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New England Weather and Crops. 



From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins. 



WeeJc ending May 7. — Warm and dry ; splendid weather 

 for farm work and growth of vegetation ; season nearly two 

 weeks ahead ; grain, garden crops and early potatoes coming 

 up in southern portions ; all fruit, except peaches, showing 

 heavy bloom. 



Week endinc/ May 14. — Warm, sunshiny days, cold 

 nights, with light frost ; no serious damage ; very dry, grass 

 and crops are being injured in southern portion ; grain has 

 a good stand ; most of the potatoes and some corn planted. 



Week ending May 21. — Cool and windy ; very dry first 

 of week, and grass on old dry fields injured very much ; 

 late rains, heavy in central district, were of great benefit ; 

 considerable damage by frost to early vegetables ; fruit suf- 

 fered very little. 



Wteh ending May 28. — Cool, cloudy, and wet; rain 

 heaviest in central and southern portions, where farm work 

 is delayed and some newly planted seeds are rotting ; drought 

 thoroughly broken ; grass greatly improved ; considerable 

 damage by frosts in central districts. 



Massachusetts Weather. 

 Meteorological Data for 3Iay, 1894. 



[Furnished by the New England Weather Service.] 



Pittsfield, . 

 Springfield, . 

 Amherst, 

 Fitcliburg, . 

 Worcester, . 

 Dudley, 

 Wellesley, . 

 J^owell, 

 Boston, 

 Taunton, 

 New Bedfd, 

 Hyanuis, 

 Provineet'u,. 



Temperatdre. Dec. F. 



55.8 

 60.0 

 56.4 

 56.5 

 57.4 

 57.6 

 59.4 

 57.4 

 57.6 

 59.7 

 55 8 

 58.5 

 55.6 



77 

 88 

 84 

 84 

 84 

 86 

 87 

 84 

 88 

 90 

 87 

 86 

 86 



2,3 

 2 

 1,2 

 1,2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



33 

 38 

 28 

 32 

 38 

 36 

 35 

 33 

 39 

 31 

 35 

 40 

 39 



15 

 15,22 

 15 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 15 

 22 

 22 

 11 

 11 

 15 

 22 



Precipita- 

 tion. 



3.82 

 3.59 

 3.80 

 3.56 

 4.63 

 3.62 

 4.06 

 4.36 

 4.12 

 3.76 

 4.60 

 3.74 

 3.51 



CO U 



13 

 11 

 14 

 11 

 11 

 10 

 11 

 13 

 12 

 13 

 11 



S. 



s.w. 



N.W 



N.W 



W. 



E. 

 S \V. 



S.W. 



s vv. 



S.E. 



Cloudiness. 

 Kg. of DATS. 



12 

 11 

 10 

 13 



11 

 8 

 12 

 11 

 11 



