central Mississippi valley, upper Lake region, and at a few 

 stations on the southern New England and middle Atlantic 

 coasts. Elsewhere, east of the Rockj'^ Mountains the rainfall 

 was below the average 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending Au(/ust 31. — New England. Boston: 

 Cool, damp weather, unfavorable for work and growth ; 

 some small grain and grass yet to cut, good yield ; both 

 rowen and pastures in good condition ; scattered blight and 

 rot damaged potatoes, but main crop of good quality, aver- 

 age yield ; little improvement in corn, small amount will 

 mature ; gardens backward, small yield ; vine and root crops 

 doing well ; abundance of apples in some localities, few or 

 none in others ; tobacco leaf remarkably free from blemishes, 

 probably average crop of good quality. 



Week ending September 7. • — New England. Boston : 

 Week generally favorable for growth and work, except hail 

 on the fifth damaged uncut tobacco and fruit ; sweet and 

 field corn below average ; tomatoes ripening slowly ; cab- 

 bages, turnips, beets and celery good ; much rot in potatoes 

 in scattering localities ; first haying about completed ; good 

 second crop ; apples coloring fast, good crop in many hill 

 orchards ; good quality of cranberries, quantity below aver- 

 age. 



Weeh ending September 14. — New England. Boston: 

 With exception of frosts that damaged vine crops and corn, 

 especially in northern States, the week was very favorable ; 

 corn poor ; small gi'ains good ; vine crops poor ; potato 

 blight and rot serious, except in Maine, where less ; apples 

 falling much in places ; haying practically completed, yield 

 average, quality below ; tobacco mostly hung, leaves small 

 and light weight, but excellent texture ; some damage to 

 cranberries by frost. 



Weeh ending September 21. — New England. Boston: 

 Warm weather first of week favorable ; some damage to corn 

 and apples by high winds ; all crojis injured by frost ; much 

 corn will not mature ; potatoes where not sprayed rotting 



