New Mexico, northern Texas, Louisiana and southern Mis- 

 sissippi from southern Missouri eastward to the Atlantic 

 coast and in the upper Lake region. The rainfall was de- 

 ficient over the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, 

 lower Lake region and New England. 



Special Telegraphic Eeports. 



Week ending July 3. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 favorable, except nights too cool; too wet early part of 

 week ; sufficient moisture for present needs ; grain heading, 

 indications good ; corn backward, but color and stand good : 

 grass average, with haying under way ; vegetables aboAC 

 average ; apples below average and dropping ; potatoes ex- 

 cellent ; tobacco good. 



Week ending July 10. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 favorable for crops and for farming operations ; grain good ; 

 corn has made rapid progress ; grass good and haying well 

 under way ; fruits promise well, except apples, which are 

 below the average and falling badly ; field and garden vege- 

 tables excellent ; potatoes blossoming, with decidedly good 

 outlook ; tobacco showing well. 



Week ending July 17. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable for growth and work ; all crops made rapid 

 progress ; haying well advanced and yield will be near aver- 

 age ; clover very promising ; all grains very good ; potatoes 

 promise good yield and other vegetables excellent ; fruits 

 are good, except apples, which are below average and 

 dropping badly ; tobacco satisfactory. 



Week ending July 24. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable for growth, harvesting, and marketing all 

 crops, but rain now needed in nearly all sections ; corn very 

 good, tasselling in southern sections ; small grains good ; 

 rye nearly harvested ; oats and barley turning ; haying nearly 

 completed, with average yield of good qualit}^ ; all vege- 

 tables good, and potatoes promise good crop ; fruits good, 

 excei)t apples, which are much l)elow average ; tobacco 

 good, and topping has begun. 



