brown, find potato crop a failure ; hay of good quality, two- 

 thirds average crop ; tobacco doing well ; apples continue 

 dropping. 



The Weather fob July, 1900. 



The month of July was characterized by varied and ex- 

 treme conditions of weather. The opening days, and until 

 the Gth, the temperature averaged from two to five degrees 

 below normal. During this period there was much cloudi- 

 ness, although the rainfall was light, averaging about four- 

 tenths of an inch. The rainfall was the result of local 

 showers fairly well distributed through the week. The 

 second and third weeks were excessively warm, the mercury 

 being almost continuously above the normal. The warm 

 wave was most intense from the 16th to 18th inclusive, dur- 

 ing which the maxima temperatures ranged in the 90s, 

 occasionally reaching 100°, in the shade, and the minima 

 falling but slightly, if any, below 80°. The weather in the 

 mean time was clear to partly cloudy, with a general defi- 

 ciency of rain. The only showers of consequence were on 

 the 12th and 18th. These were very irregular in amounts 

 and distribution. In some instances there were down-pours 

 of from one to two inches, while in others the amounts were 

 inappreciable. A season of cool weather obtained from the 

 20th to 22d, with the maximum temperatures in the 80s. This 

 was followed by a few days of moderate summer heat, re- 

 sulting in a general rain-storm on the 25th and 26th. The 

 rainfall during this storm was generally copious. It was 

 most timely and of inestimable value to agricultural interests 

 throughout the State. The month closed with several days 

 of fair weather, with the average amount of sunshine aud 

 temperatures ranging near the seasonal average. Excepting 

 the unfavorable conditions resulting from the deficiency in 

 rainfall, the weather of the month was generally favorable 

 to crops and farming operations. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable July 23 the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving most troublesome in your 

 locality? 



2. What is the condition of Indian corn, and what propor- 

 tion of the crop will be put into the silo? 



