The monthl}' mean temperature for April was 2.3° above 

 the normal. The highest temperatures were mainly recorded 

 on the 25th, and were above 80°, as a rule. There was a 

 sudden and decided fall of temperature on the 20th, amount- 

 ing to from 40 to 50 degrees, and the mercury registered 

 below freezing all over the State. No particular damage 

 was caused, vegetation not being far enough advanced. 



The weather of May was somewhat variable and not 

 entirely favorable to the farmer, but the season was never- 

 theless earlier than the average. In the early part of the 

 month the temperature was below normal and the nights too 

 cold for rapid and steady growth. During the middle of the 

 month the temperature was above the normal, but farm work 

 was nearly at a standstill, owing to the prevalence of heavy 

 rains from the 10th to the 17th. Grass came forward very 

 fast, however, and promised unusually well. The latter 

 part of the month was cool and very dry, with considerable 

 high wind. There was much sunshine, but the cool nights 

 held the growth of vegetation in check. Frosts occurred on 

 the 22d and 23d, but no great damage was done. 



The month of June opened unfavorably for the farmer. 

 During the first week the weather was too cool and wet for 

 good results. There was very little sunshine, and its absence 

 was severely felt. Frequent rains, with hail and high winds 

 in some localities, prevailed, although the precipitation was 

 not heavy. The second week showed even worse conditions, 

 there being only one clear day, and the rainfall of the 9th 

 and 10th being exceptionally heavy. The temperature was 

 also much below normal. The third week was more favor- 

 able, but there was still a great lack of sunshine. The 

 nights were too cool for corn growth, the temperature fall- 

 ing below 50° on the mornings of the 17th and 19th. The 

 last part of the month was more satisfactory. The rainfall 

 was light and there was much sunshine. A warm spell set 

 in on the 22d and terminated on the 25th, with a maxima of 

 over 80°. There was, however, still a considerable deficiency 

 in temperature at the end of the month. 



The meteorological features of July were remarkable, and 

 made the month one long to be remembered. The month 

 started with normal temperatures and good growing condi- 



