1, 92 on May 1, 1905, 70 on May 1, 1904, and 85, the 

 mean of the ]\Iay averages for the last ten years. 



The average condition of winter rye on M.slj 1 was 9o, as 

 compared with 91 on April 1, 94 on May 1, 1905, 81 on 

 INIay 1, 1904, and Si^, the me;in of the May averages of the 

 last ten years. 



The average condition of meadow mowing lands on May 

 1 was 92, against 93 on May 1, 1905, 85 on May 1, 1904, 

 and 90, the mean of the Ma}'^ averages of the last ten years. 



The average condition of sj^ring pastures on ^lay 1 was 

 91, against ':)2 on May 1, 1905, 80 on May 1, 1904, and 89, 

 the mean of the ]\Iay averages of the last ten years. 



Of total acreage of spring plowing contemplated, (34 per 

 cent is reported as actualh^ done up to ^Nlay 1 , as compared 

 with 72 per cent at the corresponding date last 3'ear and a 

 ten-year average on May 1 of (37. 



Of sprino- planting, 53 per cent is reported as having been 

 completed on ^lay 1. 



In Massachusetts the average condition of winter rye was 

 ofiven as 89 ; the average condition of meadow mowing lands 

 as 94; the average condition of spring pasture as [^2 : the 

 percentage of sprmg plowing actually done as 42 ; and the 

 proportion of spring planting done as 15. 



"Weather Summary, Jan. 1 to May 1, 190G. 



[Furnished by Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



The weather of January was generally unseasonable, the 

 storms being of much less intensity than those usual for 

 the month, and fewer in numl)er. The temperature showed 

 a marked departure from the normal, ranging high through- 

 out the month, with an average daily excess of nearly 8 

 decrees. The maxima over the State from the 21st to the 

 24th, and the mean for the month, were the highest ever 

 recorded for January. The mild Aveather caused buds to 

 start on some trees. Ice disappeared from man}^ streams and 

 its thickness Avas greatly diminished on ponds. The greater 

 part of the precipitation occurred as rain, and was fairly 

 well distributed over the month. The snowfall was light, 

 and at the close of the month there was little on the ground 

 and the soil in many localities was free from frost. 



