Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-06-13
WEATHER And CROPS.
HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINS-LlTTLE SUNSHINE,
Reports OF tine Past Week Made
by the New Jersey Weather
Service

by the New Jersey Weather
Service.
The past week has again been
characterized in nearly all sections Of
the State, by high winds, heavy rains,
! very little sunshine and abnormallY
| 10" temperature. The continuance
OF these conditions for the past three
weeks has been very disconraging to
the farmer. The ground is too wet to
! admit oi cultivation, and the weather
too cool and cloudy for the growth of
corn, potatoes and truck crops gener.
| ain: 5..eo for al kinds OF fruits. Cher
ries, piums and apples are dropping
| frou Tie trees in great quantities. In
the vicinity of Mt. Holly and Union,
| whole fields Of potatoes, owing to rot,
have oeen plowed up Grubs, wire
worms and potato bugs are very
| numerous and destructive
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS.
Mt. Holly-Too cool for corn and,
grass, grubb aud wire worms very
destructive. Cherries, plums and ap-
piles will be short A short crop OF
early potatoes as many fields have
been plowed up. H. l. Budd.
Union-The situation is discourag-
ing, too wet and cold; 40 chance to
cultivate. Corn looking yellow. Ear,
ly potatoes fair, late potatoes being
plowed up; garden truck not advan-
cling; Strawberries are seriously dam
aged.-F. l.. Dunbar
Egg Harbor City - Last Fridays
storm very destructive to fruit, es-
pecialy to grapes; much fruit blown,
off the trees.-H. Y. Pastina.
Barbertown-Week very cold and
wet; corn very yellow and grows but
little. Late potatoes are rotJing in
the ground; fruit very unpromising,
II. W. Sutton.
Ocean City-Tne high wind and rain
very injurious to truck and tender
branches Of fruit trees. -Wn- Lake.
| Newton-Rainfall largely ia excess.
Farm work getting Behind; large pro-
mise of grain and grass; other crops,
except potatoes, standing still.-R. A.
Larned.
Imlaystown Very unfavorable to
all crops; too cold and wet; great lack
OF sunshine; late planted corn very
yellow; potatoes looking well; apples
and pears will be light. S. Dawes,
Locktown-The ground has been too
wet and the temperature too low for
corn, oats and all garden crops. Pres
ent indications point toward about
one-half crop OF peaches; some trees
in young orchards are still dying.-G,
w. Hockenbury
Chamong-The weather has been
too cool for garden and other crops,
Very near frost on the nights of the
9th and 7th.-B. o. Wade.
Madison The conditions have been
more favorable for all crops during
the past week, but the very cool nights
have retarded garden vegetables
John H. Eadie.
Bridgeton-Cooln nights have retard-
ed corn. The peach and pear crops
will be short, straw berries injured by.
rust. Henry A. Jorden.
Woodbury-Clover heading nicely ;
wheat and rye Strengthening up. The
recent heavy rains have injured the
grape vines.-W T. Wilson.
Valley-Weather somewhat cool,
vegetation making little progress.-d.
Fleming.
Tenafly-A favorable week for field
and garden crops.-A. D. Atwood
TrentoL-Weather favorable for
grain and grass; too cool for vegeta-
bles and fruits; some corn will require
replanting.- r. Cook.
Readington-Corn has improved in
color, and where the ground is fit to
work is growing fnely.-J. Fleming.
Wainford-Coru has been at stand
still the past week; early potatoes in
bloom and are looking very NICE
William Bishop.
Beverly rly-Strawberries and peas very
abundant; tomatoes and corn are
looking we'll. The high winds have
damaged the apple trees somewhat.-
Prof G. f. Richardson.
HantN"r-Crops are looking wen,
except corn, which is turning yellow
on account Of cold. Apples, pears and
cherries will be a light crop.-M. NJ.
Cook.
Hopewell-W Week favorable for work.
The corn has resumed its natural color
and is growing nicely. Many clover
fields badly down and very much yan.
gled.-J. M. Dalrymple.
E. w. MCGANN,
Observer Signal Corps, Assistant in
charge.
Philadelphia Markets.
The New York market for straw
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