tricts from the upper Missouri valley eastward to New Eng- 

 land. There was also excessive precipitation in the lower 

 Mississippi valley and the coast districts of the east Gulf 

 and south Atlantic States. Elsewhere the week was drier 

 than usual. The weather conditions were not favorable in 

 the principal corn States of the central valleys, being too 

 cool and dry. Spring wheat harvest nearly finished. To- 

 bacco cutting general in the more northerly States. 



Week ending August 23. — Week warmer than usual over 

 the plateau region and the Pacific States. Nearly normal 

 conditions prevailed along the middle Atlantic and New Eng- 

 land coasts. Throughout the lake region, central valleys 

 and Gulf States and middle and southern Kocky Mountain 

 slopes the week was cooler than usual. Both the maximum 

 and minimum temperatures were unusually low. Very heavy 

 rains fell during the week in the Gulf States, and more than 

 average amounts fell over limited areas in the central valleys 

 and southern New England. With these exceptions the 

 week was drier than usual. The weather conditions of the 

 week were very unfavorable to crops. Corn is generally 

 maturing well, but needs warm weather. Tobacco cutting 

 continues in the more northerly sections. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending August 2. — New England. Boston: First 

 part of week unseasonably cool, latter portion about normal ; 

 situation very serious, owing to almost daily rains ; all fields 

 too wet for working ; much hay ruined ; corn and potatoes 

 suffering for sunshine ; considerable loss on tobacco. 



Week ending August 9. — New England. Boston : Slight 

 improvement on favorable soils, owing to less rain and abund- 

 ant sunshine ; haying progressing rapidly, but many meadows 

 are worthless ; much corn cannot mature ; oats harvested in 

 generally poor condition ; potatoes promise light yield ; to- 

 bacco turning yellow on moist grounds. 



Week ending August 16. — New England. Boston: 

 Crops not past improvement are looking better ; rain is too 

 frequent for successful harvesting, and average for all crops 

 will be low ; corn backward ; potato blight general ; peaches 



