CROP REPOET POE THE MONTH OF MAY, 1891. 



Compiled from Returns to the Office of the State Board of 

 Agriculture, May 28, 1891. 



Office State Board of Agriculture, 



Boston, Mass., June 2, 1891. 



With this number commences the series of crop reports 

 for the season of 1891. It is the intent to issue at least six 

 monthly bulletins during the season. These bulletins are 

 compiled from data received from selected correspondents 

 in different parts of the State by means of blanks sent to 

 them monthly. For this issue one hundred and sixty such 

 blanks were sent out. 



Arrangements have also been made with weather observers 

 in some seventeen localities in the State, and their data is 

 received and compiled by an expert in such matters. 



The l)ulletins will be mailed as issued to those who have 

 received them in past seasons and to any others who make 

 application for them. It is believed this kind of work is of 

 value to those engaged in agricultural pursuits, and every 

 effort will be made to make it as valuable as possible. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable to this office 

 May 28 the first question asked was, Hoiv does the j^'^f^f^ent 

 season compare, agricuUuralhj speaking, with last season? 

 Replies to this question were quite varied, and it is difficult 

 to classify them. The general opinion seemed to be that 

 the month of June this year opens under less favorable con- 

 ditions, agriculturally speaking, than it did last year. The 

 month of April was quite favorable. The month of Ma}'-, 

 1890, was cool and wet, and several frosts occurred. This 

 year May was decidedly cool and dry, with occasional frosts, 

 which did c()nsideral)lc damage to fruit and early crops in 

 many sections of the State. 



