Week ending Sej)tember 12. — Week cooler than usual on 

 the central and southern California coasts and generally in 

 all districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Frost occurred 

 in the upper Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys, New 

 England, etc., but no serious injury done. Freezing 

 temperature prevailed in Wyoming and northern Montana 

 on the 11th. More than the usual amount of rain in the 

 upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, over Arkansas, 

 Louisiana and eastern Texas, and along the Atlantic coast 

 from North Carolina southward ; also in the Dakotas. Almost 

 total absence of rain elsewhere. Severe drought continues 

 throughout Maryland. 



Week ending September 19. — Week warmer than usual 

 in New England, the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, 

 the plateau regions and on the north Pacific coast. Over 

 the regions from the central Mississippi and Ohio valleys 

 southward to the Gulf the week was decidedly cooler than 

 usual. Slight frosts have occurred throughout the upper 

 Mississippi and Missouri valleys and in New England. 

 Practically no rain fell during the week over the region from 

 the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. Over the greater 

 portion of the country eastward of the Mississippi there was 

 more than the usual amount of rain. 



Week ending September 26. — Week warmer than usual 

 throughout nearly the entire country. Slight frosts in 

 northern New York on the 20th and in northern Illinois on 

 the 26th. So far this season the injury from frost has been 

 comparatively slight. Very little rain except on portions of 

 the Atlantic coast, lake regions and on the north Pacific 

 coast. Moderate rains are needed for fall ploughing and 

 seeding. 



NEW ENGLAND WEATHER AND CROPS. 



[From United States Weather-Ceop Bulletins.] 



Week ending August 29. — Temperature and sunshine 

 below, and precipitation very heavy ; rain, with high winds 

 accompanying, did slight damage to corn, potatoes, tobacco, 

 fruit, etc. Cranberries reported half crop in Plymouth 

 County, Mass. ; a few fields of potatoes rusting and rotting. 



