Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-12
EWENGLlNDCROPS
Backward Weather is Re-
tardlng Them.
FRUIT CROP IS IMPROVING.
Pasturage Throughout New England
Showing Up Very Well.

BOSTON, June le.-The following crop
bulletin was issued by the New England
branch of the weather bureau for the
week ending June IL,
The first four days OF the week con-
ttnued cold and cloudy. and the condi-
tions were unfsvorable for any crops,
especially In the northern sections.
Frosts occurred on the mornings OF the
9th, 7th and sth In different sections, do
ing some damage to tender vegetation N
some lowlands as far south an Volun-
town, Conn. In the north, except In
northern Maine gardens. beans, ETC., suf-
fered quite n good deal, except where
protected by fog; il was not severe enough
to affect fruit Snow was observed on
the mountains ia New Hampshire on the
9th, 7th and 9Th. The last three days Of
the week, have been generally very warm
and with much SUNSHINE. But with the
high temperature and sunshine, crops
have put Ia new appearance and are
pushing along rapidly. Corn has already
improved In color. At Boston the mean
temperature for the week has been al
most exactly tho average for other sea-
sons.
In some places In central Connecticut
and western Massac chusetts no rain fell
during the week, but generally about one
fourth inch fell along the southern coast
and In the extreme north and northeast,
while from .02 inches to 20 inches fell In
central sections. The top of the ground is
getting dry on the uplands In Come cti-
cut. but no complaint is heard elsewhere.
Cold Weather Felt.
There Is some complaint IN central and
northern Maine of the seeds rottine In the
ground. One correspondent In Aroostook
county reports that he hears OF few cases
of potatoes rotting, but as those in his 90
acre feld are all coming we'll. he thinks
the trouble Is not general or seriouR The
cool weather Of all the first part Of the
week has checked most crops, and corn
looks very poor; oats and potatoes have
felt the cold weather also. The feed In
pastures Is nrst class, and the grass crop
promises well. Some hoeing has been
done In all sections. Fruit prospects con-
tinus encouraging
Vegetables Pushing Ahead.
Some potatoes are yet TO DO planted In
New Hampshire, and many fields Of corn
for the silo have not been put in Field
corn that was planted early looks yellow
and small, but has made good growth the
last three days Other early planted
vegetables are pushing ahead. There
and the grass is looking better, though
some correspondents report that 1t Is very
thin and others that rust threatens, and
with the work OF the grub worms will
prevent large crop. Cultivated straw
berries blossomed very full, and black
berries promise well. In some sections
apples show better; in others, some trees
are nearly bare of fruit, while others
have plenty on the trees to mature we'll
The correspondent at Newport reports
that it Ia evident more and more that the
freeze of May 10 did great injury to apple
blossoms, as the young sets continue to
blight and drop; some trees have lost all
fruit in this way.
Pasturage Looking Well.
Grass is growing very we'll in Vermont.
and pastures are generally good. The
night temperatures have averaged very
low, and il has been altogether too cold
for rapid growth Of field crops. At North
field the mercury ran down to 30" on the
morning of the 9Th, and it was at or be-
low 400 on the 5th, 9Th and sth. At Bur
lington. on the shores Of the lake, the
temperature went to 400 on the Tth. Crops
are doing fairly we'll in this vicinity, but
in the northwestern, central and southern
parts they are backward and poor.
Warm Weather Improvement
In Massachusetts, the crops generally
have been very quick to feel the effects
OF the present warm weather. Corn b
growing fast. after having been replanted
three times in some instances The
earliest planted potatoes are growing very
luxuriantly, some fields being budded
and the tops nearly covering the ground
now. The prospect is good for berries of
all sortA In MiddleSex county peas are
reported as never looking better Grass
Il doing we'll and a fair crop 10 promised
in most places, early fields will be cut
during the coming week In northern
Worcester county. The correspondent st
Winohendon, in northern Worcester
county, reports that early apples were
badly blasted by the frosts, but that
Baldwins and greetings are heavily
loaded. Very few tent eaterpillars are
seen anywhere, but the oanker worm has
done even worse damage than was re-
ported last week.
Fruit Prospects Fair.
The cool, cloudy weather has not pro-
duced 30 unfavorable an effect on crops
In Rhode Lland as In the more northern
districtA Corn has grown slowly, but
did not fail to come fairly we'll. and is
now pushing ahead. Potatoes are look
i,>g we'll. Apple prospects are fair. The
h.v ,xop will not be large. and In some
niscs. = reported light. Strawberries are
ripening. Tut the crop will probably be
smaller than last year.
A Favo.>sbie Outlook.
Tb. v.sk has besp more favorable In
Connecticut than in the northern states,
and crops have grown tairly well, al
though corn and tobacco need high
temperature and sunshine m ore like the
last three days. Quite a good many pieces
of corn and potatoes are being repisnssd
because of seed rotting Early potatoes
are showing splsndidly, and most fields
have been hoed. All fruits look nicely,
and small fruits especially promise
heavy crop; in southern New Haven
county big crop Of strawberries Is ripen-
ing. Cherries and Strawberries are ripen-
ing in Hartford county. Cut-worms are
working havoc in some tobacco fields In
Hartford county. Oats are badly rusting
on wet land in all central countiea