The week has also been favorable for housing and curinir 

 tobacco. 



Week ending September 23. — Week warmer than usual 

 in all districts east of the liocky Mountains except on the 

 northern slope of the Rockies and in extreme southern 

 Florida. The maximum records for one or both of the 

 second and third decades of September were broken in 

 nearly all the stations of this region. Week cooler than 

 usual in the plateau region and on the Pacific coast freezing 

 temperatures occurring in many places. From Wyoming 

 and Colorado eastward over the upper Missouri valley, 

 Minnesota and the upper Lake region more than the usual 

 amount of rain fell. Less than the usual rainfall on the 

 Pacific coast. Elsewhere, except over limited areas, no 

 appreciable amount of rain fell. This is the second suc- 

 cessive phenomenally warm week over most of the country 

 east of the Rocky Mountains. Corn is now generally safe 

 from frost. Cotton picking has made good progress. Fall 

 ploughing and seeding much delayed, owing to drought. 

 Freezing temperatures with snow in the central and northern 

 Rock}^ Mountain regions put an end to the growth of vegeta- 

 tion and caused much injury. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



Week ending September 2. — Boston: Some damage by 

 frost on 2d on low lands where not protected by fog ; favor- 

 able growing and ripening weather for most crops ; potato 

 decay not increasing ; corn maturing slowly ; apples drop- 

 ping. 



Week ending September 9. — Boston; Warm and dry 

 with plenty of sunshine ; crops are ripening and being har- 

 vested very fast ; rain badly needed for pastures, meadows, 

 late forage crops, fall seeding and water supplies; apples 

 dropping badly. 



Week ending September 16. — Boston: Warm first of 

 week with heavy frosts in north and light frosts in south 

 portion, but no serious damage resulted, as crops are mostly 

 out of way ; heavy rain, wind and hail storms across central 

 districts on 11th, doing considerable damage in Connecticut 

 valley. 



