last week passed over this region, attended with a great loss 

 of life and property and damage to growing crops. 



Week ending September 11. — Week unusually warm 

 throughout the Ohio, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, 

 western Texas and. thence northward over the eastern Kocky 

 Mountain districts. In the middle and south Atlantic States 

 about the normal temperature conditions prevailed, while it 

 was decidedly cooler than usual in New England and the 

 central Gulf States. Weather unusually cool in the interior 

 of central and northern California. Very heavy rains fell 

 over the eastern Gulf States, in eastern Arkansas, central 

 and western Tennessee, extreme southern Illinois and over 

 portions of the Carolinas and Florida. More than the aver- 

 age amount of rain fell over portions of northern New Eng- 

 land, western New York and on the Pacific coast northward 

 to San Francisco. Over the remainder of the country no 

 rain fell. Heavy rains caused damage to the cotton crop. 

 Corn has been extensively cut in the western States, and 

 tobacco cutting is progressing favorably in Pennsylvania, 

 Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. 



Week ending September 18. — Week warmer than usual 

 throughout the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys, lake 

 region and south Atlantic States. Slightly cooler on the 

 Atlantic coast from Virginia northward to Massachusetts, 

 and slightly warmer than usual in the Carolinas and Georgia. 

 More than the usual amount of rain fell in the Atlantic 

 States from North Carolina northward, except in southern 

 New England. Except in the north-western border States, 

 but little rain fell during the week to the west of the Mis- 

 sissippi. In the Ohio valley and Atlantic coast States the 

 rains have improved pastures, and put ground in good con- 

 dition for fall ploughing. Cotton picking will be general 

 during the coming week. The reports from this crop are 

 generally unfavorable. Some slight injury was done by 

 frost in exposed places in New England, and slight damage 

 has also resulted to corn in Minnesota. 



Week ending September 25. — Week warmer than usual 

 throughout the Southern States, the Ohio valley and on the 

 Atlantic coast south of New England. Colder than usual in 

 all Pacific coast States, the central Rocky Mountain region 



