Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-06-30
FAVORABLE FOR GRAIN,
Garden Truck has Been suffer.
Ing from Long Dr0ughts.
Orchards OF Little
Promise.

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Promise.
The observers and crop correspond
ents of the New Jersey Weather Ser
vice report for the week ending Mon
day, June ~, that the temperature
and sunshine have been slightly In ex
cess of the normal in all districts, anG
the rainfall has again been deficient
and unevenly distributed. The aver
age OF the measuretp ents reported fol
the various districts are as follows
The Highlands and Kittatinny Valley
0.00; the Red Sand Stone Plain, O.9S
the southeastern portion of the South.
ern Interior, 0.66; and in Mercer
County (Trenton). 1.O1 in the extreme
southern and south, western portions
which include the counties of Cam.
den, Burlington, Gloucester. Salem
Cumberland and Cape May, almost a
total absence is reported These con-
ditions have been most favorable in
all sections for the maturing of grain
crops andthe harvesting OF hay, which
is now well advanced, and large guam
titles have been cured and housed in
good condition.
The indications are that the harvest
ing OF grain will be quite general in
all sections about the close of the pres
ent week. In southern and south
western portions, garden and truck
crops are suffering from the long con-
tinued drouth, and unless copious
rains occur in these sections within
the next few days, these crops will be
greatly injured. Orchard fruits, es-
pecially apples and peaches, are fall
ing badly. At the Central Station the
mean temperature of the soil at the
depths noted was as follows: At
inches, s. degrees; at 6 inches, 81 de-
grees; at inches, 70 degrees; at 10
inches, "A degrees.
Severe thunder storms, accom-
panied by high winds and heavy rain,
passed over the northern portion of
the Sand Stone Plain on Thursday
evening. At Morristown the high
wind Frustrated much grain; shade
trees and chimneys were blown down
and cellars flooded. The injury to
grain and grass in the path of the
storm will be large.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
BRIDGETON-The extreme heat and
an absence of rain since the 9th have
been very injurious to small fruits and
vegetables and to the setting out of
tomato and sweet potato plants; the
harvesting of hay about completed;
wheat never better; will be ready to
cut next week; cherries, raspberries
and blackberries will be short crop.
HENRY A. JoRDEN.
SHILOH -OEly one shower of rain
during the past week; all growing
crops, especially corn, oats and toma-
toes are slightly suffering from
drought; fine weather for the harvest
ing of hay and the farmers are busy
gathering it; the yield is below. the
average in this section.
j. B. HOFFMAN.
VINEIAND--Very warm weather
with lack of rain; one slight shower in
this section during the last seven days.
Black.caps yielding small berries and
drying up for want of rain. Corn and
sweet potatoes doing well. Farmers
harvesting grass.
MARY H. LEE.
SALEM COUNTY.
Friesburg-The weather conditions
of past seven days have been most
favorable for the growing crops. Hay
is being harvested; wheat nearly ready
to cut; corn looking we'll; oats badly
rusted, and prospects are for light
crop. The light rains very beneficial
to newly set plants.
H. G. PERRY.
Salem-Good haying weather; wheat
maturing nicely, and will be fit to har-
vest next week; corn, tomatoes and
truck doing we'll; too dry in some To-
calities for early potatoes. Rainfall
for the past week, 06S inches, un-
evenly distributed. Prospects for an
apple croppoor. WooDNUT PETIT.