The average condition of potatoes on October 1 was 68. Y, 

 as compared with 73.7 on September 1, 77 on Oct. 1, 1907, 

 and 76.3, the average of the past ten years on October 1. 

 The condition on October 1 in important potato States was : 

 Maine, 94 ; 'New York, 61 ; Michigan, 60 ; Wisconsin, 65. 



The average condition of tobacco at time of harvest was 

 84.1, as compared with 84.3 on September 1, 84.8 at har- 

 vest in 1907, and 83.5, the average condition at harvest for 

 the past ten years. 



In Massachusetts the average condition of corn October 1 

 was 98 ; the average yield of oats 33 bushels, and the quality 

 91 ; the average condition of buckwheat 90 ; the average 

 condition of potatoes 70 ; the average condition of tobacco 

 when harvested 95 ; the average condition of apples 54 ; the 

 average condition of cranberries 70 ; the average condition 

 of tomatoes 95 ; the average condition of cabbages 88 ; the 

 average condition of onions 89 ; and the average condition of 

 beans 80. 



Massachusetts Weathee, 1908. 



[Furnished by Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



The weather of January was warmer than usual, the 

 monthly temperature ranging from 1° to 5° above the aver- 

 age. The daily temperatures were generally in excess until 

 near the close of the month, zero temperature prevailing on 

 the 30th and 31st. The monthly precipitation was gen- 

 erally below the average. The snowfall was unevenly dis- 

 tributed through the month and over the State, in amounts 

 ranging from 2 to 12 inches. At the close of the month 

 there was little snow on the ground. 



February was somewhat colder than the average, the tem- 

 peratures ranging from 1° to 5° below the normal. The 

 first decade was uniformly cold, but during the remainder of 

 the month the only extremely low temperatures were on the 

 25th, The precipitation was generally above the normal, 

 the snowfall ranging from 5 to 25 inches, the heavy storms 

 being on the 5th and 6th. 



The weather of March was warmer and more pleasant 

 than usual. The temperature did not fall below zero at 

 any time, and there were no marked extremes in either direc- 



