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Week ending September 26. — New England. Boston: 

 Weather generally favorable, copious rains relieved drought ; 

 fields in excellent condition ; plowing for fall seeding in 

 rapid progress ; harvesting nearly completed ; apples light ; 

 potatoes average ; corn and hay large crop. 



September Weather. 

 One of the longest and most sustained warm weather 

 periods on record prevailed throughout Massachusetts and 

 the other north-eastern States during the first seven days 

 of the month. The temperature did not attain any re- 

 markably high figures during that time, but, after hot days, 

 the nights were warm and oppressive, and the average 

 daily humidity was considerably above the normal. On 

 several of these days showers and thunder-storms occurred, 

 but no cooling conditions arrived until the 8th, when fresh 

 north-west winds lessened the moisture in the atmosphere 

 and lowered the temperature. These pleasant days con- 

 tinued until the 17th, when a low area of barometer passing 

 north of us brought warm, moist weather ; this, however, 

 was of short duration, and the attending thunder-storms were 

 followed by lower temperature which culminated in light 

 frosts on the mornings of the 21st and 22d. The frosts 

 were not damaging except in exposed localities, and then 

 only to a very limited extent. Gloomy weather with easterly 

 winds and temperature considerably below normal was prev- 

 alent on the 24th and 25th, the temperature falling from 

 about 80° to 45° in twenty hours. The closing days of the 

 month were warmer and altogether more propitious. No 

 heavy gales were noted during the month and the prevailing 

 winds were from westerly quarters. Altogether, September 

 was extremely favorable for harvesting. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable September 23 

 the following questions were asked : — 



1. How does Indian corn compare with an average crop? 



2. Are rowen and fall feed up to the usual average? 



3. Has the average amount of fall seeding been done, 

 and what is its present condition? 



