Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-06-26
MORE rain NEEDED.
Showers Passed by Some
- Districts.
CROPS DOING VERY WELL.
Good Pasturage and Indications OF an
Average Hay Crop.

Boston, June 20 - The following
weather-crop bulletin Is issued today by
the New England weather service, In con-
junction with the United States signal
service bureau,
The greater part of the week has given
hot weather, with considerable sunshine.
except In southeastern Maine, In the
vicinity Of Eastport. where 1t has been
cool and cloudy. In the extreme south,
only light showers have occurred, aud In
places no rain has fallen for many days
Corn. tobacco. and such crops are grow
ing well In most places. but other crops
need rain badly. In the northern states
the showers have been more frequent and
heavier during the week.
At 5tratford. N. H., half an inch ofirain
fell In 90 minutes on the 18th. At West
Milan, a shower on a later date gave 80
inch in Is minutes, roads and hillsides
were badly washed. The heaviest rain
and most severe thunder showers. how
ever, occurred in western aud northern
Massa ch usetts, southern Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine At Hartlsnd, VG,
and Alstead, N. H., the fall for the week
was about 90 inches. Lightning struck
In great many places, and did much
damage
In southeastern Maine. in the vicinity
of Eastport the weather has been foggy
and cold all the week. In other sections
showers have occurred, and a high tenn
perature and considere BILE sunshine has
been the rule. Crops have advanced very
fast, potatoes especially. There has been
little or nothing to damage crops in this
section, and all vegetation is fiourishing
The outlook is good for a heavy hay crop.
Fruit, probably, never promised better
throughout the state.
New Hampshire.
The week In New Hampshire has been
hot. with considerable sunshine and
plenty Of rain, but very unevenly dts
tributed. At Alstead, In Cheshire county,
heavy showers occurred, the rain In all
am ounting to over two inches, while at
Newton, In Rockingham county, not
enough rain fell to measure. At Alstead
the shower Of the s3d was very heavy,
and was accompanied by high wind aud
lightning. Trees were blown down,
roads badly washed and lightning struck
several times. but no buildings were
burned; heavy showers In northern coun-
ties washed roads badly. In Merrimack
county corn Is reported Of good color and
growing fast, but in Hillsboro 1t IL low
and of poor stand. Considerable rust on
oats has been noticed In Hillsboro
county during the past few days. Black
berries have blossomed full. Blueberries
are ripening aud a fair crop Is in pros
pect. Apples are pronounced abundant
In Merrimack county, but grapes do not
promise much. Grass has improved
with the showers aud higher tempera-
ture, and with favorable weather prom
ises TO grow much more on most lands.
One correspondent states that fair crop
Is now promised. where q few days ago IL
would not pay for cuttigg. The majority
Of correspondents report u crop below the
average
Vermont.
Throughout most of Vermont the fall
Of rain was from ope-half to two-thirds
of an inch. but in south central counties
showers have occurred nearly every day,
giving nearly 1-2 inches OF rain at
Hartland, in Windsor county. The
temperature was high and an average
amount Of sunshine prevailed. Crops are
all growing very fast and generally prom
ise well. Oats are rustiDg In southern
counties. Pasturage 10 fully up to the
average Some haying has been done in
tue soutn, anu oibhoukh ~ is udru tO BeJ
at an estimate. 1t will apparently be about
the average In southern counties and be-
low In northeastern.
Massaoh usetta
Moderate showers have occurred In the
central and western parts of Massschu-
setta but In many places I'm the eastern
districts very little or no rain has fallen,
and the ground Is very dry. In Middle
sex county peas are drying. All crops on
anything but very moist land are feeling
the effects Of the lack of rain Corn and
beans are generally growing well, though
corn Is pronounced backward In places
In western Worcester county straw berries
promise poorly unless rain comes soon
In Bristol county grapes blossomed fall,
but 1t Is reported that not half will bear
fruit 1t Is very hard at present to give
an estimate on the probable hay crop
Considerable cutting has been done on
old fields, and everywhere they are pro-
nounoed much below the average. In
Plymouth county low meadows will be an
average, but dyke land will be light. In