Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14
TOO WET FOR GOOD CROPS.
Regular Weather Bulletin of tho New
England service.

BosToN, July 6.--The weather during
the week just passed has been cloudy and
wet with the temperature very near the
normal Heavy local rains have been geu-
eral, and have done considerable damage,
especially in the northern sections. All
crops are retarded there, and on low ground
corn and potatoes are n good deal injured.
Grass and grain seem to be the only crops
growing freely In many of the northern
towns, and even they have been lodged
badly by high winds accompanying the
storms, and on low, wet land the grass has
been checked.
From Que to two inches of rain has fallen
over the greater part of New England dur
ing the week, with from two to three inches
more than that in the extreme north. At
Mayiield, Me-, .. IL inches fell on the 2Sth,
while the total fall for the week was nearly
five inches.
Grass has made great growth in CEN
trail and southern Vermont and New
Hampshire, where two weeks ago q light
crop was promised. Farther south good
crop is assured, but many fields are get
ting ovor-ripe, and need cutting badly.
Potatoes and corn are generally looking
we'll, although some pieces of potatoes are
small and uneven. What permanent effect
the heavy rains will have on potatoes in
the Northern States cannot be told now,
| but they have boon considerably affected
on wet land. Beans are looking excep-
tionally well, and all garden truck is boom
ing. Apples are dropping badly in places
| Wild Strawberries are abundant. Higher
temperature and more sunshine are both
badly needed for the growth of hoed crop;
and for securing the hay crop.
Oats are rusting badly in the Southern
States. The correspondent at Oxford, N.
| H., give the following account OF tornado
at that place ON the 3D.: On Sunday, at
O'Clock p. M, cpclone struck the south
end of the village, and in one minute from
204 to 300 trees were blown down, blocking
highways. On the street barns were blown
| down and houses unrocfed, the damage tx
| buildings being estimated at from $1,000 tc
$40, U0O The track was one and one-hali
miles in length, and about 40 rods In width
it passed about half way through the vii
lage, and then passed upward into the air.
The weather during the month of June
was characterized by general high tempera
ture, with extreme ranges, and with an ex
cess of rainy DAYS and rainfall in the north
ern districts and deficiency in the south
ern. At many places in the north not sc
much rain has fallen in any June on RECORD
as in the one just passed. The last part o
the month, especially there has been almos
continuous rains.
The effect has been to retard farm worl
and crops SO that, while near the middle o
the month the season seemed to be nearl.
up to the average, it is now from a week t.
10 days behind. Work on hoed crops ma
been especially delayed, and owing to thu
continued cloudy weather, haying is behint
in the south.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Some oats on we
lands damaged 10y rains; apples and plum
looking well. Waitslield Excessive rain
injured corn and potatoes; grass looking
well, but back ward. East Berkshire; Rail-
injurious to grass and crops of all kinds
Burlington: Corn is very backward, OWNS
to lack of sunshine East Randolph: Al
vegetation booming; no damage by rain
West Fairlee: Haying about two weeks late
roads badly washed by the recent rains
Hartland; Past week warm, but not hot
everything growing fast particularly corr
and weeds Westminster: This rainy
weather has continued for two weeks, anC
some good hay weather would be accept
able; oats badly lodged by high winds anc
rain. Brattleboro Apples promise a large
crop, and cherries very light, plums lool
WELL