The Weather of May, 1912. 

 The mean temperature was slightly higher than the aver- 

 age of May, with somewhat more than the normal rainfall. 

 The month opened with several days of seasonal tempera- 

 tures, followed by a cool spell from the 4th to the 9th, during 

 which the temperatures ranged from 2° to 10° below the 

 average. With slight exceptions the daily temperatures dur- 

 ing the rest of the month were above the average, the excesses 

 being quite marked from the 17th to the 19th, and from the 

 24th to the 29th, the highest temperatures of the month oc- 

 curring during the latter period. The rainfall was well dis- 

 tributed through the month and over the State, and the 

 monthly amounts ranged from near the average to from 1 

 to 2 inches above. Rain fell on an average of twelve days. 

 Thunderstorms of considerable severity occurred on several 

 days, generally in eastern sections. There was less than the 

 average amount of sunshine. Generally speaking, the 

 weather of the month was not very favorable to outdoor pur- 

 suits, and at the close the season was from a week to a fort- 

 night later than the average. 



Publications, Nov. 1, 1911, to June 1, 1912. 

 In ISTovember, 1911, the Board published Bulletin No. 5 

 of Massachusetts Agriculture. This bulletin contains the 

 various articles printed in Volume 24 of the Crop Report, 

 with the exception of that upon " Beekeeping," in the Sep- 

 tember issue, thus making these various articles available 

 again for distribution. Following is the contents of Bulletin 

 No. 5 : — 



Market Gardening. 

 The Home Garden. 



* How to test Seeds. 



* How to plant. 

 Potato-growing Suggestions. 



* Growing and Marketing Asparagus. 



* Celery Growing, Storing and Marketing. 



Growing and Marketing of Squashes, Melons and Cucumbers. 

 Cabbage and Cauliflower as Market-garden and Farm Crops. 



