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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table showing the amount of rain in inches and hundredths 

 which fell in the summer months, at Waltham, since the 

 year 1823. 



Monthly average — June, 3.19 inches; July, 3.11 inches: 

 August, 4.25 inches. 



Average for the three summer months, 10.56 inches. 



Average for 1 854, 4.G0 inches. 



The largest quantity in the series was in 1850, 10.84 inches. 



The average for the month of August is about 33 per cent, 

 larger than for June and July. 



