middle Atlantic and Gulf States. From central Texas north- 

 ward to Iowa and throughout the Rocky Mountain region the 

 rains were generally light and not well distributed. No rain 

 fell in California. 



Special Telegeaphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending July 29. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 favorable ; crops much benefited ; large crop hay practically 

 secured; corn good, tasselling ; potatoes unfavorable, prom- 

 ise light crop ; beans good ; tobacco made rapid growth, 

 much been topped ; apples poor ; other fruit fair. 



Week ending August 5. — New England. Boston: 

 Weather generally fair and cool ; sunshine deficient ; rains 

 needed in Rhode Island and southern Connecticut ; all crops 

 in good condition, except potatoes, which are improved, but 

 below average ; tobacco excellent, cutting will begin in about 

 a week. 



Week ending August 12. — New England. Boston : 

 Weather very favorable ; all crops improved ; outlook for 

 potatoes more encouraging than for weeks, but condition 

 still below average ; tobacco good, cutting in operation ; 

 apples poor ; other fruit good ; buckwheat promising. 



Week ending August 19. — New England. Boston : 

 Weather moist and warm, causing rapid growth ; vegetables 

 excellent, except potatoes, which, however, are better than 

 last week ; fruits about average, need sunshine; good corn 

 crop assured ; tobacco being cut, satisfactory yield. 



Week ending August 26. — New England. Boston : 

 Weather generally favorable ; second crop of grass heavy ; 

 potatoes and apples light crop ; peaches fair ; corn excellent, 

 earing well ; tobacco injured somewhat by cloudy, humid 

 weather ; sunshine, drying and ripening weather needed for 

 all crops. 



The Weather of August, 1901. 



The weather of the month, as a whole, has not been marked 

 by unusual extremes or conditions exceptional to the season. 

 While the temperature has averaged slightly above normal, 

 no very high temperatures occurred, or periods of excessive 

 heat. The nights were seasonably warm. During the first 



