The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-06
NEW ENGLAND CROPS.

omlcial Report for the Past Week From
 the United States Department of Asri-
 culture. 'S
 Boston, July 1.-The New England weather service issues the following crop bulletin for the week ending July g. 1894:
 Copious rains fell over the greater part of northern New England during the week. and high temperature pre- vailed except in the vicinity Of East port, Me. Consequently all crops have made rapid progress. Grass especially has improved very much. Some dam age has been done by lightning. though no loss of life has been reported.
 Only occasional local showers have been felt in the southern states and many places have had no rain. A cor respondent at Meriden. Conn.,, and one at Wobhrn, Mass, report no rain at all during June; most places in the south ern states received less than an inch during the month and many not more than half an inch. This lack of moist ure, with the great heat which has pre- vailedy has served to cause serious drought. Corn and tobacco seem to be suffering least, but these crops could be improved. Having Is general in the south and has been begun in central and north central districts.
 Cloudy and cool weather has pre- vailed for another week in the vicinity of Passport, Me, and although grass and other crops have progressed fair ly well, sunshine is badly needed. It has been generally cloudy and wet through Maine during the. week just passed, but with the exception noted high temperatures have prevailed. Crops have made rapid progress in all sections, and, as some of the corres- pondents have reported. weeds have grown as well, the wet, cloudy weather making 1t almost impossible to kill them.
 In northern and western New Hamp- shire the rainfall has been generally plenty, and cloudy weather has pre- vailed. Crops are pushing ahead very fast, and grass especially is improving. In southeastern counties only local showers have occurred, and many sec
 
 At Newton late crops have not amount ed to anything. Corn planted June 12 has not come up at all; garden crops have dried up. Not half 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 many report 1t fully up to the average.
 Having is in progress on light lands. Oats are rusting in Hillsboro and Mer- rimack counties. Apples are dropping badly, the grounds under some trees being nearly covered. In Rockingham county low-bushed blueberries were injured by. frost, but high ones are plenty. Blackberries promise well un- less it is too dry. Pastures are getting dry in the south and the cows are fail ing; in the north pastures continue good.
 The week has been very favorable for growth of crops in Vermont, but the clouds and showers have hindered hay making whereit has been begun in the southern sections. In Windham coun- ty the grass and grain show the effects of the frost last May, but grass has inn proved wonderfully in the past two weeks. Fruit generally looks we'll, but is dropping from trees badly in places. Onions have suffered from the maggot. Tobacco looks we'll where grown. s
 Considerable rain has fallen during the week in western Massachusetts and in local showers in some eastern districts, but in other eastern towns there has been very little rain since June ], and, the drought is very severe. Corn has been growing well, but Is now rolling up; potatoes are drying in the field; peas and garden truck generally are willing and dying. Apples are dropping, and in some cases seem to be sunburRed.~ Berries are drying up, and spring grain is heading prematurely and will be very poor unless rain comes soon.
 The correspondent at Wjnchendon re- ports that the potato fields look the most uneven ever seen; he says that on fields where the whole potatoes, or po- ta,toes cut into large pieces, were planted they look in fine shape but where the potatoes were cut fine the fields have been replanted with beans in many cases Seeds men report an unusual amount of Hungarian grass seed sold. In western counties, and where the showers occurred in good quantities, all crops are growing very fast indeed. Hail accompanied thun- der storms in Hampden county on June 30 and July 1.
 Late reports from last week report that the cranberries in the vicinity of Harwichport are showing the effects of damage done by the May frosts- many of them with not blossoms for one-fourth of crop. Another says that bogs near by, in South Dennis, are full of blossoms, and about half had opened where growth was not artif- cially retarded; while in bog short distance away the crop was almost en- tirely destroyed by the frost of June 14
 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 so far.
 On land lthAt Is naturally wet and able to stand thoughts the crops are growing very we'll, but on all dry land everything is at a standstill in most places in Connecticut. Corn and to- bacco. have continued to push forward, but potatoes have dried badly; rasp- berries that promised, abundantly are ripening small and full of seeds, and it is doubtfulif many crops can stand an- other week. Of dry, hot weather.
 Rye is very good, but oats are nearly a failure in many fields; some are cut ting for fodder Apples are. dropping ho d11y ;Pancbso la, l. a aIa