THE FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 



SECRETARY 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



To the Senate and House of Bejjresentatives oj the Commonwealth of 



Massachusetts. 



The year 1893, judging by the returns of crop correspond- 

 ents made to this office November 1, was hardly an average 

 one for profit to our farmers. The majority of correspond- 

 ents reported the season to have been either a poor season 

 or one not up to the average. Very few referred to it as 

 more than average. Much of this was due to the drought 

 of the early season, which cut many crops short, and much 

 to the slow sale of agricultural products. 



Massachusetts Weather. 



January, 1893, was a remarkably cold month, the average 

 deficiency in temperature l)eing 6°. The highest tempera- 

 ture was 60°, at Fall Kiver, on the 29th, and the lowest 

 — 23°, at Middleborough, on the 17th. The only colder 

 months during the past twenty years have been January, 

 1875, January, 1881, February, 1885, and January, 1888. 

 The precipitation was about one inch below the normal. 

 The prevailing wind direction was northwest, and the great- 

 est velocity, 88 miles an hour from the southeast, was at 

 Blue Hill, on the 2d. 



