Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-12-09
AQruultural.
The Season and Crops offS70.--I.
characteristics of the season.

half a century. Excessive heat, absence
of rain. and crops somewhat below the
average, have been the prominent charac-
teristics The spring opened earlierthan
that of S6S or 1869, and in marked con-
trast with each in respect to temperature
ndrainlsll The spring of 1869 was par
tiCularly noticeable for its low temporal
ture and backwartlness ; that OF the pres
eut year tor It's early opening and warmth.
Farm operations generally were COM
menced two weeks earlier than in 1869,
Nothing Of any consequence was done at
farming in 1863 until The 18th of May. a
very heavy fall OF SnOw-bCing very
general throughout the State-occur,ing
the FIRST week of the month. This year,
in many localities, the carly crops were
all in the latter pant OF April. The mean
average temperature of the month wa;
81 - degrees, or about the average OF
the same month (rom observations at
four different and distant points, FOR the
past forty years. Average moisture p
inches. In consequence OF The early
opening Of Sp,iug aud the attendant
warm weather. vegetation made an early
start. Pa>urase WAS very fair the first
of May, and Young cattle were turned
away ten days earlier than usual. May
WAS very favorable Tor farming opcra-
uou,. consequently work was performed
much in advanced OF as; spring. Planting
was generally completed by the first OF
June. The average mean temperature of
the month was - deg. Plum trees were
in blossom the 18th, and apple trees from
the 2oih to the oath The month was ev-
tromely dry. The average amount OF rain
aud melted snow being somewhat lcSa
than two inches. observations being made
at eleven points in the State, The month
of June WAS much warmer than the aver
age Tor forty years. the mean temperature
being Is degrees. With the exception
OF the present year. the warmest June
ior lhc pas, lo,;y Years WAS that Of 1881
that year The average being go degrees
The rainfall luy The month was little
over tW, inches The first part of the
month WAS very clear and Try, rainfall
occurring during The httcr pa,t Of the
month coming inocya>i11al showers, and
being >ullcjeu, 10 keep The top OF he
ground moist enough 20 ensure tlc rapid
growth % crops The same general
characteristics of the cm..cr months were
also peculiar 10 july, the average rainfall
ioy the month being but = inches, and
the temperature Il degrees. or -four
degrees above The average for The pas,
,lu'y ,.N ,yus The rainfall WAS nearly
tvoIr,l,> les thu the rainfall of the
period above stated, and jl many. ,h,
month VAS called The "bo,t.-, and drives,
Jul, ever known" s. far "a, our record,
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statement. There were Few cloudy cot
rainy days. anal the WORK of having.
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