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Drought continues in Ohio, Pennsylvania, southern Texas and 

 portions of Maryland and the Carolinas. Light local frosts 

 occurred in northern Indiana on July 30 and in western 

 Maryland and the mountains of West Virginia on August 1. 



Week ending August 12. — Week generally cooler than 

 usual west of the Mississippi River and in southern Florida. 

 Over eastern section of the country week warmer than usual. 

 More than the usual amount of rain fell during the week in 

 the Lake region, southern New England and over the 

 northern portion of the middle Atlantic States, and in lim- 

 ited areas elsewhere. Corn still continues very promising, 

 though injured by drought in some sections. Cotton has im- 

 proved. Tobacco generally in good condition. Frosts 

 occurred in the central and northern Rocky Mountain regions 

 on the 8th, 9th and 10th. 



Week ending August 19. — Week cooler than usual in the 

 extreme north-west. Along the central and eastern Gulf 

 coasts the temperature conditions were nearly normal, but 

 in all other districts east of the Mississippi and over the 

 central and southern portions of tlie country to the westward 

 the week averaged warmer than usual. Heavy rains fell 

 during the week along the New England coast and in the 

 South Atlantic and east Gulf States. Throughout the mid- 

 dle Atlantic States and Ohio valley and over nearly the 

 whole Lake region, upper Mississippi and upper Missouri 

 valleys the weekly rainfall was decidedly below the average, 

 and over a large part of those districts little or no rain has 

 fallen, and no rain fell in the plateau and Pacific coast 

 regions during the week. In the principal corn States the 

 early planted corn has matured rapidly, and some has been 

 cut in Missouri. Tobacco has suffered much from drought in 

 Maryland, and continues in poor condition in Ohio. Over 

 the eastern portion of the cotton belt too much rain has 

 caused rust and shedding. Spring-wheat harvest is nearly 

 completed. Frost occurred in Minnesota, Montana and 

 North Dakota on the 14th. While the week has not been 

 favorable for fall ploughing, considerable has been done, and 

 some seeding. 



Week ending August 26. — The average daily tempera- 

 ture differed but slightly from the normal in New England, 



