Southern States have also received generous rains, but over 

 the greater part of the central and east Gulf States the rain- 

 fall was below the average, no appreciable amount being 

 reported over considerable areas. The weekly rainfall in 

 the Middle Atlantic States was also below the average. 



Special Telegraphic Eeports. 



[Weather Bubeau, Boston.] 



Week eliding June 30. — New England. Boston : Cloudy 

 and cool, unfavorable for crop growth; general rains, too 

 heavy in north, but beneficial in south; corn and gardens 

 backward ; tobacco fair, making slow growth ; potatoes 

 good ; haying progressing slowly, fair crop ; apples, pears 

 and berries promise good crops. 



Week ending July 7. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 generall}^ favorable, but too cool for rapid growth ; harvest- 

 ing and curing hay hindered by showers and crop below 

 average; potatoes fine ; tobacco excellent ; gardens growing 

 slowly ; corn probably partial failure ; apples and berries 

 good crops ; peaches and pears fair, but uneven. 



Week ending July 14. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable ; best week of season ; all crops made rapid 

 growth and are in good condition ; corn still backward, but 

 much improved ; potatoes and tobacco excellent ; apples 

 good ; peaches, pears and plums fair ; all berries good ; fair 

 progress with haying, yield good. 



Week ending July 21. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 generally favorable for growth of crops; showers retarded 

 cultivation and harvesting ; grain good ; corn backward ; 

 potatoes excellent ; tobacco excellent, but considerably dam- 

 aged by hail in some fields ; apples, peaches and berries 

 good ; pears below average ; good garden crops ; sunshine 

 needed. 



Weather of July, 1902. 



The weather of the first week was made up of alternate 

 showers and sunshine. The rainfall was seasonal and not in 

 excess, but, owing to the uniformly low temperature, more 

 sunshine was needed. The average temperature at Boston 

 for the week ending July 6 for 30 years is 72.1, while the 

 mean for the week, 11*02, was G4.6, or 7.5 degrees below 



