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not occur till the middle of the month, and in some favored 

 localities there was none till near the close. The rainfall 

 was very unequally distributed, the monthly amounts in some 

 sections being less than an inch, while in others they were 

 from 2 to 4 inches or more. The rainfall occurred mostly 

 in the last decade. A general storm prevailed on the 23d 

 during which the rains were quite heavy in some sections, 

 with amounts of over an inch in twenty-four hours. Rain 

 fell on an average of twelve days. The dry weather of the 

 month was very favorable to harvesting and housing of crops, 

 to fall plowing and cultivating, and to outdoor pursuits gen- 

 erally, but it resulted in more or less damage from forest and 

 other fires. At the close there is a general need of rain, and 

 there will be considerable damage to various interesjts unless 

 substantial rains occur before the setting in of winter. 



Publications. 



Copies of the September Crop Eeport, containing the 

 article by Dr. C. D. Jarvis, on " Pruning the apple tree," are 

 still available. Copies of Bulletin No. 2, on " Apple grow- 

 ing," and of this Crop Report will be mailed to all applicants. 



The third edition of our Bulletin No. 1, entitled " Poultry 

 culture," with an index and also a bibliography of other 

 reliable poultry literature, including bulletins of various 

 experiment stations, has just been received from the printer, 

 and all requests for this bulletin will be filled. Articles on 

 the various phases of the industry by the following well 

 known authors are contained in the bulletin: Mr. John H. 

 Robinson, editor of " Farm Poultry ; " Arthur A. Brigham, 

 Ph.D.; Dr. James B. Paige; Rev. W. H. Davenport; and 

 Mr. Henry D. Smith. 



The second edition, revised, of our Bulletin No. 4, on 

 " Small fruits and berries," is in the hands of the printer 

 and will be available for distribution during the coming 

 month. This also will contain an index and a bibliography of 

 additional reliable literature on the various subjects included 

 in the bulletin. Articles in this bulletin are by the following 

 authors: Prof. P. A. Waugh, Prof. F. C. Sears, Mr. J. H. 



