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this storm that brought the precipitation of the month to 

 practically normal. The temperatures of the month Avere 

 remarkably even, there being no marked extremes in the 

 records of the maxima or the minima. The day temperatures 

 rose to 90° and slightly above in a few instances, and the 

 night temperatures did not fall below 50°. The local storms 

 during the month were fewer, and, with slight exceptions, 

 less severe than usual. Fogs were more prevalent than usual, 

 particularly during the third week, and were a marked 

 feature of the weather of the month. During the preva- 

 lence of dry weather there was an abundance of sunshine, and 

 the drought caused much damage to some field and truck 

 crops, and to berries. The rains of the closing week saved 

 late corn, vines and some other crops, and greatly improved 

 grass, meadows and pasturage, and was considered of much 

 benefit to late fruits. There were few days with weather of 

 the " dog day " type, and the month as a whole was very 

 pleasant. 



Publications. 

 The publications of the month comprise the July Crop 

 Report, containing a bulletin on " Eoot Crops of the Market 

 Garden," by H. F. Tompson, and six reprints from the 

 annual report for 1910. The first three of these appeared 

 in the Crop Report, series of 1910, and the others are 

 lectures delivered at the public winter meeting of the Board, 

 December, 1910. The titles follow: — 



Alfalfa as a Crop in Massachusetts. 

 Growing and Marketing Asparagus. 

 Celery Growing, Storing and Marketing. 

 Corn Growing in New England. 

 The Production of Market Milk. 

 New England Pastures. 



Copies will be sent free upon application. 



Dates of Fairs (September 8 to October 26.) 

 Amesbury and Salisbury at Ameshurij, September 26, 27 and 28. 

 Blaekstone Valley at Uxhridge, September 10 and 20. 

 Deerfield Valley at Charlemont, September 14 and 15. 



