Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-07-25
NO. 2I72
The GROWING CROPS.
WEEKLY WEATHER CROP
BULLETIN.
"A Favorable Week for Harvest
ing---Extracts from REPORTS.

During the past seven days the tenn
perature and sunshine have been.about
normal in nearly all portions of the
! State. The heavy rains which fell on
Monday and Friday nights of last
week were very we'll distributed
and did but very little damage, as
ln both cases warm sunshine end
brisk winds followed. The largest
measurements reported in inches, are:
Highland Park, Middlesex county, 3.1s
Trenton, Mercer county, 2.76; Free
hold, Monmouth county, 90, and
Woodbury., Gloucester county, 2O2.
The week has been generally favorable
for the cutting, curing and housing of
grain and hay. The harvesting of
these crops has been completed in
many sections of the State, and the
cutting of oats is nov quite general
and is being pushed with all possible
speed. Coru and vegetables have
made good growth, but the excess
sively damp nights have injurously
| affected the seni-tropical plants
| Very discouraging reports continue re-
garding the grape crop in the vicinity
of Vineland and Egg Harbor City.
| Even the lunches which have been
| bagged are suffering from rot
VlneIand.-The hay crop in Cumber-
land was unusually large, but large
portion of it was damaged by rain.
Corn looks very promising. Potatoes
never looked SO thrifty, but blight has
| appeared in some sections and two
weeks earlier than last year. Veget-
ables look well. During the wheat
| harvest the weather was generally
favorable and the crop suffered little
Rye is not up to the average either in
quality or quantity. Apples are badly
damaged by insects; crop almost a
failure. Pears light crop and grapes
almost failure. Even those which
have been bagged are badly affected.
College Farm.-Second crop of al
falfa secured. Rye grass about ready
for second cutting. Finished haying,
a fine crop. Some wheat over-ripe and
damaged by rains. Oats ripe bat down.
Corn tasseled out.
Mt. Holly.-W Weather favorable to
the gathering of hay and grain. Rye
and wheat mostly housed. Cutting
oats is in progress. Much hay yet to
cut; harvesting much belated owing to
frequent rains. Corn and potatoes
/ making fine growth; low land corn
much retarded by standing water.
Beverly. Weather on the whole
favorable for all crops, especially for
sweet potatoes and corn.
Egg Harbor City-Corn and late
potatoes looking well. Black berries a
large crop. Grapes, Concord Tailor
and Seeding varieties are about three
quarters gone. Apples and peaches g
very light crop.
Moorestown.-Most farmers have
finished harvesting. Many are sending
potatoes to market. Corn is growing
rapidly. Much complaint of canta-
/ loupes and melon crops.
Union.-Excellent weather followed
the rain of Monday. Haying and har-
vesting nearing the end. Oats cut in
good conditson. The crop of hay is 20
per cent in excess of the large crop Of
last year.
Trenton.-Only fair week for finish
ing the haying. Much wheat and hay
damaged by frequent rains. Corn
never iooked better. Commenced cut
ting o',is.
Newtoo.-Crops generally doing well,
despite all the rain. The heavy rain on
Monday damaged much hay, Grapes
rotting. Oats ripening fast.
South Orange. e.-The past week has
been favorable one for all crops.
| Bridgeton- and tomatoes do
ing well. All late crops looking savor,
ably.
! Woodbury. The heavy rain on 18th
did considerable damage to corn by
washing out. Crop, on high ground
doing well.
Readington Wheat all secured :
some hay not yet in. Oats fit to cut.
Corn generally looks well. Peaches in
| coibc ti"bCo uiC iOClIIS.
Valley. Wheat and hay about gath
cred. Dat harvest just commenced.
Crop good and mostly standing. Corn
in tassel. Potatoes growing all right,
Gardens doing we'll.
Lambertville.-A fair week, much
hay gathered in good order. Wheat
all recured in fair condition Hay crop
never SO great.
Madison.-Weather favorable for
ripening of oats; hay and grain about
II housed. Corn and garden vegeta-
bles making rapid progress.
Tenafiy.-Wheat harvest about over
Field corn doing well; sugar corn
nearly ready, for market.
Pa,ereo Temperature. sunshine
and rainfall about the average. Most
crops are dong finely.
Piscataway.-Hay nearly all housed
in xcellent condition. Grapes much
jmnrova5 Corn 0r0wipop fin0lv