The 

 general opinion appeared to be that it was not a profitable 

 season, for of the 120 correspondents answering the question 

 as to profits, only 1 considered the season to have been un- 

 usually profitable; 14 called it an average season for profit; 

 18 said that it was fairly profitable; 35, that it was a profit- 

 able season; while 11 said that it was below the average for 

 profit ; and 41 flatly stated that it was not a profitable season. 

 Some of the reasons assigned were the prolonged drought, 

 short crops, low prices, and especially the high price of grain 

 and other supplies. 



Massachusetts Weather, 1908. 



[Furnished by Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



The weather of January was warmer than usual, the 

 monthly temperature ranging from 1° to 5° above the aver- 

 age. The daily temperatures were generally in excess until 

 near the close of the month, zero temperature prevailing on 

 the 30th and 31st. The monthly precipitation was gen- 

 erally below the average. The snowfall was unevenly dis- 

 tributed through the month and over the State, in amounts 

 ranging from 2 to 12 inches. At the close of the month 

 there was little snow on the ground. 



February was somewhat colder than the average, the tem- 

 peratures ranging from 1° to 5° below the normal. The 

 first decade was uniformly cold, but during the remainder of 

 the month the only extremely low temperatures were on the 

 25th. The precipitation was generally above the normal, 

 the snowfall ranging from 5 to 25 inches, the heavy storms 

 being on the 5th and 6th. 



The weather of March was warmer and more pleasant 

 than usual. The temperature did not fall below zero at 

 any time, and there were no marked extremes in either direc- 

 tion. The precipitation was of frequent occurrence, but the 

 amounts were not excessive, the snowfall ranging from 3 



