Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-14

port damage to-the trees hy.pesss but not 20
much a. usual. But little has been At
tempted in the way of spraying Present
indications promise full fruit crop. In
some orchards apples have fallen but there
is an abundance remaining on the trees.
SoNEssEI.--From two-hfths TO one-half
Of the farmers within SIX miles of Skowhe-
gan are patrons OF the creamery, receiving
a fair sum for their cream. the price being
but very little below last year. In this
section the effect is most favorable, as seen
in the in the improved farm buildings and
increasing crops. The hay crop will fall
OF to twenty per cent from 1881. Very
little damage has been done the fruit or
forest trees and very few attempts made
at spraying. Fruit prospects are good
though many apples have fallen from the
trees. Small fruits of all kinds have been
injured by worms.
WALno.-Not the interest manifested in
creameries there should be. Hay crop will
fall on one-third. Having just common
cling. Through northern section much
damage is reported by canker worms. No
efforts at spraying for their destruction are
reported. Fruit prospects not so good as
in June.
the county promises to be better than for
some time, and harvesting will shortly
commence, the season there being later
than in the western portions. Fruit trees
have been damaged some by worms. The
heavy winds and rains have caused the fall
ing of quite quantity of apples so that the
present prospects are considerably below
those of June.
YoRk.-Farmers living near established
creameries give only fair support. The ex-
pense for collecting cream being double
what it would be if all co-operated. Hay
crop not over two-thirds that of last year.
Fruit trees injured somewhat. But few
farmers have resorted to spraying TO kill
these pests. Apples are not falling badly
and present indications are good for a full
harvest.
MAINE WEArmER.--Fol following is a sum
mary of the weather for June Tempera-
ture q. Monthly mean, 81 degrees IS.
Highest monthly mean, 80 degrees ) at
Lewiston; lowest monthly mean, 80 de-
grees . at West Jonesport; maximum. 9S
degrees at Pennington on the 18th; mini
mum, 80 degrees at Pennington on the
llth; range. IS degrees; greatest local
monthly range, Is degrees at Pennington !:
least local monthly range, A. degrees at
PASSPORT and kent's Hill; greatest daily
range, 80 degrees at Pennington on the
It'll; least daily range, 3 degrees at Port
land on the 21th
Average temperature for June at Belfast
for thirty three years, 81 degrees =; aver
age for June, 1892, 80 degrees a; depart
ure,--0 degrees 3. Average at Orono for
twenty four years G2 degrees 4 average
for 1892. 81 degrees >; DEPARTURE de
grees 3. Average at Portland for twenty
one years. 63 degrees .; average for June
s., degrees q departure. u degrees i.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 81 inches ::
greatest, $50 at May least, 3.54 at
PASSPORT. Average for June at Eastport,
for twenty years. 3.73; amount for June,
1892, 3.54 ;=departure. o.l9. Average at
Drono for twentyfour years, $50; amount
for 1892, 800 departure, 2.46. Average
at Lewiston for eighteen years, 3.SS :;
amount for 1892, 1.22: departure, 3.34.
Average at Portland for twenty-five years
3.47 amount for 1892. i.60; departure,
lib.
Prevailing wind-Southwest
Thunder storms. On "a, Sd, 9th 18th.
l4th, 18th. 10th. 18th. 24th, 18th, 2sth.
.,0th.
Frosts -iIoulton, West .Jonesport, 10th ;
Bethel. East Machias. lth.
Aurora.-llth, 2s.
REMARks.-The weather for Maine for
the month of June, ls92 was characterized
by extreme local variations and conditions.
In the interior districts there were rapid
and extreme ranges of temperature and
the mean for the month was about one de-
-, L., -l,,1 a 81.
coast the range was small and the monthly
mean was from zero 10 one degree below
the normal.
The highest temperature occurred gen.
orally on the llth under a partly cloudy sky
and in the hot southerly winds blowing into
the fifth cyclone for the month, which was
passing eastward to the north of New Eng
land. The lowest temperature occurred on
the 10Th or llth, when sharp frosts were
experienced in til" south at West Kenne-
bunk many fields of corn, potatoes and
beans had to be rcplanted.
The amount of precipitation was ever
more variable than the temperature at
PASSPORT it was slightly below the normal
but in the central districts several inches
above the normal. The local storms were
frequent and of unusual severity. That of
the ltth which passed across southern
Maine and up the penobscot valley will lon /
be remembered 1t probably did its mos
serious damage in Bangor harhor, but the
wind in ured many trees and blew down
and injured buildings Throughout its course
and considerable damage was done to crops
and many windows broken by the heavy
hail The observer at Pennington reports
hail stones one inch in diameter.