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injured. At Nantucket, as will be seen in the above table, 

 the total for the month was only 0.29 inch, and when it is 

 remembered that the total for June was only 0.81 inch and 

 for May only 1.88 inches some idea of the dryness may be 

 understood. There has been a deficiency of 9.31 inches at 

 that station since Jan. ], 1894. 



As in June most of the thunderstorms were confined 

 to the central and northern counties, as only one was experi- 

 enced at Hyannis and only two at Provincetown during 

 the month. Considerable damage was done by lightning on 

 several dates and some fatalities are reported. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable July 28 the 

 following questions were asked : — 



1. What insects are proving most troublesome in your 

 locality ? 



2. What is the condition of Indian corn, and what pro- 

 portion of the crop will be put into the silo ? 



3. What is the quantity and qualit}' of the hay crop as 

 compared with former years ? 



4. What forage crops are being raised to supplement 

 the hay crop and eke out the pastures, and what is their 

 condition ? 



5. What is the condition of market-garden crops, in- 

 cluding potatoes, and how have those already harvested 

 compared in yield and price with former years ? 



6. What is the prospect for apples, pears, peaches, 

 grapes and cranberries ? 



7. What is the condition of pasturage in your vicinity? 



8. How have rye, oats and barley compared with former 

 years ? 



Returns were received from 108 correspondents, and from 

 these the following summary was made : — 



Insects. 

 The potato beetle and the horn fl}- are most frequently 

 mentioned by correspondents as being prevalent and trouble- 

 some. It is thought that both these insects are more plenty 

 and more destructive than usual. The horn fly appears to 



