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from the upper Mississippi valley ^eastward to the] New 

 England and middle Atlantic coasts, except at a few imme- 

 diate coast stations in New Jersey and southern New Eng- 

 land. The week averaged warmer than usual on the south 

 Atlantic coast, in the upper Missouri valley, over the central 

 and northern Rocky Mountain and })lateau regions and over 

 the greater part of the Pacific coast. Abundant rains have 

 fallen in northern New England and over the greater portion 

 of the country from the south Atlantic coast westward to the 

 south-eastern Rocky Mountain slope. There was less than 

 the usual amount of rain over the northern districts from the 

 upper Missouri valley eastward to the lower Lake region, 

 including the southern New England coast. With generally 

 favorable temperature conditions and abundant rains over the 

 greater part of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, 

 crops made substantial progress. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending May 30. — New England. Boston : Cloudy, 

 wet week, except in eastern Maine and northern Vermont, 

 where conditions were favorable ; vegetation has advanced 

 and is in fine condition; farm work at a standstill, soil too 

 wet to plant or cultivate ; cool, wet weather unfavorable to 

 tobacco plants ; season now behind average. 



Week ending June 6. — New England. Boston: Week 

 favorable in Maine, northern Vermont, New Hampshire and 

 western Massachusetts, where crops and farm operations 

 progressed favorably ; for remaining portion of district, con- 

 tinuous cloudy weather, with light rains, fogs and low 

 temperature, was unfavorable ; vegetation advanced slowly ; 

 farm work at a standstill; tobacco setting well advanced, 

 plants reported small and backward. 



Weeh ending June 13. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 conditions excellent for crops, planting and all farm work ; 

 vegetation has advanced rapidly, grass being a week to ten 

 days in advance of average ; rain much needed in northern 

 Vermont ; tobacco setting progressed well ; past week most 

 favorable of season. 



