Week ending July 11. — Week cooler than usual in all 

 agricultural districts except in the northern portion of the 

 spring-wheat regions of Minnesota and the Dakotas, but the 

 weather has been especially favorable for harvest work 

 throughout the central valleys. The season is from one to 

 three weeks late in all districts except New England and the 

 middle Atlantic States, where about the normal condition 

 has prevailed. The rainfall the past week has been largely 

 in excess throughout the greater portion of the south Atlan- 

 tic and Gulf States. Only light showers occurred in the 

 Northern States, and over the greater portion of the Lake 

 region and Minnesota there was a total absence of rain. 



Week ending July 18. — Week cooler than usual through- 

 out all agricultural districts. At this date (18th) the sea- 

 sonal temperature is deficient over the entire country, except 

 at a few stations in the Lake region and on the Atlantic 

 coast, where it is about normal, liainfall in excess on south 

 Atlantic coast, Mississippi valley and from Minnesota west- 

 ward to the Pacific coast. The seasonal rainfall, from March 

 1 to date, is generally up to, or in excess of, the average 

 over nearly the whole country. 



Week ending July 25. — Week unusually warm in all sec- 

 tions east of the Rocky Mountains, except along the immedi- 

 ate Atlantic and Gulf coasts. On the Pacific coast the daily 

 temperature was from 3*^ to G° lower than usual. The week 

 closed with the warmest weather of the season over the prin- 

 cipal agricultural districts east of the Mississippi. The 

 week was unusually dry over the greater portion of the cen- 

 tral valleys and Southern States, while in the east Gulf States 

 and along the Atlantic coast south of New York the precipi- 

 tation was generally in excess. Limited areas of excessive 

 precipitation, due to local showers, are also reported. 



A NEW ENGLAND WEATHER AND CROPS. 



From Unitkd States Weather-Cijop Bulletins. 

 Week ending July 4. — Precipitation above, temperature 

 normal, and sunshine below. Heavy local rains in north 

 portion washed roads ; grass and grain lodged ; corn and 

 potatoes on low lands slightly injured ; oats rusting badly in 

 south portion ; haying delayed ; sunshine needed. 



