Week ending June 20, — New England. Boston : Weather 

 favorable in nearly all sections ; abundant sunshine and 

 seasonable showers ; light frosts in northern sections, 15th 

 and 16th, but slight damage resulted; rain is needed in 

 Connecticut and parts of Rhode Island and Vermont ; tobacco 

 setting completed, plants scarce, weather too dry. 



Weather for June, 1898. 



June opened unfavorably for the farmer in all parts of the 

 State except the extreme western counties, where fair weather 

 was prevalent during the first week ; in eastern and central 

 portions the weather was damp and cold, with almost daily 

 rains and high north-east winds. The total amount of pre- 

 cipitation during this period was not excessive, but the con- 

 tinued cloudiness retarded the growth of crops and interfered 

 with farm work in general. The week ending with the 13th 

 was almost perfect for crop development ; sunshine was 

 abundant on all but one day during the week, and crops 

 which had been seriously delayed in growth by weeks of un- 

 favorable weather made a most marked improvement. The 

 week ending June 20 was also most auspicious for farming 

 operations, although showers were quite general on the 14th 

 and 19th. In the interior of the State light frosts occurred 

 on the mornings of the 15th and 16th, but no resulting dam- 

 age has been reported. At Concord, Mass., on the morning 

 of the 16th, the minimum temperature was 38°, dangerously 

 near the frost line. The last week of the month was in 

 many sections of the State considered the best of the entire 

 season ; bright, sunny days were the rule, and high tempera- 

 tures prevailed, especially on the 25th and 26th, when 90° 

 or above was reported from nearly all sections. As a whole, 

 the month was practically normal in temperature, but a 

 slight deficiency in precipitation was noted throughout the 

 State. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable June 23, 

 the following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving injurious in your locality ? 



2. How is Indian corn looking, and what is the acreage 

 as compared with previous years? 



