Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-24
AGRICULTURAL.
Stnte OF tic Crnns.

state Of the Crops.
The regular weather crop bulletin from
Washington for the week ending last Sat
urday pronounces this month the coolest
July up to that date of which the weather
bureau has a record. The rainfall over the
whole country east of the Rocky noun
tains was sufficient for the need of the
crops, and i'm some sections was excessive.
The summary of the condition of the va
nous crops 10y states is interesting:
New Jersey-Weather favorable to all
growth.
Pennsylvania-An abundant week. har-
vest housed in good condition; a large hay
crop of fine quality secured; oats fairly
good and ripening rapidly; corn growing
nicely; large yield of potatoes anticipated.
Maryland-Wheati in shock beginning to
sprOut; potatoes promising; oats poor:
corn and tobacco on heavy land doing well.
Iowa-Weather favorable for hayng and
harvesting; corn backward; spring grain
being harvested in southern part, with good
yield; good hay crop, mostly secured.
Indiana-Weather favorable for thresh-
inc and haying; wheat threshing out the
best crop in years; hay is saved in fine con-
dition.
Mchigan-Wheat harvest progressing
favorably, quantity and quality fair.
Ohio-COnditions very favorable for
crops; large yield of corn, potatoes and to-
bacco promised; crops in fine condition.
Arkansas-Con excellent, crop assured /;
fruit will be average.
Massachusetts, Some damage by heavy
wind, rain and lightning July 10; very ia
vorable week for growth of crops and for
harvesting hay and grain, the latter i'm eX-
cellent condition; rain needed.
Nebraska-Rye and wheat practically Sc
cured in good condition in southeast sec
ton corn growing rapidly.
Minnesota-Weather favorable to all
crops wheat and other grains promise
well.
Wisconsin-Weather too cold for corn
harvesting of grain general; potatoes will
yield above the average crop.
Mssouri-Hay harvest well advanced
and promises large crop of fine quality.
Oregon-Wheat harvesting progressing
and yield heavier than anticipated.
Oregon and Washington will export
about 1900, 900 bushels of wheat; hops
doing fairly well; oats, barley and rye are
above the average.
New NOrk-Harvesting of wheat. rye
and barley well advanced; oats, corn and
potatoes growing finely; tobacco generally
excellent; fruit, excepting apples, album
dant: all crops in southeastern section in
iured by drouth.
California-Grain harvesting nearly COM
pleted in northern California, and yield av-
erage, in quality excellent; fruit abundant
and large quantities are being shipped
East; corn, peaches and grapes promise a
large yield.
Louisiana-Corn crop is made; cotton is
fruting well; cane growing luXurantly;
early rice heading; crops somewhat grassy
all reports favorable.
TeXas-Cotton promises heavy yield ;
corn below the average; fruit an average.
characterization generally favorable;
wheat harvest nearly finished; Oat harvest
progressing
South Dakota-Wheat ripening; other
grains being harvested.
Illnois-Wheat and Oat harvest nearly
completed; corn in good condition.
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES favorable to
cotton and corn.
THE NEW ENGLAND SoCIETY's REPORT.
The summary of the New England soci-
ETY. says: Haying is now general in the
northern states and is completed in some
ues to turn out much better than was eX-
pected and is of superior quality Corn
and tobacco have made fine growth. Po-
tatoes promise well in the north, but in
the south where digging has begun they
are found to be very small, Apples do not
promise as well as has been reported in
New Hampshire and southern Vermont.
They are dropping off considerably. These
extracts are given for local Vermont re-
ports:
BrattlebOro: Hay about twO-thirds cut:
corn and potatoes never looked better; ap-
pies short, but more than last year; oats
looking WELL but some indications of rust
Craftsbury: Hay crop nearly average; po-
tatoes and all sowed grains look well; corn
small West Farlee: The hay crop much
better than was expected and of excellent
quality; corn and potatoes are coming
along very fast and the prospect looks fail
for heavy crop of both; it is getting dry
again.