Week ending June 12. — New England. Boston: Low 

 temperature, otherwise weather was favorable for crop growth ; 

 conditions improved ; considerable replanting done ; grain 

 good ; rye, oats and wheat heading in south ; vegetables 

 good, though much complaint of insects ; grass improved, 

 and outlook most promising ; tobacco backward, but setting 

 progressing well, and outlook good. 



Week ending June 19. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable ; all crops improved, and progressing rapidly ; 

 grain good, corn especially improved ; vegetables very good, 

 but insect pests numerous ; grass much improved, and hay- 

 ing will begin next week; apples good, but below average 

 in quantity ; other fruits excellent ; tobacco nearly all set, 

 and progressing rapidly. 



Week ending June 26. — New England. Boston : weather 

 favorable for crops, but too wet for work ; weeds and insects 

 troublesome : grain excellent ; corn needs cultivation ; grass 

 improving, but some lodged, Hungarian being sown ; near 

 average hay crop expected ; peaches large crop ; apples 

 below average ; berries and vegetables good ; potatoes excel- 

 lent ; tobacco good and growing well, setting nearly com- 

 pleted. 



The Weather for June, 1905. 

 The weather during the first five days of the month was 

 much the same that prevailed during the greater portion of 

 Ma}^, the nights being cool, with only moderate day tem- 

 peratures and little or no rainfall, which continued to 

 accentuate the drouthy conditions prevailing so far this 

 season. On the 6th these conditions were broken by a 

 period of cloudy weather and general rains, which continued 

 through the 8th, the rainfall amounting generally to between 

 0.8 and 0.9 inch. The temperature, however, continued low, 

 and on the 9th was sufficiently cool- to cause light frosts in 

 some localities. Following the 9th the temperature became 

 higher, Avith day temperatures ranging in the vicinity of 

 80°, and on the IGth and 18th rising to 90°, the nights also 

 being seasonably warm, the temperature from the lOtli to 

 18th ranging from 1° to 10° above normal. Fair weather 

 with considerable sunshine also prevailed from the 10th to 



