Mississippi valley, and from 3^ to 6° above throughout 

 the greater part of Gulf districts, the eastern slope and 

 Plateau reoions. Unusuallv heavv rainfall for the time ofi 

 year occiuTed during the week in western California. In 

 the eastern districts from 1 to over 2 inches fell over much of 

 Michigan, upper Xew England, the lower Lake region, Indi- 

 ana and Illinois. Equally heavy falls occurred in southern 

 Louisiana, interior Mississippi and southern Arkansas, 

 and in limited portions of northern Texas and eastern Okla- 

 homa. Over the remainder of the country the rainfall was 

 generally less than normal, the week being very dry in the 

 eastern cotton belt. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Bostox-T 



Week ending Septemher 5. — New England, Boston: 

 Weather generally good for harvesting and maturing crops ; 

 light frost in north portion on 31st, little damage ; rainfall 

 light, unevenly distributed, rain needed ; apples promise 

 large crop of excellent quality ; potatoes fair, but rotting 

 badly in Connecticut and Rhode Island ; corn promises large 

 crop if weather continues favorable for two weeks ; tobacco 

 nearly all cut, large crop of excellent quality. 



Week ending September 12. — New England. Boston: 

 Light frosts in north on 7th, little damage ; warmer weather 

 and rain needed ; corn being cut, good crop in south, back- 

 ward in north, needing several weeks warm weather ; sweet 

 corn canning begun ; potatoes being dug, fair crop indicated, 

 except in Connecticut dfnd Rhode Island, where extensively 

 injured by rot ; large crop of apples, exceptionally fine 

 quality and color, except in Rhode Island and Connecticut ; 

 tobacco cut, excellent condition, early nearly cured, strip- 

 ping early Avill begin next week. 



Week ending September 19. — New England. Boston: 

 Weather favorable; heavv rain on 15th of much benefit; 

 potato digging general, much rot, only fair crop indicated; 

 apples much damaged by wind of 15th in south portion, 

 elsewhere coloring well and largo crop of fine quality indi- 

 cated ; large crop of corn, field and sweet, of good quality 



