8th to the 13th, during which the temperatures were normal 

 to several degrees below. With the exception of high tem- 

 peratures from the 16th to the 20th, the rest of the month 

 was moderate. Rain in the form of showers fell on an average 

 of thirteen days, but generally with light rainfall. The only 

 noted exception was a downpour of 3.86 inches, at ISTan- 

 tucket, on the 20th. In a number of instances the rains 

 occurred in the evening or at night, so that, as a rule, the 

 weather of the month was marked by an abundance of sun- 

 shine. Thunderstorms were quite general on the 15th and 

 the 25th; severe in some localities, with destructive winds 

 and violent electrical phenomena. High winds and gales 

 were general along the coast on the 1st and 2d and the 20th 

 and 21st. With the latter storm were very high tides, and 

 considerable damage resulted to property interests in some 

 sections from the wind force and the high water. Killing 

 frosts occurred in some localities on several dates, although 

 generally speaking the cold was less severe than usual in 

 October. The weather of the month as a whole was very 

 favorable to all outdoor pursuits. Rain is much needed in 

 nearly all sections of the State. 



Publicatiojs^s of the Mo:s'th. 



The only pamphlets issued in October were the Crop 

 Report and reprints of the essays on " The Farmer's In- 

 terest in Game Protection," by Edward Howe Forbush, 

 and on " The Culture of the Pear," by George T. Powell, 

 appearing in the Crop Reports for May and September, 1909, 

 and more recently in the annual report for that year. The 

 Crop Report contained an article on " Quince Culture," by 

 Prof. F. C. Sears, and a list of available annual reports, to- 

 gether with the lectures and essays on matters of current 

 interest to be found in each. 



Bulletins Nos. 1 and 2, on " Poultry Culture " and 

 " Orcharding," respectively, listed in the August number 

 of this report, are no longer available. These have been 

 revised, however, and copy placed "with the printers. A new 

 bulletin, entitled " Small Fruits and Berries," and to be 

 known as Bulletin ISTo. 4, has been prepared. These three 



