Weeh ending June 24. — Xew England. Boston : Gener- 

 ally clear weather, with seasonable temperature, marked the 

 week, and made excellent conditions, but the surface of the 

 ground is becoming dry and a moderate rainfall is needed. 



The Weather of June, 1912. 



The past spring has been one of the wettest in the last 

 ten years, the rainfall for the months of March. April and 

 May exceeding that of any other similar period since 1901. 

 Since the 1st of June, however, there has been no rain other 

 than scattered light local showers, the total amounts of 

 which have generally been less than one-half inch, making it 

 the driest June in this section during the past forty years. 

 The ground being so saturated with water at the beginning 

 of the month, together with higher temperature and abundant 

 sunshine, made the conditions very favorable for growth, and 

 most favorable for the hay crop. There was some damage 

 from frost to garden truck and on cranberry bogs during 

 the first half of the month. At the close of the month the 

 ground was becoming dry and rain was generally needed, 

 except in low land. The amount of sunshine was much 

 greater than usual. 



Publications. 



The Crop Report for the month of May, copies of which 

 are still available, contained an article entitled " Pork Mak- 

 ing for Massachusetts Farmers," by Dr. Geo. M. Twitchell 

 of Auburn, Me., and also a paper on the control of cutworms. 



State ^Nursery Inspection Bulletin ISTo. 1, on " The White 

 Pine Blister Bust," was issued about the middle of the 

 month. This disease is doing much damage at the present 

 time to imported pines. The bulletin tells what it is, on 

 what it grows, how it gi'ows, how to recognize it, the kind 

 and extent of its injury, present conditions in regard to 

 importation of pines, and methods of treatment for the 

 disease. 



ISTature Leaflet No. 15, on " Bird Houses," has been re- 

 printed, without revision. 



