has made excellent progress and the outlook continues most 

 promising. There has been too much rain for cotton in 

 some sections but in others it has materially improved. 

 The general outlook for tobacco continues promising. Some 

 ploughing for fall seeding has been done in Michigan. 



Week endiiig July 27. — Week generally warmer than 

 usual over the southern districts east of the Rocky moun- 

 tains. Along the immediate Pacific coast, in northern New 

 England and over portions of the Lake region and Middle 

 Atlantic States, the temperature was nearly normal. Else- 

 where the week was decidedly cooler than usual. From the 

 central Mississippi valley eastward over the Ohio valley and 

 southern portion of the Lake region to the Middle Atlantic 

 and New Engfland coasts the rainfall exceeded the averao;e. 

 The rainfall was also very heavy in Iowa, Nebraska and 

 north-eastern Colorado. Elsewhere the rainfall was gener- 

 ally decidedly below the average. In the States of the cen- 

 tral valleys and on the Atlantic and east Gulf coasts the 

 week has been very favorable for all growing crops. 

 Although corn has suffered to some extent from heavy rains 

 the general outlook for an exceptionally fine crop continues 

 promising. Over the eastern portion of the cotton region 

 and in Texas cotton has made good growth, but elsewhere it 

 is not so favorable. Late sown spring wheat did not head 

 in North Dakota and is being ploughed up. The general 

 condition of tobacco continues good. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Weeek ending July 6. — New England. Boston: First 

 of week dry, with much sunshine, latter part cloudy and 

 wet; crops were suffering, but rain fills present needs and 

 all crops doing well ; cranberries in blossom, with favorable 

 outlook. 



Weekending July 13. — New England. Boston: Rainy 

 first of week, clear and hot most part; most crops growing 

 well ; pastures very good ; hay crop of good quality, but 

 below average ; turnip seed about harvested in southern Con- 

 necticut, fair crop ; onion seed is very promising ; other seed 

 looking well. 



