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It has been broken in New York, Virginia and to a great 

 extent in New England, though in the last named section 

 much permanent injury has been done. Cotton is generally 

 in favorable condition. Corn is suffering seriously in 

 Nebraska and Wisconsin, and is reported in a critical con- 

 dition in Iowa. Elsewhere the outlook is favorable. 



Week ending July 30. — Week warmer than usual from 

 northern and central Rocky Mountain slopes eastward to the 

 New England and middle Atlantic coasts. Week cooler 

 than usual in the southern States, plateau regions and on the 

 Pacific coast. More than the usual amount of rain fell over 

 portions of the South Atlantic and east Gulf States, along 

 the immediate west Gulf coast and over portions of Missouri 

 and Illinois. Elsewhere with the exception of a few locali- 

 ties of limited extent, there has been less than the usual 

 rainfall. The continued drought over the principal corn 

 producing States of the central valleys and northwest has 

 resulted in great damage to the corn crop. Reports as to 

 cotton continue very favorable. 



New England Weather and Crops. 



(From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins.) 



Week ending Jidy 2. — Very warm except in extreme 

 eastern Maine ; frequent showers north, but no rain in many 

 places in south and drought becoming very serious ; corn 

 and tobacco growing well ; fruit dropping ; oats rusting ; 

 rye very heavy. ^ 



Week ending July 9. — Frequent showers in northern 

 portion, with temperature nearly normal ; all crops growing 

 fast: haying begun, with excellent crop in prospect; little 

 or no rain in southern portion, and all crops, except corn 

 and tobacco, damaged very much by drought ; haying gen- 

 eral and crop fair. 



Week ending July 16. — Serious injury by drought con- 

 tinues in most southern districts ; in some towns no rain of 

 amount has fallen since May ; much hay gathered in fine con- 

 dition ; showers and clouds in northern portion and every- 

 thinof o-rowino;. 



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Week ending July 23. — Drought generally broken, but 

 the damage by the dry, hot weather to gardens, truck. 



