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The temperature has averaged about 1° per day above 

 the normal. The warm spell which began in the latter 

 part of April held through the first day of May, and cul- 

 minated on the second. A short spell of " easterly weather," 

 with much lower temperature, then followed. The coolest 

 period of the month was from the 17th to the 23d, inclusive, 

 when the daily maxima were not far from 50°, and frosts 

 were frequent in the more exposed localities. From the 23d 

 on to the last of the month, the temperature was gradually 

 tending upward, and the month closed as it began, ex- 

 tremely warm. 



An abundance of sunshine has been a feature. The 

 number of clear days (14) are twice as many as the cloudy 

 days (7), and on the ten partly cloudy days there was, of 

 course, a good amount of sunshine. No snowfall is reported, 

 and there have been no severe wind-storms. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable May 22, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. How does the present season compare, agriculturally 

 speaking, with a normal season ? 



2. What is the promise for pastures and mowings, and 

 did fall seeding winter well ? 



3. How did the fruit bloom compare with the bloom of 

 former years ? 



4. What insects appear to be doing the most damage in 

 your locality ? 



5. To what extent is spraying practised against insects 

 attacking fruit, and is it on the increase in your locality ? 



6. Is farm help scarce, or plenty ; and what proportion 

 would you call good help ? 



7. What wages, with board and without board, are paid 

 farm help in your vicinity ? 



8. Will there be any marked change in the acreage of 

 the usual farm crops, and do you note any new enterprises 

 in the line of agriculture ? 



Returns have been received from 168 correspondents and 

 from them the following summary has been made up. 



