tively dry in the interior of the Middle Atlantic States and 

 New England. General improvement in crop conditions, 

 corn reported in excellent condition, and the cotton crop is 

 improving. 



Week ending July 24. — Week slightly cooler than usual 

 on the Atlantic coast and in lower Lake region. Also cooler 

 from the central Mississippi valley westward to the Pacific 

 coast. Departures from the normal were slight, except over 

 the southern plateau region, in Indian Territory and north- 

 western Arkansas. Unusually warm in Montana, and also 

 slightly warmer in the interior of California. Rainfall has 

 been generally in excess, but not evenly distributed, over the 

 greater portion of the cotton region. Largely deficient gener- 

 ally throughout the Northern States, and crops are very much 

 in need of rain from southern New England and the Middle 

 Atlantic coast westward to the Missouri valley. Almost 

 total absence of rain from Nebraska eastward over States of 

 the Ohio valley to Pennsylvania. Corn crop as yet uninjured, 

 but in a threatened condition in Nebraska and Illinois. 

 Weather conditions are generally favorable on the Pacific 

 coast. 



NEW ENGLAND WEATHER AND CROPS. 

 From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins. 



Week ending July 3. — Precipitation below average ; 

 temperature below average on coast and about normal in 

 interior ; haying has commenced, and the prospects are 

 favorable for an average crop, except in some northern sec- 

 tions, where drought still continues ; fruit outlook favorable. 



Week ending July 10. — Rainfall below normal, except in 

 northern and western sections ; temperature normal ; good 

 hay weather, crop will be an average one, except in scattered 

 places ; apples and pears falling from trees to considerable 

 extent. 



Week ending July 17. — Temperature normal and sun- 

 shine above ; precipitation deficient ; haying well under way, 

 an average crop in most sections ; gardens and small fruits 

 need rain badly. 



Week ending July 24. — Haying nearly finished; more 

 rain needed for all crops ; potato blight appearing in some 

 sections ; corn not doing very well. 



