Crop Eeport for the Month of July, 1913. 



Office of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 Boston, Mass., Aug. 1, 1913. 



Crop conditions and prospects as affected by weather and 

 other causes are herewith set forth for the month of Julv. 

 We have had a long siege of drought and many croj^s have 

 suft'ered greatly therefrom. 



The expressions of appreciation of the special reports 

 which are being received are very gratifying, and consistent 

 efforts are being made to strengthen the staffs of corre- 

 spondents in the different specialties in order that the sum- 

 mary of reports may be fully representative of these several 

 industries in the State. 



The special article this month is upon " Co-operation," a 

 subject which is especially vital to the future agricultural 

 welfare of Massachusetts and New England. We can hardly 

 expect to compete with other States and with the west if we, 

 as individuals, insist upon competing with each other here in 

 our own State in the supplying of the products of the farm, 

 garden and orchard. Mr. C. R. White, president of the ISTew 

 York State Vegetable Growers' Association, is one who is 

 eminently fitted to cope with such a subject, and his article 

 contains data which will be found exceedingly helpful in 

 giving a preliminary idea of the formation, conducting and 

 resultant benefits of the co-operative organization as applied 

 to both buying and selling by the farmer. 



WEATHER OF JULY. 



July was warmer than usual, with precipitation from 40 



to 50 per cent below the normal. The month opened with a 



week of very warm, oppressive weather, during which the 



daily temperatures ranged well into the 90's, and in some 



