daily average deficiency ranged from 6^ to 14°, being most 

 marked in southern New England. In the northern Rocky 

 Mountain and north Pacific coast regions the week was 

 warmer than usual. There was more than the averao-e 

 amount of rain in New England, the northern portion of 

 the Middle Atlantic States, eastern Florida, in the Missouri 

 valley, northern Texas, and over limited areas in the South 

 Atlantic and Gulf States and Lake region. In the upper 

 Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the southern portion of the 

 Middle Atlantic States and over the greater part of the Lake 

 region and Gulf States the rainfall was below the average. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 

 Week ending June 1 . — New England . Boston : Droughty 

 conditions continue, but somewhat alleviated in south by 

 moderate showers ; damage to gardens, fruits and berries 

 by frost serious and widespread ; probably half the cran- 

 berry crop destroyed ; much replanting necessar}' ; pastures 

 failing ; hay crop will be light. 



Week ending June 8. — New England. Boston : Droughty 

 conditions continue ; showers of Sunday aflbrded some re- 

 lief in south ; grass light ; good second crop of hops ; grain 

 poor ; apples holding fairly well, and outlook good ; black- 

 berries and raspberries in full bloom ; strawberries small 

 crop ; much tobacco setting, condition fair. 



Weelx ending June 15. — New England. Boston: 

 Drought broken ; rains very beneficial over whole dis- 

 trict ; winter grain lodged ; apples uneven, blown ofl* by 

 high winds; spring grain, })astures and all garden crops 

 much improved ; small fruits, except strawberries, promis- 

 ing ; much late-set tobacco greatly aided b}^ rain ; potatoes 

 uneven, but generally looking fairly Avell. 



Week ending June 22. — New England. Boston : Cloudy, 

 rainy weather ; grass, grain and pastures bcnetited ; i)ota- 

 toes uneven, but improving; apples uneven, growing well; 

 corn poor, much replanted, some fields ploughed up for 

 forage crops ; strawberries rotting ; other small fruits im- 

 proving ; tobacco making slow growth, but im],)roving ; all 

 crops need sunshine. 



