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copious in some localities, but very light in others, where 

 drought continues. The temperature was seasonable, with 

 abundant sunshine. 



The Weather of May, 1911. 

 The weather of the month was warm and exceptionally dry. 

 The monthly mean temperatures over the State ranged from 

 3° to 5° above the May average, and the total rainfall was 

 less than an inch in numerous localities, and less than 50 per 

 cent of the normal in nearly all sections. The month opened 

 with two warm days, during which the maximum tempera- 

 tures ranged above Y0° over the greater portion of the terri- 

 tory. The coldest weather of the month followed on the 3d 

 and the 4th, with minimum temperatures ranging from 

 slightly above to several degrees below freezing. A very warm 

 spell prevailed from the 21st to the 23d, with the crest of the 

 warm wave on the 22d, when the mercury rose above 90° in 

 nearly all sections. The maximum temperature also ranged 

 between 80° and 90° over a large portion of the State on the 

 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th and 13th. The temperature during the 

 rest of the month was near the seasonal average, l^otwith- 

 standing the small precipitation of the month, rain fell on an 

 average of twelve days, but the amounts were, of course, ex- 

 ceptionally small, in a number of instances only a trace. 

 There was an abundance of sunshine. At the close of the 

 month it was generally considered that the season was several 

 days in advance of the average. 



Publications, Nov. 1, 1910, to May 30, 1911. 



As stated in the October, 1910, Crop Report, revised edi- 

 tions of Bulletins Nos. 1 and 2, entitled " Poultry Culture " 

 and " Orcharding," respectively, were published in I^ovember. 

 Bulletin ISTo. 4, " Small Fruits and Berries," was issued also 

 in that month. Copies of these bulletins are still available and 

 will be sent to all applicants. 



The special report, " Massachusetts : Her Agricultural Re- 

 sources, Advantages and Opportunities, with a List of Farms 

 for Sale," was issued ISTovember 29, and the entire edition of 



