The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-21
FARMERS PRAYING FOR RAIN
,,.,,,,,c, In the wake Of the Drougm-
p.rchcd I.nnd, and Wi,hcred vegetation
a, the East The Fears Of the Farmers OF
lang island, Connecticut. aud New Jersey.


no,r,poli. have suffered within the past few
L.,- i- regarded throughout the country sur
,.,,ni,u, the citv with moro alarm than the
u.r,il-e0mfort IT cau4cs culls for Tho farm
th.ihrcr or four adjaccnt States detect in
.tar.,lil,tiou of their worst fcars. By their
c,r.ri.no, in weather study, and with the help
.of those hnmely signs upon which they con-
.srir thrir prYMhilitios. they began early in
Anril with seemingly common consent. 20 pro-
uha., q more or less severe drought This con-
cu-uu -crms to have been reached unwilIingly,
h..u., the annual recurrence Of drynoss in
ut- season sim. 1870 ended. ~ most farmers
h.ii,..i In tine protractcd and intense heat.
and th. prolonged absence Of rain. last spring
ani summer. Thcy gladly accepted the theory
that thr culninniiun wa- then rca 'hcl.
ASt-> reporter fol owed the line of the Erie
Railway a., far a- k'dgcwood in Bergen county.
on Friday. 60 obtain Information from the farm
er- In that section about the pr sent condition
AMI probable future of the newly planted veGc-
tation Thus early the drought had left its mark
.uion c,ogy green thing. The tiny potato vines
w.re -funtrd more or less withrrod. and only
'halt a. numerous rs they should have been.
Tho fields of waving rye wore n red brown
hue. unnatural at this scason. and their
tops bent fcchly toward the earth. The
gra-- was short. and the farmers predict
that very poor crop Of hay will come Of it un-
l.-- copious showers soon come to give it
an curly Impetus II grows in patches. and has
r.i ,felled out as 1t should Already the wells
-.,.n such as spring from rocks. ard are pro-
noun''i uniailing-hcgin to show signs Of fail
urr Last years drought left tho brooks low.
and fhr -wamps untitled. and these have not
flel during the past winter and early spring.
Thrt were no frrshct-; indeed. the water was
.t..l. 81, Ia.
- 80, -, -. ,...
Ni''' ''",n'u non" s'"'' una" i"''nel III
,a.t f.v, wears has resulted in the lisan,arvth
Al .iin,t bDlt oi country hn- becu most ,fI.ctrI
viii on both sides plencous, rains hayc
s,d r"rs. Il sinuinc below Wa-hinct.'n th'
sr. ha. ay.rv var foilSwei a r"rnlar nolh.
f9' ,r mi1.s im ,yi.ith r"Thwotl th1p thr,nw,b WI,
N'e i.r-.r ami T.nmsylyan,, tS rhii,J,i,Ii,TTa'
, .,rn.- New Irs, ,n Nav VIZ ,,iii,",
IN n,, I-lanl nrl "A 1or,inn " WaHt,S's.t,'rr S%a.,'r
!, I'' iclv,. i',nwnE inc IN, 3i
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erl : ,iflcru Him 'rhar. Imv.i h,i, .fi,ti,
" r mnI th., i..l, tS,s foi,s.,i bal i,',u,1
j 'o, u.i, ,' ,i, r',' r, M 1T, ,'''' a,i
i h. tnr southern sint.- : IN ia. \ ~ Fmri1ni
~ li,d ~, o,, , .'r i"u- rains hgNe
rfi, IL Ti f"r'-i nrs- VI r",,in, rar,iaii,,
r.nfirn iii- discovery H.oin,inss ~ ~. x',iss
S.,,.i ihny hnV'. ,o,irnavai iirif mt, ,bi l,
i.t ni,l b,I', il'yy"i +, il, All H., in'li,afig
"A ,n I,,v't ca,,',i" nnI IN" Nn,, WIZ %
th, Irin' E1ti,.',. H. : snti.r, NJ X,i"' I'll
direction has i,., t,k,u in Mi if lNtii,, s
rau,e the olt-r1urrins draugh,-. parfieUlarly
H. Ia, H., ,,i, 49, " - ~, III, IL n @ ,or pehS"''u
record has icon t.,t ron, wrih,ii'b tho hoi;o,
H. tila thnnrv nf "a r,,',I ~ r',,i,i ~, h,, ~,
a.u,'I If sbnu 10, '" ~ & ,,nc NV ,n1 I nn,n
in ls7p i,,r Inc ilr-f time M ynrr Sta, ,n, !,
VIZ le.uIiar force. and not half cron Of hay
t., k.ntu.kv IIiinnis VienT,Sr art ~ Sa,,,h