will be less than earlier estimate ; shortage in winter apples, 

 some blown oft' and dropping continues ; late vegetables 

 good; tobacco excellent; cranberries an average crop. 



The Weather of September, 1902. 

 Tlie month opened with warm, sunny weather. The tem- 

 perature ranged from five to ten degrees above normal for 

 the first four days, rising to the 90s in many sections on 

 the first and second days. General rains followed on the 

 4th and decidedly lower temperature by the 6th, when frosts 

 occurred in many sections of the State. The cool weather 

 was of short duration, the temperature climbing to the 80s 

 during the 8th and 9th, when it ranged several degrees al)Ove 

 the seasonal average. The high temperature was, however, 

 of short duration, the mercury falling to the 50s on the 10th. 

 The remainder of the month was slightly cooler than the 

 average, except from the 21st to the 23d, when there was a 

 slight excess in the temperature. "While the weather of the 

 month was characterized by much cloudiness, and light rains 

 fell on many days, the rainfall was deficient, the amount be- 

 ing about half of the normal fall for September. A conspic- 

 uous feature in connection with the weather was the absence 

 of general or severe storms and extended '* north-easters," 

 which arc usually experienced at this season of the 3'ear. 

 The frosts that occurred during the month were generally 

 light, and, except in favorable localities, not sufliciently 

 heavy to stop vegetal )le growth or kill vegetation, except of 

 the very tender varieties. Taken as a whole, the weather 

 of the month was very fav.orable to harvesting and securing 

 crops, to fall seeding and to farm operations in general. 



In the circular to correspondents returnable to us Septem- 

 ber 23 the following questions were asked : — 



1. How does the crop of Indian corn compare with an 

 average crop? 



2. Are the rowen crop and fall feed up to the usual aver- 

 age? 



3. Has the usual amount of fall seeding been done, and 

 what is its present condition ? 



