The final reports on cotton planting make the area 22,460,- 

 334 acres, a reduction of 1,631,060 acres from last year, or 

 6.8 per cent. The general condition is highly favorable. 



Returns received would indicate a general increase in the 

 acreage of rice and a fairly good condition, ranging from 70 

 in Louisiana to 95 in Georgia. 



There is undoubtedly a large increase in the acreage of 

 clover, though no statistical comparison can be made for the 

 country as a whole. The condition of clover is highly satis- 

 factory, an average of more than 100 being reported from 

 many States. 



The condition of spring pastures is phenomenally high, 

 there beings in this case also but few States where it does not 

 approach or exceed 100. 



The season for peaches has been highly favorable through- 

 out most of the eastern half of the country. In Georgia, 

 probably the greatest peach-growing State in the Union, the 

 condition is 105. 



In all the New England States except Rhode Island the 

 condition of apples is considerably above the June average 

 for the last ten years. 



In Massachusetts the acreage of rye compared with last 

 year is given as 95, and the average condition June 1 as 100 ; 

 the acreage of oats as 99, and the condition as 99 ; the 

 acreage of barley as 99, and the condition as 90 ; the acreage 

 of clover as 98, and the condition as 102 ; the average con- 

 dition of spring pasture as 104 ; the average condition of 

 apples as 93, and of peaches as 70. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[Fhom United States Climate and Crop Bulletins.] 



Week endmy May 30. — The week averaged warmer 

 than usual eastward of the Rocky Mountains, except in the 

 extreme northern districts from the upper Missouri valley to 

 the upper Lake region and on the Atlantic coast from New 

 Jersey northward, where it was cooler than usual. The 

 deficiency in temperature along the New England coast 

 ranged from 3° to 7° per day. In the plateau region, 

 Oregon -aw^S. California, it avrviiircd cooler than usual. There 

 was more than the usual amount of precipitation over the 



