The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-09
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY WEATHER.
CROP BULLETIN.


Reported for the BANNER by the New England
Meteorological Society, cooperating with the
United States Signal Services
Bulletin No. %, 1891.
For the week ending October 5th 1891
Another week of generally warm,
sunshiny weather has pushed most crops
to maturity, and a great part of the
crops are secured. Very light rains fell
over the southern sections on the Goth,
but in most of the north not even trace
of rain has fallen during the week. At
Fitchburg, Mass, the fall amounted to
Al inch, but in most other places
scarcely more than trace fell. The
drought is growing more and more Sc :,
we're, especially in the southeastern half
of New England. At Bristol, R. l.,
wells and springs in many places are
dry and water is being carted about just
as the harvested crops are" Water sup
plies are dry that have not failed before
for many years. At Kingston, in the
same State, many wells and cisyerns are
dry and people are obliged to go quite
distance for water. At Blandford, Mass,
springs are dry in pastures that have
never been known to fail before and
many take up stock to water as regu-
lar chore. In southeastern New Hamp-
shire fields and pastures are drying up
badly. The observer at Newport N. H.,
reports that the ground is wet enough
and farther north the want of rain is less
severely felt .2t
The first hard frost of the season was
felt ON the morning of the 1st. In the
south this was generally confined to the
lowlands and little damage was done,
because the crops were so generally ma
tured and harvested. At West Milan,
n. H., the temperature fell to 24.5O above
zero on that morning, and ice was
formed nearly 1 inch thick; the frost
was general throughout the north, al
though here as well the weather of the
past few weeks had served to place most
crops beyond injury by frost and little
damage is reported.
Corn is mostly cut and the gathering
and huslzing is well under way. A large
yield of excellent quality is generally re-
ported. The correspondent at Warren,
Mass, writes: Some report an extra
crop and Others not an average Weld"
Late potatoes continue to turn out large
crops in most places, with only moderate
indications of rot. Fall apples are plenty
i'll most sections, but only southern
New England reports anything like an
average yield of winter fruit. At Oxford,
n. H., where thousands of bushels were
sold last year, this year has not enough
for home use, and what there are are
falling off badly and are very wormy.
The cranberry harvest is nearly COM
pleted and an unusually large crop has
been secured.
The crop bulletin, which will be issued
October 10th, will be the last for the
present season, and the correspondents
are respectfully requested to send in full
reports of the average yield of the
several crops in that week. These ex-
tracts are made from reports:
Maine: Winslow-Corn well ripened
and crop quite good, both of yellow and
sweet corn. Potatoes turned out well,
but quite a good many rotten ones.
Fall fruit very plenty; winter fruit
rather small crop, but good in quality.
New Hampshire: West Naturalization
dry for fall seeding. Newport-Corn
about half in and husked. Potatoes con-
tinue to rot 10 to 25 per cent. in many
fields. Canterbury - Harvesting well
along; potatoes mostly done, a good
crop, but few rotten ones. Pumpkin
crop is small Brooks and wells are very
low. Strafford-Most crops are har-
vested except corn. No rains yet, CON
sequently no water. Newton-Weather
dryer than last week. No grapes. Cider
apples shilling bushel. Crops nearly
all harvested.
Massachusetts,: Blandford-No plow-
ing and seeding has been done on ac-
count of dry soil. Warren-Root crops
are looking fine; field pumpkins good;
winter squashes light. Fitchburg-Corn
about all harvested Lima and pea beans
well ripened Marblehead-Latep ota-
tees are turning out enormous crop.
Splendid weather for silo work. Marsh
feld-Corn ripening up good, Gran
herrieS nearly harvested
Rhode Island: Bristol-Corn and DO
tatoes are practically finished; turnips
and carrots are astonishingly promising.
seeing the drought is so severe. Grapes
and late garden truck in fair condition.
Connecticut: Lebanon-Corn is being
husked and is in excellent condition.
StOrrs-A good rOwen crop has been Sc
cnred. Some excellent cranberry crops.
Falls Village-Grapes have rpened,
finely. Early peaches rotted, but late
ones have been good. Milford-Very,
very dry. Buckwheat is rather light
crop. Flowing is hard and unsatisfac-
tory. Fall pasturage is fair.
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