drought, is shown in the present report. The prospective 

 crop is much under that of 1894. 



Sorghum seems to have suffered little from dry weather, 

 and most States report conditions reaching 90 or above. 



The continued drought, hot weather and high winds of 

 September, causing premature ripening and dropping, have 

 reduced the condition of apples 2 points. It is thought both 

 the eating and keeping quality of the fruit has been much 

 impaired, and in many sections a tendency to rot is already 

 noted. The average condition now stands at 70.6. 



In Massachusetts the average yield of rye per acre is 

 given as 19.9 bushels ; the average yield of oats as 36 ; the 

 average condition of buckwheat October 1, as 100 ; the aver- 

 age condition of corn as 103 ; the average condition of pota- 

 toes as 102; the average condition of tobacco as 100; and 

 the average condition of apples as 58. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



From United States Weather-Crop Bulletin. 



Week ending September' 30. — Week warmer than usual 

 over the western portions of the plateau region, on the 

 Pacific coast and throughout the east Gulf and Atlantic 

 coast States. From the Rocky Mountains eastward to the 

 Mississippi River and in the Lake region and Ohio valley 

 week cooler than usual. The seasonal temperature from 

 March 1 to September 30 (214 days) exceeded the average 

 over the northern and central portions of the country, from 

 the Missouri valley eastward to the Atlantic coast, from 1° 

 to 2° per day. Over the eastern Rocky Mountain slope, 

 plateau and Pacific coast regions the season was cooler than 

 usual. Over limited areas in difi*erent parts of the country 

 the rainfall has exceeded the average, but generally the week 

 has been very dry. The crop season closes with a marked 

 deficiency in rainfall in the States northward of the Ohio 

 River, where the seasonal fall has ranged from 60 to 75 per 

 cent of the average. Over the north Pacific coast, portions 

 of the Southern States and a large part of the eastern Rocky 

 Mountain slope the rainfall has been excessive. Crops gen- 

 erally harvested. In many sections fall ploughing and seed- 

 ing are retarded by the dryness of the soil. 



