The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-03
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY WEATHER.
CROP BULLETIN.


The precipitation during the past
several days has been generally above the
average, except in some sections OF
Rhode Island, southeastern Massachu-
sets and Connecticut, and northwestern
Vermont and New Hampshire. At Bris-
toll and Kingston, Il. l., and at Burling-
ton, vt, the rainfall was only about one
half inch, and the correspondent at Mil
| ford, Conn, reports that more rain is
needed, but at Block Island, X. l., Nan
tucket, Mass, and throughout central
and eastern New England, the fall was
between one and two inches. Thunder
storms were severe in the north and
some damage was done by lightning,
but for the most part, the rain was
steady and most of it soaked into the
ground.
The average temperature has been
slightly below the normal. There have
been no exceedingly warm days, neither
have the nights been unusually cold.
The sun has shOne to any extent only
during the last three days of the week,
although the 23d, was partly cloudy
in the afternoon. The first part of the
week was cloudy and rainy with much
fog.
Inc MtdbutI lOI lAlG Mttk lubb DdSbGQ,
has probably been the most favorable OF
any during the season. The heavy soak
| ing rains were much needed by all crops,
and being followed by moderately warm
sunshiny weather, all crops have made a
most rapid growth. Pastures and late
fields are thickening up very fast, but
early grass has been cut as fast as posi-
BILE throughout the south. Considerable
- I,a Galdu xuI,as. Nla
on and is greatly damaged. The CORE
spondent at Newport, N. H., estimates
the hay crop at sixty per cent. and says
that both old and new hay has advanced
$500 per ton, while the observer at
brunswick, Me-, reports that grass seems
10 be up to the average, except on some
dry knolls. The general estimate is for
about tbree-fourths of an average crop
Of hay, though many say that the excess
in quality will partly make up for the
deficiency in quantity.
The rain was so long and continuous
that Strawberries were considerably in
iured. and the correspondent at Leba.
non. Conn, complains that the potato
bugs. which could not be poison ed on
Account of the long rain, have put in
good work and have eaten half the po-
tato crop. Generally corn, potatoes, TO
bacco, beans, ETC., are now putting for
ward rapidly, and no reason is now seen
why abundant crops will not be
harvested. At least, one gardener in
southern Connecticut has begun digging
early potatoes. Grain is growing fast,
and In the south, rye and spring wheat
are heading full and heavy. Wild fruits
continue to promise well. Cool fair
weather is indicated for the first part Of
the coming week.
We give the following extracts from
Vermont, Burlington: The best grow
ing week Of the season. Brookiield:
Grass has made big gain the past week /;
having will not begin for some ten days
TO any extent. Ludlow: Crops look very
well now. West Fairlee: For the past
seven days grass has gained nearly one
half and the prospects are now for fair
crop of hay.
Massachusetts,, Blachford: An report
that present indications are that the hay
crop win be good average; all grain and
lhoed crops have remarkably good
stand; fruit falling slightly. Demands
ton: Early potatoes look well, but corn
is backward. Small grains are looking
well. Hadley: Crops are all looking
well, except grass which will give but
about seventy-fve per cent. OF a hay crop.
Leominster, The hay crop on new fields
and where well MANFRED is yielding
fairly well but old fields and where
poorly cultivated, a short crop. Marble
head Hocd crops have advanced this
week more than any similar periQd this