In Massachusetts the average condition of corn Septem- 

 ber 1 is given as 95 ; the average condition of rye when 

 harvested as 88 ; the average condition of oats when har- 

 vested as 91 ; the average condition of barley when har- 

 vested as 85 ; the average condition of buckwheat as 89 ; 

 the average condition of potatoes as 95 ; the average condi- 

 tion of apples as 44 ; the product of peaches compared with 

 a full crop as 13 ; the average condition of grapes as 92 ; 

 the average condition of tobacco as 98 ; the number of stock 

 hogs compared with last year as 95, and their average con- 

 dition as to size and weight as 99. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



(From United States Climate and Chop Bulletins.) 



Week ending August 28. — The week was warmer than the 

 average in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, except 

 on the southern New England coast. Over the plateau and 

 Pacific coast regions, except along the central and north- 

 ern California coast, where nearly normal temperatures pre- 

 vailed, the week was cooler than usual. While heavy rains 

 occurred over portions of the middle and south Atlantic 

 States, and over local areas in the Gulf States, central val- 

 leys and Lake region, the precipitation over much of the 

 greater part of the country was less than the average, exten- 

 sive areas in the central valleys, Lake region and west Gulf 

 States receiving no appreciable amount. 



Week ending September 4- — The week averaged cooler than 

 usual in central and northern California, Oregon and over 

 the greater part of Washington. The conditions in the Gulf 

 and Atlantic coast districts approached very nearly to the 

 normal, but over nearly the whole of the country the week 

 averaged warmer than usual, being decidedly warm through- 

 out the Lake region, central valleys and in the middle and 

 southern Rocky Mountain regions. The rainfall exceeded 

 the average on the west Gulf coast, over portions of the 

 south Atlantic and east Gulf States, and over areas more or 

 less extensive in the upper Mississippi and upper Missouri 

 valleys, Lake region and New England. Over much the 

 greater part of the country, however, the rainfall was below 



