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edly in excess of the average from the Missouri valley east- 

 ward to the Atlantic coast north of the Carolinas, including 

 the northern portion of the Gulf States. There was more 

 than the usual amount of rain genarally throughout the Mis- 

 sissippi valley, and also in the Ohio valley, Lake region and 

 middle Atlantic coast from southern New England to North 

 Carolina. There was a total absence of rain in the central 

 and southern plateau regions, extreme southern California, 

 and generally throughout the eastern Rocky Mountain slope. 

 The week was one of exceptionally favorable temperature 

 conditions for the maturing of crops generally throughout 

 the country. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending August 29. — New England. Boston: 

 Warm weather ; copious showers prevailed till 25th, followed 

 by fair, cool ; growing crops and all vegetation in excellent 

 condition ; warm, dry weather needed to mature potatoes, 

 tobacco, corn and cranberries. 



Week ending September 5. — New England. Boston: 

 Weather has been favorable to crops and farm work ; rain 

 needed, wells and streams in Maine low; pastures drying; 

 ploughing and fall seeding in progress ; potatoes and to- 

 bacco secure ; corn still subject to injury from frost. 



Week ending September 12. — New England. Boston: 

 Warm and sultry, ending in local storms Wednesday, fol- 

 lowed by cool, dry weather remainder of week ; light to 

 killing frosts mostly in northern sections 10th, 11th and 

 12th, damage not great ; cranberries and some corn subject 

 to damage from heavy frosts ; rain is much needed in Maine ; 

 soil is too dry to plough. 



Week ending September 19. — New England. Boston : 

 Weather favored farm work, which progressed rapidly ; crops 

 generally secured ; killing frosts in northern and light frosts 

 in southern sections 12th and 13th, damage not great ; rain 

 much needed in Maine, where pastures are drying, streams 

 failing and soil too dry for ploughing and seeding ; getting 

 dry in Vermont and New Hampshire. 



