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moderate and seasonable temperatures. The night tempera- 

 tures during the month, until the 20th, were generally cool. 

 After the 20th, and for the greater part of the remainder of 

 the month, much warmer weather prevailed, with day tem- 

 peratures near or somewhat above 90°. The weather after 

 the 20th was fair, with much sunshine, except some instances 

 of scattered local showers. For the month as a whole the tem- 

 perature was near the normal during the first half and much 

 above the normal during the last half. The greater portion 

 of the rainfall occurred during the first half of the month, 

 and for the entire month was above the normal for a large 

 portion of the State. 



In the circular to correspondents, returnable June 22, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving injurious in your locality ? 



2. How is Indian corn looking, and what is the acreage 

 as compared with previous years ? 



3. Has haying begun, and what is the prospect for the 

 crop? 



4. How does the acreage of early potatoes compare with 

 previous years, and what is the promise for the crop ? 



5. How do early market-garden crops compare in yield 

 and price with former years, and what is the prospect for 

 those not yet harvested ? 



G. How do the quantity and price of dairy products and 

 the supply and price of dairy cows compare with former 

 years % 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your locality ? 



8. What is the outlook for such fruits and berries as are 

 grown for market, naming them ? 



Returns were received from 137 correspondents, and from 

 these the following summary has been compiled : — 



Insects. 



Insects are rather more plentiful than the returns for the 



May report would have led one to expect. All the ordinary 



insects are present in the usual numbers. Potato bugs are 



most commonly reported, but not in particularly great mini- 



