Weather of October (1911). 

 The weather of the month was very unsettled, with practi- 

 cally normal temperatures, and the precipitation, generally 

 speaking, somewhat deficient. During the first eight days 

 the weather was cooler than the seasonal average, the daily 

 temperatures ranging from 3° to 15° below the October 

 means. From the 9th to the 26th, inclusive, the tempera- 

 tures were, with slight exceptions, from 2° to 6° above the 

 average. The rest of the month was cool, with freezing 

 weather in many sections on the mornings of the 28th and 

 the 29th. There was an unusually large amount of cloudi- 

 ness through the month, with light to moderate rains on an 

 average of fifteen days, although the total rainfall in most 

 sections showed a deficiency of about an inch. Fog in coast 

 sections was more prevalent than usual in this month. The 

 moderate temperatures and frequent rains were very favor- 

 able to vegetation, which was in excellent condition at the 

 close of the month. The unsettled weather was, however, 

 unfavorable to general outdoor pursuits. 



PUBLICATIOIN'S OF THE MONTH. 



The only publications in October were the September Crop 

 Report, with an article on " Some of the Essentials of Bee- 

 keeping," and the annual report for 1910. A considerable 

 number of both these publications still remain available for 

 distribution. 



Among the lectures and essays in the annual report are 

 the following : — 



New England Pastures.* 



The Production of Market Milk.* 



The Food Value of Clean Milk; the Demand for Clean Milk; the 



Reasonableness of it. 

 Farm Management. 



Harvesting and Curing Cigar WrapiDer Tobacco. 

 Corn Growing in New England.* 

 Corn Selection for Seed and Show. 

 Growing and Marketing Asparagus.* 

 Alfalfa as a Crop in Massachusetts.* 



