JANUARY. O 



The month of September, up to the 20th, was as warm as 

 . August, and also very dry. On the r2th the temperature 

 was 90°. The 20th was very cool, with the thermometer 

 down to 30°, and a white frost, which slightly injured tender 

 plants. The remainder of the month wa^ warmer, but with- 

 out rain. 



October was a fine month, with mild weather up to the 

 15th, when the first frost to injure vegetation was expe- 

 rienced. The succeeding week rain fell copiously, which 

 greatly refreshed the suffering vegetation. The monfh closed 

 with light frosty mornings. 



November and December were warmer than the average, 

 with repeated showers, and without any severe frost, the 

 lowest temperature up to Dec. 22d, being 16^. 



Summing up the characteristics of the year, they were 

 a cold winter, a mild spring, a dry and cool summer, and a 

 warm autumn. In the Middle and Western States there was 

 an abundance of rain, during the growing season ; but in 

 Massachusetts and a portion of New England the summer 

 was imusually dry, and vegetation suffered severely in many 

 places, the effects being sensibly shown in the smaller 

 crop of fruit, particularly pears, which ripened much ear- 

 lier than usual. Owing to the severity of the winter the 

 peach crop was entirely cut off in the Eastern and Western 

 States, though abundant in New Jersey and the South. 

 Grapes suffered more than usual in this vicinity with the 

 mildew, even the Isabella being much affected in many 

 places. Apples were abundant, though not quite so large as 

 in ordinary seasons. The cherry crop was severely injured 

 everywhere by hot and moist weather, just at the period of 

 maturity, which caused the fruit to rot and drop off. The 

 smaller fruits were abundant, though strawberries were some- 

 what diminished by drought. 



Such have been the results of the year: on the whole 

 much more favorable than the previous one, when a prevail- 

 ing drought injured more or less every crop. A remarkably 

 fine autumn leads us to anticipate that the coming season will 

 be no less fruitful than the last. 



