The Newtown bee., 1893-06-30

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. ripening. Taking into the account all of the weather conditions, there is every reason for farmers to be thankful in view of the promised bouutiful hay crop now so near at hand.
 REDDING.-The expectation of a big crop of hay is not likely to be realized. While some meadows are heavy, the ma- jority are light and daisies are abundant. The rye crop promises to be more than an average, T. NJ. Ryan. W. C. Sanford and Patrick Mcdonald have a large acreage which looks very fine. Corn is looking fairly well and potatoes promise an abundant crop, except in pieces that were drowned out by May rains. An unusul number have gone into onion raising, which are looking we'll, especial ly those of Joe Sullivan and Emory Sanford. There are some fine gardens among which we would mention those of Miss NJ. A. Denison, Miss !. H. San ford, D. Sanford and c. Larned who has sold from his quite quantity of early peas. We know of no ore going into tobacco except the Banks Brothers, Will and George, who have. set out about three acres. They also have fine lot | of onions. On the whole the prospect [ of abundant crops is good.
 MARBLEDALE-Farmer are smil- ing as the rain falls on their tobacco plants and well they might, | for it is no small job to water two or three acres of plants every day or so. Let us hope that there will be rain enough | to start the tobacco in good shape so as to ease the farmers in their labors for a | livelihood.
 WARREN.-The hay harvest of this town is not so large as was anticipated, but indications are that there will be an average crop, taking the years by dec ades. It is doing we'll now. A few farmers are beginning to cut it. As to the acreage of tobacco we should judge that D acres would be fair estimate. The maximum 30 acres. The outlook is encouraging. These moist day are not objectionable. peradventure an occasion al wet jacket is the result. Corn and po- tatoes are doing we'll and grains are coming in fair. Notwithstanding the lateness of the spring, harvest time will not lag behind. The only embarass- ment the farmers have to contend with, is the scarcity of help.
 | ROXBURY The hay crop is about an leverage crop. The tobacco is about the
 same acreage as two years sgo. Corn and potatoes are doing well being about one week later than usual. Tobacco is
 also later than usual.
 EAsToN.-The hay crop is remarkably
 good this year, with plenty of daisies.
 New seeded pieces are especially fine. It
 is said J. L. Perry has the finest in town
 also the finest piece of corn. Owing to the low price received for tobacco, farm CTS have in it's place potatoes. corn ber-
 ries flor which they find ready market.
 Also most of the large farmers are milk
 producers, Edward Hill on Staples farm makes milk from 25 cows and takes it to
 Bridgeport; also many others. WAsHINGToN.-The rain on Monday
 was great blessing to the crops. The
 hay crop on some old meadows will be . very light. Some newly stocked fields
 are heavy, and the opinion seems 10 be that with some rain the hay crop will be in advance of last year. Rye is heavy, . 9.nd the rain will save the oats and posa-
 toes. Corn is backward, being eaten by , cut worms. but a good August will bring fair yield. The tobacco acreage | is equal to last years, but owing to the
 very late growth of plants it is unusually
 
 story as to growth and quality. The crop has nearly all been set by watering in.
 STRATF0RD.-If the hay crop in this , vicinity could have been gathered in, in proper time, it would have been above
 the average. The long continued cool, wet weather, brought it forward in prop l CT shape. to receive full benefit from the 1, few days of very hot weathers and ma-
 tured it a week or 10 days earlier than
 common. But the past week of wet has
 has been of no benefit to it, and farmers are afraid to cut it in this catching } weather. Rye is in fair condition with a heavy straw. but unless dry and hot
 weather comes soon, the crop will not
 be above the average and will be little fate. The prospects are poor for apples. Cherries are failure. Garden truck proves to be about the average, though our gardeners, who pride themselves on having an early crop of sweet corn for market, will not probably be as early by week, as they were last year.. l HUNTINGToN.-The hay crop in this town, as far as can be observed before it is cut, is much better as to quantity than last year but there is a larger amount of clover and daisies in the meadows this year. so that the quality is not as good as last year. The hay crop Is not up to what it has been several seasons within the last seven years. Oats are bacxward but are looking we'll now. Rye shows a large growth of straw, but some fields co not show as large heads as in former seasons. The crop though biIs fair to be good. Corn and potatoes are about two weeks backward from last year or Tn several former seasons. Both crops are looking we'll and with a reasonable supply of rain and sun there should be fair crop of corn. As to apples there s Iappears blight has come on the trees. The leaves are curled up and the fruit does not look promising There is some doubt as to there being very large sp- pie crop'in this section, this year. There lis not to my knowledge any tobacco