ing frost. Rain was frequent and excessive in all districts, 

 and the ground was well filled with water at the end of the 

 month. At Boston the mean daily temperature was very 

 near the normal. The weather was exceptionally favorable 

 for the growth of late forage crops, and grass on old fields 

 also thickened up. Local rain and thunder storms were 

 frequent and damaging. 



October has given an unusual amount of cloudy, stormy 

 weather, although in eastern districts the total rainfall for 

 the month is fully an inch below the normal amount. 



A number of severe storms have passed near enough to us 

 to give cloudy, threatening weather and some wind, but not 

 near enough for us to get the worst part of the disturbance. 

 The most noteworthy was the West India hurricane of the 

 12th to 16th. This was first noted over the West Indies on 

 the 7th, and moved slowly up the coast well out to sea. 

 Warning signals were ordered and displayed all along our 

 coast, giving ample warnings of the gale. The wind reached 

 hurricane force on our extreme eastern coast, while the 

 centre of the storm was several hundred miles outside. 



At Boston the mean temperature for the month averaged 

 one and one-third degrees a day lower than the normal. 

 The highest temperature was 76° on the 31st and the lowest 

 33° on the 26th. Killing frosts were noted over most of 

 our district on the 19th or 20th, but as most of the crops 

 were already gathered but little if any damage was done. 



The weather has been unfavorable for curing corn and for 

 getting the late forage crops and rowen, and that work has 

 been somewhat delayed. The wet weather has been favor- 

 able for pastures and for fall-sown grain and grass seed, and 

 the present outlook for pastures and grass fields for next 

 season is very flattering. The ground is well filled with 

 water, and wells and reservoirs are generally full and ready 

 for winter weather. 



Crops of the Year. 

 During April farm work was carried on under favorable 

 circumstances, and was well advanced at the end of the 

 month. The season opened from one to two weeks earlier 

 than last year. 



