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cdly in excess over the greater portion of the western half 

 of the cotton region ; also over the Florida peninsula, por- 

 tions of Georgia, Kansas and Missouri. Slightly in excess 

 on the north Pacific coast and over portions of Idaho, Wyo- 

 ming and Montana. Over much the greater portion of 

 the agricultural regions the rainfall during the week was 

 loss than usual. In the western portion of the cotton region 

 there was too much rain for cotton and the crop was in- 

 jured. Drought conditions generally prevailed throughout 

 the northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Pastur- 

 age generally poor. Extensive forest fires in Minnesota 

 and Wisconsin destroyed much property and caused great 

 loss of life. 



Week ending Sejotemher 10. — Cooler than usual in the 

 Rocky Mountains and plateau regions and southern Califor- 

 nia. In all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, except 

 extreme southern Florida, it was warmer than usual. Dur- 

 ing the week copious rains fell over the greater portion of 

 the Southern States, Kansas, Missouri, southern Iowa, and 

 from Wisconsin and northern Illinois eastward to the middle 

 Atlantic States. Portions of the Dakotas and an area extend- 

 ino; from Colorado northwestward to Washington had a gen- 

 erous rainfall. Elsewhere less than the average amount of 

 rain fell. The recent rains have benefited late corn in New 

 Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, Missouri and 

 Kansas, but were too late to be of benefit to early corn. 

 The week was favorable to cotton in the Carolinas, Ten- 

 nessee and Texas, and the crop is slowly improving in 

 Georgia. Elsewhere heavy rains have proved injurious. 

 The tobacco crop is practically secured in New York and 

 Pennsylvania. Plowing for fall seeding has progressed rap- 

 idly where rain has fallen. Frosts occurred in Colorado, 

 Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota and New England. 



Weeh ending September 17. — East of the Mississippi 

 River and on the central and southern California coast the 

 week was warmer than usual. From the central and lower 

 Mississippi valley, westward over the Rocky Mountains dis- 

 tricts, cooler than usual. Freezing temperatures occurred in 

 the Dakotas and northern Minnesota, a minimum of 22 

 being reported from northern Minnesota on the 17th. More 

 than the usual amount of rain fell in the central Mississippi 



