The average condition of potatoes on October 1 was 78.8, 

 against 80.9 last month, 68.7 in 1908, and 75.9, the ten- 

 year average. 



The average condition of tobacco at time of harvest was 

 81.3, against 80.9 last month, 84.1 at harvest time in 1908, 

 and 83.1, the ten-year average condition on October 1. 



The average condition of flaxseed at time of harvest was 

 84.9, against S8.9 on September 1, 81.2 at harvest time last 

 year, and 83.2, the six-year average condition at harvest. 



The average condition of apples on October 1 was 43.9, 

 against 44.5 on September 1, 48.4 on Oct. 1, 1908, and 54.1, 

 the ten-year average condition on October 1. 



In Massachusetts the average condition of corn October 1 

 was 82 ; the average yield of oats 31 bushels, and the quality 

 92 ; the average condition of buckwheat 87 ; the average con- 

 dition of potatoes 85 ; the average condition of tobacco 90 ; 

 the average condition of apples 55; the average condition of 

 grapes 90 ; the average condition of pears 72 ; the average 

 condition of cranberries 72 ; the production of tomatoes com- 

 pared with a full crop 88 ; the production of cabbages 86 ; 

 the production of onions 86 ; the production of beans 81 ; 

 the production of Lima beans 77 ; the production of water- 

 melons 75 ; the production of clover seed 91 ; the production 

 of millet for hay 86, and for seed 85 ; the production of 

 Canadian peas 86 for grain and 84 for forage. 



Massachusetts Weather, 1909. 



[Furnished by Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



January: The weather of the month was warmer than 

 usual, the monthly mean temperatures ranging from 2° to 

 4° above. The maximum temperatures ranged from 52° 

 to 65°, and occurred generally on the 6th. The minimum 

 temperatures ranged from 20° above to 14° below zero, and 

 were generally on the 19th. The rainfall was in excess of 

 the average, with much of the precipitation in some sections 

 in the form of rain. The total snowfall ranged from 3 to 

 18 inches. The month as a whole was mild. 



February: Generally speaking January conditions con- 

 tinued, the departures ranging from 2° to 6° above the 



