Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-03
LACK on MOISTURE
Causes a Drought in POr-
tiOns Of New England.
CROPS AT A STANDSTILL.
The Hay Crop in Manv Quarters Of a
Fair Quality and Quantity.


BOSTON, July s-The following crop
bulletin for the past week Is issued by
the New England weather service today.
Copious rains fell over the greater part
Of northern New England dhriug the
week, and high tehperature prevailed
except in vicinity Of Eastport, Me. Con-
sequently all crops have made rapid
progress. Grass especially has improved
very much. Some damage has been
done by lightning, though no loss OF life
or buildings has been reported
Only occasional local showers have been
felt in southern states and many places
have had no rain. A correspondent at
Meriden, Conn, and enc at Wolurn,
Mass, report no rain az all during June;
most places In the southern states re-
ceived less than an inch during the
month and many not more than half an
inch. This lack Of moisture, with the
great heat which has prevailed, has
served to cause a serious drought Com
and tobacco seem TO be suffering least,
but these crops could be improved. Hay
ing II general In the south and has been
begun In central and north central dis
tricts.
Maine.
Cloudy and cool weather has prevailed
for another week In the vicinity OF East
port. Me-, ana although grass and other
crops have progressed fairly we'll, sun
shine Is badly needed Il has been gen
orally cloudy and wet through Maine dur
ing the week just passed. but with the
exception noted high tenn persturss have
.,-auaflaA ka8 Aa
progress In all sections, and. a. some of
the correspondents have reported. weeds
have grown as WE'LL the wet, cloudy
weather making 81 almost impossible 20
kill them.
The potato bugs continue unusually
thick In Aroostook county. causing the
potatoes 30 look rather siokly.
New Hampshire.
In northern and western New Hamp-
shire ths rainfall has been generally
plenty, snd cloudy weather has prevailed
Crops are pushing ahead very fast. and
grass especially is improving. In south
eastern counties only local showers have
occurred, aud many sections have been
almost without rain. At Newton late
crops have not amounted Co anything
Corn planted June IL has not come up at
a crop Of hay is being cut in this section
on light and medium land. In other
places the grass has improved SO well
that mauE report it fully up Co the av-
erage.
Haying 10 In progress on light lands.
Oats are rusting in Hillsboro and Merri-
mack counties. Apples are dropping
badly, the grounds under some trees be-
ing nearly covered. In Rockingham
county low bushed blueberrries were in
jured by frost, but high ones are plenty
Black berries promise we'll unless it Is too
dry. Pastures are getting dry in the
south and the cows are failing; in the
north pastures continue good.
Vermont
The week has been very favorable for
growth of drops in Vermont, but the
clouds and showers have hindered hay
making whero II has been begun in the
southern sections In windham county,
the grass and grain show the effects of
the frost last May, but grass has i'm
proved wonderfully In the past two
weeks Fruit generally looks WELL but is
dropping from trees badly In places.
Onions have suffered from the magxot.
Tobacco looks we'll whore grown.
Massaohusetts
Considerahf ram nas fallen during ghe
week in western Massachusetts, and in
loca. showers in some eastern districts
but IN other eastern towns there has been
very little rain since June l, aud the
drought IL very severe Corn mas been
growing well, but is now rolling up; pota-
toes are drying Ia the fell; peas and
garden truck generally are willing and
dying. Apples are dropping, aud in some
cases seem TO De sunburned Berries .re
drying mp, and spring grain il heading
prematurely and will be very poor unless
rain comes soon
The correspondent at Winchsndon re-
ports that the potato fields look the m st
uneven ever seen; he says that on fields
where the whole potatoes, or potatoes cut
into large pieces, were planted. they look
in fine shape. but where the potatoes
were cut fine the fields have been re-
planted with beans In many cases. Seeds
men report an unusual amount of Hun.
garian grass seed sold. In western
counties, and where the showers oc-
Cured in good quantities, all crops are
growing very fast indeed. Hail accom-
panied thunder storms In Hampden
county on June 30 aud July !.
Late reports from last week report that
the cranberries in the Vicinity Of Uar-
wichport are showing the effects Of dam
age done by the May frosts-many of
them with not blossoms for one-fourth OF
a crop. Another says that bogs near by,
in South Dennis. are full Of blossoms,
and about half had opened where growth
was not arti6oisily retarded; while in a
bog a short Distance away the crop was
almost entirely destroyed by the frost OF
June IA
Rhode Island.
Pasturage is getting short In Rhode
Island, and although local showers have
helped crops to some extent, they are all
needing rain. Oats are blasted quite
badly. Corn and potatoes appear to be
doing well 70 far.
Connecticut
On land that Is naturally wet and able
10 stand drouIhts the crops are growing
very well, but on all dry land everything
Is at n standrtill In most places in Con-
necticut Corn and tobacco have con-
tinued to push forward, but potatoes have
dried badly; raspberries that promised
abundantly are ripening small and full
OF seeds, and IL Il doubtful II many crops
can stand another week Of dry, hot
weather.
Rye % very good, but oats are nearly n
failure in many fields. some are cutting
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