TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY. 

 From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins. 



Week ending October 2.* — Cooler than usual in all sec- 

 tions with the exception of the cotton region and the lower 

 Mississippi and Missouri valleys. From the lower Lake 

 region and southern New England southward to the Caro- 

 Unas, and from the upper Lake region westward to the 

 Rocky Mountain and plateau regions, the daily temperatures 

 were considerably below the normal. Frosts were quite 

 general over the greater part of the northern portions of the 

 country. Decidedly less rain than usual fell from the upper 

 Ohio valley and Lake region eastward to the Atlantic coast 

 and from eastern Texas to the south Atlantic coast. Over 

 the western portion of the Carolinas, southern Virginia, the 

 lower Ohio valley, and generally westward of the Missis- 

 sippi the rainfall was excessive, the abundant rains being 

 greatly needed in the Western and Northwestern States. 

 The Middle Atlantic States have had favorable weather for 

 harvesting, while the weather in the cotton region has been 

 generally favorable for picking. The abundant rains in the 

 Central and Western States have put the ground in good 

 condition for plowing and will greatly improve pasturage. 



NEW ENGLAND WEATHER AND CROPS. 

 From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins. 



Week ending October 2* — Temperature below normal; 

 rainfall below normal in north ; weather unfavorable for late 

 harvest ; crops mostly gathered, generally good except po- 

 tatoes and fruits. 



Massachusetts Weather. 

 January, 1893, was a remarkably cold month, the average 

 deficiency in temperature being 6°. The highest tempera- 

 ture was 60°, at Fall River, on the 29th, and the lowest 

 — 23°, at Middleborough, on the 17th. The only colder 

 months during the past twenty years have been January, 

 1875, January, 1881, February, 1885, and January, 1888. 



* Discontinued with this issue. 



