It is thought and hoped that the cool, wet weather which has 

 since come will increase the brightness of the outlook for the 

 future. 



Insects. 



In general, insects have done very little damage to crops 

 during the past month. Correspondents in all the counties 

 refer to the presence of the Colorado potato beetle. Corre- 

 spondents in Franklin and Worcester counties report grass- 

 ho I pers asbeing numerous. Scattering references are also 

 made to the presence of green cabbage worms, canker 

 worms, fall tent caterpillars, asparagus beetles, wire worms, 

 cut worms, fire worms, squash bugs and borers, rose bugs, 

 tobacco worms, currant worms and codling moths. 



Massachusetts Weather. 



Meteorological Data for July ^ 1892. 



[Furnished by New England Weather Service.] 



* Data from thermometer not self-registering. 



Summary . 

 Temperature (F.). — Monthly mean, 72°; highest 

 monthly mean, 75.4° at Hyannis ; lowest monthly mean, 

 68.2° at Adams; maximum, 102° at Taunton on the 26th; 



