and blackberries abundant in northern section ; dairying 

 interests suffering because of drought. 



Week ending August 13. — Now England. Boston : 

 Heavy rains in northern portion and moderate in southern ; 

 very warm; wheal and oats ripening in northern portion, 

 both heavy ; corn continues favorable ; late potatoes promis- 

 ing ; grapes abundant ; apples continuo to promise average 

 crop, early varieties pjcntiful. 



Week ending August 20. — New England. Boston: 

 Heavy rains, cool weather; corn making satisfactory 

 growth ; pastures improved ; some potatoes blighting, other- 

 wise promising ; tobacco cutting commenced, superior crop ; 

 apples medium yield, improving, not so many falling ; grapes 

 plentiful. 



Week ending August 27. — New England. Boston : 

 Little rain ; great extremes in temperature ; good for har- 

 vesting oats, barley, hungarian grass and tobacco ; corn 

 still promising ; pastures poor ; apples improving, summer 

 and fall varieties plentiful, winter average ; late potatoes 

 still growing ; beans medium ; onions small. 



The Weather of August, 1900. 

 The month opened with a " spell" of clear weather and 

 cool nights, which continued through the 5th. In favorable 

 localities the temperature fell dangerously near the frost 

 point. The cool wave broke the record for August for 

 many years past, variously estimated from ten to twenty- 

 five years. This was followed by a period of warm weather 

 with a high per cent of moisture. The mercury ranged in 

 the 90's in all sections except those of the immediate coast. 

 There were frequent showers from the 6th to the 10th, with 

 the rainfall generally in light to moderate amounts. Three 

 days of generally fair and cooler weather followed, with 

 much easterly wind, and fogs were prevalent in coast sec- 

 tions. The third week of the month was characterized by 

 much cloudiness and rain. The storm of the loth was 

 quite general, giving copious rainfalls in nearly all parts of 

 the State. During no week of the present season has there 

 been so much precipitation. Comparatively low temper- 

 ature accompanied the foul weather. The weather for the 



