coast, in northern Minnesota, North Dakota, portions of 

 Montana, South Dakota, Wj^omino-, Colorado and Utah, and 

 along the immediate north Pacific coast. In the central val- 

 leys and over the greater part of the Lake region and New 

 England, the middle Atlantic States and the greater part of 

 Texas the rainfall was below the average. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending July 27. — New England. Boston : Week 

 rather too wet and cold for best growth, but potatoes and 

 garden vegetables have done well ; corn made good growth, 

 but needs sunshine ; grain and grass somewhat damaged by 

 wind and rain ; good crop of rye : haying delayed by rain, 

 nearly an average crop ; good yield of rowen promised ; 

 apples uneven, probably below average ; berries fairly 

 plenty ; tobacco mostly doing well, some damage by rain, 

 topping begun. 



Week ending August 3. — New England. Boston : Aver- 

 age week for growth, but most crops need sunshine ; haying 

 delayed by showers and cloudiness ; corn making good 

 growth, and is promising, but backward ; oats, rye and bar- 

 ley good ; some apples blown off by high Avinds, otherwise 

 condition unchanged; pears and plums uneven, latter some- 

 what damaged by blight ; garden vegetables good, and grow- 

 ing well ; tobacco fair ; potatoes excellent. 



Week endi)ig Auguxf 10. — New England. Boston: 

 Cloudiness and rain generally unfavorable for growth and 

 harvesting ; much grass, oats, rye and barley }'et to cut, 

 A\dth prospects for good crops ; potatoes growing well, and 

 promising good yield ; corn and tobacco making fair ad- 

 vance, much in need of sunshine and warmth ; apples and 

 other fruit prospects unchanged ; garden vegetables in fair 

 condition ; vine crops late, but growing well. 



Week ending August 17. — New England. Boston: 

 Week generally favorable for growth and harvesting crops, 

 but more sunshine and warmth needed ; considerable hay 

 yet to be cut ; yield and quality of hay, oats, rye and barley 

 good ; potatoes thriving, and promise good crop ; garden 



