nights for the entire month. The thermal conditions as 

 regards agricultural interests have been almost ideal. Local 

 storms, more or less severe, occurred during the month. 

 These were attended by hail, high winds and electrical dis- 

 turbances which damaged crops and buildings, and in sev- 

 eral instances resulted in the loss of life. A fifty-acre field 

 of tobacco at Hadley was badly damaged by hail. At 

 Athol much damage resulted to glass in greenhouses and 

 dwellings. The large percentage of fair weather was decid- 

 edly favorable to the harvesting of hay, of which due ad- 

 vantage was taken, and the crop was generally secured in 

 excellent condition. The month of July considered alone 

 was an average summer month, and did much to repair the 

 damage which resulted from the dry weather of the two pre- 

 ceding months. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable July 22, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving most troublesome in your 

 locality ? 



2. What is the condition of Indian corn, and what pro- 

 portion of the crop will be put into the silo ? 



3. What is the quantity and quality of the hay crop as 

 compared with former years ? 



4. What forage crops are being raised to supplement the 

 hay crop, for the silo, and to eke out the pastures ; what is 

 their condition and are more raised than usual ? 



5. What is the condition of market-garden crops, includ- 

 ing potatoes, and how have those already harvested com- 

 pared in yield and price with former years ? 



6. What is the prospect for apples, pears, peaches, plums, 

 quinces, grapes and cranberries ? 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your locality ? 



8. How have rye, oats and barley compared with former 

 years, both as grain and forage crops ? 



