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western sections. On the Pacific coast it was slightly cooler 

 than usual. More than the usual amount of rain fell through- 

 out the Southern States and in New England, with the 

 exception of Maine. Less than the usual amount of rain fell 

 from the middle Atlantic coast and lower lakes westward to 

 the Rocky Mountains, including the principal corn-producing 

 States. Drought conditions are now general in the central 

 valleys, north-western States, and in portions of the middle 

 Atlantic States and lake region. Upon the whole, the 

 weather conditions have been favorable to crops in New 

 England, portions of the middle Atlantic States, and gen- 

 erally throughout the Southern States. 



Week ending August 14. — Slightly warmer than usual 

 in portions of the lake region and New England, but excess 

 of temperature generally slight. Throughout the central 

 valleys, middle and south Atlantic and Gulf States normal 

 temperature conditions prevailed. From the upper Missouri 

 valley westward to the Pacific coast it was cooler than usual. 

 More than the usual amount of rain fell in Utah, Arizona 

 and New Mexico, and generally throughout the south Atlan- 

 tic and Gulf States. Except over limited areas there was a 

 general deficiency in rainfall from the central and upper 

 Mississippi valleys eastward to the Atlantic coast. Little 

 ploughing for fall seeding has yet been done. Light frost 

 occurred in Minnesota and Wisconsin on the 12th, and in 

 New England on the 14th. 



Week ending August 21. — Week warmer than usual on 

 the Gulf coast in Texas, Alabama and the extreme north- 

 west. Over the central valleys and lake region, and generally 

 over the region to the east of the Mississippi, the week was 

 slightly cooler than usual. Cool weather continued on the 

 Pacific coast. Over the States of the central Mississippi 

 valley, and from the lake region southward to Florida, there 

 was a general deficiency in rainfall. In the extreme north- 

 west the week has been dry, and the weather has been 

 especially favorable for harvesting and thrashing, but all 

 growing crops are in need of rain. Drought has been com- 

 pletely broken in New England and over a considerable por- 

 tion of the middle Atlantic States. 



