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furnished ideal crop conditions ; corn is still backward in 

 north, but generally all crops in satisfactory condition ; hoe- 

 ing being rapidly pushed ; small fruits very promising. 



Week ending June 29. — New England. Boston : Cloudy, 

 with showers in south ; little rain and much sunshine in 

 north ; grass on rich fields and meadows still improving ; 

 early vegetables very fine ; potatoes doing well ; corn back- 

 ward, but growing fast ; tobacco in good condition ; blue- 

 berries ripening and promise a large crop. 



Massachusetts Weather for June, 1896. 



The month of June has given nearly normal weather con- 

 ditions over the greater part of the State. At Boston the 

 accumulative excess in temperature for the month amounts 

 to only 12 degrees, while the deficiency in precipitation is 

 about one-fourth inch. Many of the nights have been too 

 cool for the best growth of corn and like crops, but no dam- 

 ag-ino; frosts have occurred, and the occasional cool weather 

 has been a benefit to fruit and potatoes. High temperatures 

 have prevailed, but there has been no excessive heat. 



Moderate showers have been fairly well distributed, and 

 with the soaking general rain on the 14th, the ground has 

 been kept in good condition as far as moisture is concerned. 

 At the end of the month, however, the top of the soil is 

 getting dry in all central and western counties, and rain will 

 soon be needed. Grass on rich fields and meadows is fast 

 recovering from the drought of last month, but on old fields 

 it was too nearly matured and is very light. 



Except the storm along the coast on the 14th, there have 

 been practically no damaging winds or local storms to injure 

 the fruit, and the prospect of a full crop is very encourag- 

 ing. Apples are dropping off some in the east because of 

 the earlier dry weather, but they are reported to be hanging 

 on very well in western counties. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable June 25, the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are doing the most damage in your 

 locality? 



