The heavy and prolonged rain of ashes which have fallen here 

 in April last during the outbreak of Mount Vesuvius has destroyed 

 many crops around the Volcano, while another part of them has con- 

 siderably suffered. As to ourselves we have on the whole been for- 

 tunate enough, as only part of the early sowings in the autumn of 

 1905 and spring 1906 have suffered. 



In consequence several crops are somewhat short this season, 

 and several articles will likely be exhausted sooner than usually. 



