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badly, both in field and cellar ; root crops promising ; vine 

 crops Imckward, many killed by frost ; tobacco practically 

 all cut, average yield, qiialit}^ generally good. 



Week ending SejJtember 28. — New England. Boston: 

 Week very favorable for growth and harvesting crops ; corn 

 poor ; much ensilage cut, poor ; potatoes continue to rot 

 badl}^ in most sections ; much winter fruit blown ofi*, cro"p 

 will be small ; vegetables injured by frosts ; turnips and 

 cabbages in good condition ; tomatoes poor ; tobacco curing 

 well. 



The Weather of September, 1903. 

 The weather the closing days of August continued cloudy, 

 cool and unseasonable, but with the opening of September 

 the type changed to warm, pleasant and sunny weather, 

 with clear skies, and temperature normal and above during 

 the first five days of the month, reaching maxima of 80° and 

 above on the 4th and 5th. This period of fair and compara- 

 tively warm weather was broken on the 5th by showers 

 and storms, accompanied by heavy thunder, sharp light- 

 ning, and in some instances by hail, which in places caused 

 considerable damage. From the ()th to the 9th, inclusive, 

 cooler temperatures prevailed, the highest of the day gen- 

 erally ranging between 60° and 70°, and at night falling 

 below 45° in many places, and sufficiently low to cause 

 frosts, which were not widespread or severe. After the 

 9th the temperature again rose, and was much aljove the 

 normal for the season until the 19th ; the highest tempera- 

 tiu-es of this warm period occurred on the 13th, 14th and 

 15th, when the maxima ranged near 90°. After the 5th 

 fair and generally clear weather accompanied the higher 

 temperature until the 16th and 17th, when general and quite 

 heavy showers occmred, with high winds. After the 17th 

 another period of fair weather set in which continued until 

 the 27th, although with more cloudiness than the ten days 

 of fair weather that preceded the 17th. On the afternoon 

 and evening of the 27th o^eneral showers occurred, with 

 copious rainfall and heavy thunder and lightning, doing 

 more or less damage in a number of places. These unsettled 

 conditions passed off" before the morning of the 28th, fair 



