the average over the greater portion of the country, the 

 greatest deficiency occurring in the lower Arkansas and 

 Mississippi valleys, where it has exceeded 2° per day. Along 

 the Atlantic coast north of Virginia, and over the northern 

 districts from Minnesota eastward, the seasonal temperature 

 has been normal or slightly above. 



Upon the whole, the week has been exceptionally dry, and 

 at no time since March 1 has there been an absence of rain over 

 so much of the country as during the past ^veek. The warm, 

 dry weather has been exceptionally favorable for the secur- 

 ing of all crops. Corn for the most part has been secured. 

 Fall ploughing has been retarded, but wheat seeding has 

 progressed favorably. 



The crop season for 1892, from March 1 to October 3, 

 closes with a general excess of precipitation throughout the 

 Mississippi valley and generally over all northern districts 

 eastward of the upper Missouri valley. In central and 

 western Texas, eastern Maine, and in the States bordering 

 on the Atlantic from Maryland southward, the seasonal rain- 

 fall has been below the average, the deficiency in Florida 

 and along the Texas coast ranging at some stations from ten 

 to fifteen inches. 



NEW ENGLAND WEATHER AND CROPS. 

 [From United States Weather-Crop Bulletin.] 



Week ending October 3.* — Temperature and sunshine 

 normal, precipitation below. An excellent season for all 

 crops except potatoes ; harvesting mostly done ; high winds 

 damaged fruit trees in north on October 1 ; cranberries 

 nearly an average crop ; apples average in north, below in 

 south. 



The report of the Statistician of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for October, 1892, states that the 

 October returns make the general condition of corn 79.8, 

 ao-ainst 79. (i for last month. The absence of frost has been 

 very favorable to the ripening of the late and immature 

 areas. The present condition indicates a yield below the 

 average. The crop has ripened well in most northern lati- 



* Discontinued witli this issue. 



