The Louisiana rice crop is reported as 95 ; that of South 

 Carolina as 92, and that of Georgia as 98. 



"With few exceptions the reports on the peach crop are 

 unfavorable, the only notable exceptions being Arkansas, 

 Washington and Oregon. 



Apples are also far below the average, except in the far 

 West and on the Pacific coast. From all the North Atlantic 

 States the reports are more or less unfavorable. 



California reports the grape crop as promising to be ex- 

 ceedingly good. Reports from other States range from poor 

 to very satistactory, with the general promise of a good crop 

 in most of the important States. 



In Massachusetts the acreage of corn compared with last 

 year is 92 and the average condition July 1 is 80 ; the aver- 

 age condition of spring rj-e 98 ; the average condition of 

 oats 96 ; the average condition of barley 95 ; the acreage 

 of potatoes 94 and the average condition 92 ; the average 

 condition of beans 88 ; the acreage of tobacco 105 and the 

 average condition 98 ; the average weight of wool per fleece 

 5.5 pounds; the average condition of clover 106 ; the aver- 

 age condition of timothy 105 ; the average condition of 

 pasturage 104 ; the average condition of apples 56 ; and the 

 average condition of grapes 100. 



Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



Week ending June 28. — The week was warmer than usual 

 in the Southern States and slightly warmer over portions of 

 the north Pacific coast. Throughout the northern portions 

 of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, over the cen- 

 tral and southern plateau regions and the greater part of 

 California the week was cooler than usual. The minimum 

 temperatures of the week were, at some stations, lower than 

 any previously recorded for the third decade of June. 

 Except over limited areas, where the rainfall was excessive, 

 the week was generally dryer than usual from the lake region 

 and New England southward to the Gulf coast. Over nearly 

 the whole of New England and the lake region there was an 

 entire absence of rain. Over the upper Mississippi and 

 Missouri valleys and westward to the north Pacific coast the 



