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maturing rapidly. Cotton picking quite general over the 

 southern portion of the cotton belt. Much tobacco cut and 

 housed under favorable weather conditions. Frosts general 

 Saturday and Sunday from Montana eastward to Michigan. 



]Veek eliding Septemhey^ 9. — In nearly all districts east 

 of the Rocky Mountains week warmer than usual. On the 

 Pacific coast and over the central and northern plateau dis- 

 tricts week cooler than usual. The greater portion of the 

 country east of the Mississippi has received less than the 

 usual amount of rain during the week. Abundant rains in 

 limited sections in the interior of the country. In the 

 southern States and throughout the Rocky Mountain plateau 

 and Pacific coast regions the season has been cooler than 

 usual. Elsewhere the temperature has been greater than 

 usual, the excess being generally over 1°. The seasonal 

 rainfall is decidedly deficient in the Lake region and gener- 

 ally throughout the States of the central valleys. In Mew 

 England, the middle Atlantic States and other limited 

 sections the rainfall has been slightly deficient. Elsewhere 

 it generally exceeded the average. Cutting of corn has 

 progressed rapidly, and much of the early crop is in shock. 

 Cotton picking has progressed favorably and is now general 

 over the southern portion of the cotton region. The weather 

 during the week has been especially favorable for cutting 

 and housing tobacco. 



Week ending !Sej)temher 16. — Week warmer than usual 

 in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains except northern 

 New England. Throughout the central valleys and middle 

 Rocky Mountain slope the week was exceptionally warm. 

 On the Pacific coast and over the northern plateau region 

 week cooler than usual. Over most of the country east of 

 the Rocky Mountains the week was drier than usual, though 

 abundant rains ffll in some sections. On the Pacific coast 

 from central California northward the week has been remark- 

 able for its unusually heavy rainfall. The warm and dry 

 weather of the week has forced late corn to rapid maturity 

 and the weather has been very iavorable for harvesting. 

 Cotton picking is now general in the northern portion of the 

 cotton region, and well advanced in the southern portion. 



