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buckwheat prospects good ; rowcn and fall feed excellent ; 

 garden truck outlook good, except much rotting of pota- 

 toes ; apples poor, other fruit fair ; some rotting of 

 peaches ; tobacco seriously damaged from pole sweat and 

 over-ripening in wet fields. 



The Weather for September, 1905. 

 The month opened with overcast, unsettled weather, which 

 was followed on the 3d and 4th by a general downpour of 

 rain. Rain fell continuously for thirty-six to forty hours, 

 at times at an unusual rate, and in nearly all sections the 

 amount of rainfall was remarkably heavy, exceeding in most 

 instances the normal fall for a month. A season of clear to 

 partly cloudy Aveather obtained from the 5th to the 10th, 

 after which there was a week of cloudiness, rains and fog, 

 although the rainfall during the seven days was light. The 

 remainder of the month was fairly good, with a fair amount 

 of sunshine. The temperatures of the month did not depart 

 greatly from the September averages. As a rule, the day 

 readings were somewhat below seasonal, while the nights 

 were generally warmer than usual, and the results were a 

 monthly mean temperature that was practicall}^ normal. 

 Cool spells were general on the 14th and 15th, during which 

 light to killing frosts were reported in interior and northern 

 sections, with freezing weather in some portions of the lat- 

 ter. Another cool wave passed over on the 26th and 27th, 

 when light to killing frosts were noted in all except south- 

 eastern sections. The month closed with a few days of nor- 

 mal temperature conditions. The heavy and protracted 

 storm of the 3d and 4th resulted in more or less damage 

 by washing of lands, overflowing of fields, lodging and 

 otherwise damaging grass, corn and some other crops. The 

 cool weather and lack of sunshine were also unfavorable to 

 the maturing, harvesting and securing of crops. Viewing 

 the month as a whole, the weather was very unpleasant for 

 September. 



