ing in the bands of farmers July 1 was estimated at about 

 42,500,000 bushels, eipivalent to about 6.8 per cent of the 

 crop of last year. 



The average condition of the oat crop was 84.3, as com- 

 pared with 85.5 a month earlier, 92.1 last 3'^ear, 88.7 in 

 1901, and a ten-year average of 87.8. 



The average condition of barley was 86.8, against 91.5 

 the previous month, 93.7 last year, 91.3 in 1901, and a ten- 

 year average of 87.3. 



The average condition of winter 'rye Avas 90.2, as com- 

 pared with 91.2 last year, 93.6 in 1901, and a ten-year 

 average of 87.5. The average condition of spring rye was 

 88.3, as compared with 89.3 last year, 93.3 in 1901, and a 

 ten-3'ear average of 87.5. 



The acreage of flax was less than that of last year by about 

 500,000 acres, or 13.5 per cent, and the condition was 86.2. 



The acreage of tobacco was greater than that of last year 

 by about 7,000 acres, or 0.7 per cent, and the condition was 

 85.1. 



The acreage of potatoes, excluding sweet potatoes, was 

 less than that of last year by about 49,000 acres, or 1.6 per 

 cent. The average condition of potatoes July 1 was 88.1, 

 as compared with 92.9 last year, 87.4 in 1901, and a ten- 

 year average of 92.6. 



In Massachusetts the acreage of corn as compared with last 

 year was 96, and the average condition July 1, 65 ; the 

 average condition of oats, 88 ; the average condition of 

 winter rye, 85 : the average condition of spring rye, 98 : 

 the acreage of potatoes, 99, and the average condition, 84 ; 

 the acreage of tobacco, 105, and the average condition, 95 ; 

 the average condition of clover, 83 ; the average condition 

 of timothy, 78 ; the average condition of pasture, 87 ; the 

 average condition of apples, 58 ; the average condition of 

 peaches, 18 ; and the average condition of grapes, 69. 



Temperatiike and RaijStfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States Climate and Crop Bulletins.] 

 Week endi)if/ June 29. — Except in North Dakota and the 

 northern portion of Minnesota the week was cooler than 



