Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-07
EXTRA LARGE CROP
OF Grasses Reported in
the Pine Tree State.
FRUIT MORE ENCOURAGING.
Hay in General Will Turn Out Much
Better Than Anticipated.

BOSTON, Aug The weather crop bull
letin for the past week, issued todny by
the New England weather service. Is as
follows:
The drought has been very generally
broken by copious rains during the week,
except in western Massachusetts, south
srn Vermont and northwestern Connecti-
cut, and In New Haven county, Conn.
Only 10 inch Of rain fell at Hadley, Mass. |,
02 lnoh at Falls Village. Conn.I 10 inch
at West Simsbury, Conn, and .0e inch ut
Westville, Conn. At Greenfield Hill,
Conn, the fall was 1.l6 inches; at Leb-
anon, Conn, rs inch; at New London,
Cons, 1.S7 inches. At Block Island, X. l.,
1t was 90 inch, and at Kingston, Il. l.,
l.85 inches. At Nantucket, Mass, ~ inch
came, at Hyannis, Mass, 81 inch; at
Boston, rs inch, at Fairhaven, Mass,
gig inches. At Northflold, Vt, the fall
was over two inches. In northern New
Hampshire over one inch. At Portland,
Me, 2.e6 inches, and at Eastport, Mo, %
inch.
In tho summary below will be found the
final returns from tho effect OF the weather
on the hay crop and the conditions In
Maine.
Abundant rains have fallen over the
greater part Of Maine during the week
and crops are doing very well. Grain Is
ripening very fast and is filling we'll, with
fow reports Of rust on the leaves With
out exception, the correspondents In this
state report an extra large crop of all
English grasses, and the greater part Of IL
secured In excellent condition. One report
from Kennobec county states that much
was injured by getting wet, while another
from the same county says that not over
10 per cont was injured by rain and not
over 8 per cent from over-ripeness Gen.
orally some were damaged by the showers
In the first part OF July, and since then
the work was consequently delayed little
and somo Is over-rlpe. Meadows are not
cut in most places, but are pronounced
good.
New Hampshire.
AS has been stated In other bolletins
the hay on old fields in all central and
southern New Hampshire was light on
account Of the drought, but on well-culti-
waited lands it Is pronounced good. Ex-
ceptions are where injured by excessive
rains In Grafton county and by late cold
weather In tho north. Glover was particu-
larly injured by tho oold weather and
frosts In Coos county, and In all the south
ern counties In this state. Except during
the first 10 days In July, when some hay
was wet, II has been an excellent season
for curing hay-best for years reported by
some-and consequently the feeding quail
ity of the hay Is very fine. Considerable
grass remains TO be cut In all sections, and
is getting too ripe in places, Corn Is max
ing great growth.
Vermont
In the greater part Of Vermont the rain
fall has been sufficient, but In windham
county, In tho southern part, IL is very dry,
and nearly all crops are suffering Here
the second crop OF clover has been injured
and on late cut lots the fields have been
badly burned, and II Is feared the roots arC
permanently injured The yield Of small
grain, especially oats, II promising In
Chittenden county Clover was winter
killed TO some extont In Orange county
but Is extra good in Windsor county
Most fields OF grass were injured by the MAJ
drought, but they have generally rccov
cred except ON sod throo years or more old
Tho hay is pronounced OF 1na onal'tv u