southern Maine ; tobacco practically gathered and curing 

 well ; corn being cut ; cranberry picking under way, fair 

 crop. 



Week ending September 14. — New England. Boston: 

 Heavy rains in south-east and local interior sections ; wind 

 did some damage to corn and fruit in south-east ; cranberries 

 rotting some ; tobacco curing well, so far ; grass fields, 

 pastures, late forage crops, newly seeded grass, and winter 

 grains in excellent condition. 



Week ending September 21. — New England. Boston: 

 Heavy rains and local storms ; some damage by hail and high 

 wind ; harvesting delayed ; much corn cut and curing well ; 

 late potatoes rotting ; some fruit continues excellent ; past- 

 ures good and fine grass bottom for next year's hay crop. 



Massachusetts Weather for September, 1896. 



At Boston the mean daily temperature was very nearly the 

 normal, but the precipitation was 3.49 inches above the usual 

 rainfall for the month. The highest temperature was 90°, on 

 the 11th, and the lowest 40°, on the 24th. Light frosts have 

 occurred on several dates in valleys and on level plains 

 throughout the State, but there has been no o-eneral killiog 

 frost and most crops have been harvested free from its 

 damaging efiects. 



Eain has been frequent and excessive in all districts. Crops 

 have ripened pretty well, but the weather has been unfavor- 

 able for curing corn and grain and for harvesting the second 

 crop. The ground is well filled with water at the end of 

 the month, and wells and springs are filling up fast. The 

 weather has been exceptionally favorable for the growth of 

 late forage crops, and for pastures and newly seeded fields. 

 Stock will come to the barns in unusually good condition from 

 most pastures. Grass on old fields has thickened up and 

 looks better than it has for some time. The conditions have 

 been unfavorable for potatoes, and rust and decay have been 

 increased over most of the State. Fruit has hung on fairly 

 well. 



Local rain and thunder storms have been as frequent and 

 damaging as during any month this season. They were 

 especially severe on the 5th-6th, 9th-10th and 19th. 



