Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-08-01
CROP BULLETIN.
THE REPORT OF THE PAST
WEEK.
A Week Of Weather for Harvest
Ing--COnlSitIOn of the
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generally clear or fair weather prevail
ing. The rainfall up to Friday night
has been decidedly below the average,
many stations reporting a total 40
sence of rain during the week. The
above conditions, following the heavy
rains of the previous week, have been
all that could be desired, and have
given the farmers an excellent oppor
tunity to complete the harvesting and
housing of the wheat, rye and hay
crops. The harvesting of oats is near
ly finished. This crop is generally
light in straw and somewhat damaged
by rust. The news received from the
truck growing sections are very good,
showing that all crops have made a
decided improvement, both in quality
and ripening, except sweet potatoes,
which have been retarded somewhat
by previous heavy rains. Corn is set
ting nicely; blackberries are of fine
quality aud very abundant; peaches,
apples and pears will be a light crop,
and grapes almost a total failure.
College Farm.-Cutting oats; crop
fair, but considerably lodged. Pota-
toes ripening; promise good yield.
Corn fine growth; ears not much de-
veloped as yet. Flowing for turnips.
Wainford.-Some oats yet to gather
and considerable hay to store Most
farmers have finished the harvest.
Corn setting nicely.
Union.-A whole week of clear
weather. Corn caring and tasseling
well. Cabbage, less than last year,
doing we'll.
Moorestown.-Ver favorable for
finishing the gathering of hay and oae
crops; for cultivation and for ripening
and improving quality of tomatoes and
cantaloupes.
Bridgeton. of rain has en-
abled farmers to gather the oats; yield
fair, quality poor. Tomatoes will be
fair, but late.
Hanover.-Week very favorable for
closing up haying and gathering oats.
Hay, very heavy crop, oats light
Early potato tops are turning black.
Egg Harbor City.-Early potatoes a
good crop, late varieties promising.
Apples, pears and peaches will be
short. Grapes total failure.
Mt. Holly.-Weather during week
all that could be desired both for the
gathering and growing crops. Oats
being harvested in good condition and
mostly housed. More poor corn than
for several years; short, grassy and
weedy on low grounds; much of it
cannot make a crop.
Valley.-Oat harvest about one half
done; rusty in spots.
Oceanic.--Corn and garden truck
doing well; blackberries ripening nice
ly, some clover and timothy still stand
ing and looking we'll, Week favorable
for harvesting.
Woodbury.-Haying about finished;
wheat all housed; corn has straighten
ed up and growing finely; grapes do
ing badly; too wet for sweet potatoes.
Trenton.-A favorable week for
harvesting; oats about half cut, light
in weight and straw somewhat rusted; i;
corn very fine; peaches only half a
crop; vegetables good and plenty.
Neutrality-suspicious. ripe and being
secured in fine order; corn growing
rapidly.
Freehold. .-Oat harvest about
through and the Weld has been fair;
corn looking fair; potatoes promise
we'll; vegetables generally all doing
we'll; backberries heavy crop but
prices are low.
Blairstown.-Th harvest is gathered
and reports are not favorable; the
fruit crop q failure.
Beverly. crops have made
excellent advance this week. Corn
looking very vigorous: Melons and
potatoes doing we'll. Not much im
provement in the grape prospects.
Tenaf1y.-3.0 90 inches of rain fell on
the 10th. Corn and potatoes growing
well on high ground Grapes are rot
ting somewhat.
Piscataway.-T harvest is finished.
All hay has been stored in excellent
condition. Aftermath making Il vigor-
GUS growth. Grapes on hlgn ground,
all rotted; on low ground the fruit
looks very promising.
Hopewell. ll.-Week favorable for gath
ering of oats. The farmers here have
about finished the harvest.
Madison. Oats mostly all cut and
apparently in good condition. Corn,
both field and sweet, and all garden
vegetables doing well. Grapes rotting
badly.
Newton. clear weather of the
week has been very favorable for hay
ing, which is about finished. 1t is
cool for corn. Potatoes are making a
fine growth. Farmers are now cutting
oats.
Paterson.-No rain has fallen during
the week. Weather most favorable
for all growing crops, which are look
ing well. f. w. MCGANN,