The Portland daily press., 1891-09-28
NEW ENGLAND is DRY.
The Hot Weather Getting To Be Too
Much of Good Thing.

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 26.-Today's
weather crop bulletin issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. contains the following:
Over the region east of the Rocky Mountains
the week has been warmer than the cor
responding week Of any previous year Of
which there is record in this Office. This
abnormal condition of the temperature ap-
plies especially to the central valleys and
lake region, where the average daily temper
ature was from 12o to 20o above the normal.
It was from g. to 10o above the normal over
the greater portion Of the cotton region and
In New England and the middle Atlantic
states.
The unusually high temperature, with
continuous clear weather, has practically
forced the corn crop to maturity, and this
large crop is practically safe from injury
from frost. The weather conditions were
unfavorable for fall farm work, owing TO the
. continued drought and dryness of the soil in
the winter wheat region.
This week was unusually dry thou ghout
all agricultural regions east of the Mississip-
pi, and generally over the lower Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys.
Drought continues In New Finland and
along the Atlantic coast, and the reduced
rainfall has not only retarded farm work but
reduced the water supply in many places,
and this has resulted in the suspension of
the operations OF numerous mills and fac
tories which are operated by water power.
hastened the ripening of crops, and harvest
ing is well under way. Cranberries are ex-
cellent and grapes good. Rain is needed
springs, streams and pastures drying up,and
the ground is GOO dry for fall seeding.
A Chance for Yankees.
WASHINGTON. September 26.-For several
years past the Dominican republic has been
maintaining in its tariff free list or articles
for the special encouragement of its agricul-
tuTal industries. By the terms Of its recent
reciprocity arrangement with the United
States this free list was to be abolished for
all countries except the United States.
The articles on this free list embraced,
among others, all classes OF machinery,
tools and implements for the development of
agricultural and industrial establishments;
tallow and oil for machinery; guano and
manures zinc and galvanized iron; cooper
age; SACKS Tor sugar; railroad material aud
equipment, barbed wire and coal. In addi-
tion there was list of articles admitted at a
duty OF 10 per cent. ad valorem, which has
also been increased to the full tariff races,
embracing wood and lumber of all kinds;
shingles, tiles, slate and all other materials
for roofing; bricks, fagstones, cement; iron,
steel ana copper, In sheets or bars nails and
screws; tubing OF iron, copper or lead;
cordage, wagons, carts, wheelbarrows.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, September &c. - Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
Wesley G. Gerrish, Charles Fl. Hadlock,
John FannOn, Pearl Otis
Elsll y. smith, Henry E. CLARK,
Charles v. Bolton, deceased.
INCREASE.
Franklin White, Nelson p Moves
WinslOw L. Blanchard, Benz. j. Hughes,
Deless Spencer, Seth Littlefeld
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, RTC.
Saran A. u. Field, Abbie L. Cushing,
Clara A. Dresser Phebe A. Curtis