The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-03
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Rainfall In New England Was
unevenIy Distributed.
Crops Are Fast Pushing Ahead East
ern Massachusetts, IL Suffering From
Drought. IN

BosroN. July a.-Ths New England
weather service issues the following crop
bulletin for the week ending July z.
1884:
Copious ratns fell over the greater part
sf northern New England during the
week. and high temperature prevailed
except In vicinity Of Esstport. Ma Con-
sequentiy 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
ieit In southern states aud many places
have had no rain. A correspondent at
Meriden, Conn, and one at Wohurn,
Mass. report no rain at 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 serious drought Corn
and tobacco seem to be suffering least,
but these crops could be improved. Hay
Ing IL general In the south and has been
begun in central and north central dis
tricts.
Maine Needs Sunshine.
Cloudy and cool weather has prevailed
Tor another week in the vicinity Of East
port, Me-. and although grass and other
crops have progressed fairly well, su
shine is badly needed. II has been gen.
orally cloudy and wet through Maine dur
Ing the week just passed, but with the
exception noted high temperatures have
prevailed. Crops have made rapid
progress In all sectiops, and. as some of
the correspondents have reported, weeds
have grown as WELL the wet, cloudy
weather making II almost impossible to
kill them.
Good Weather For Grass.
In northern and western New Hamp-
shire the rainfall has been generally
plenty. and cloudy weather has prevailed.
Crops are pushing ahead very fast. and
grass especially Is improving. In south
eastern couiities only local showers have
occurred, and many sections have been
almost without rain. At Newton late
crops have not amounted to anything
Corn planted June IL has not come up at
all; garden crops have dried up. Not half
q 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 av.
erage.
Haying Is 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 bluebsrrries were in
jured by frost, bur high ones are plenty.
Black berries promise well unless IL is too
dry. Pastures are getting dry in the
south and the cows are failing, In the
north pastures continue good.
Hsy.Making Hindersd.
The week has been very favorable foY
growth of crops In Vermont, but the
clouds and showers have hindered hay-
making where 1t has been begun In the
southern sections In Windham county.
The grass and grain show the effects of
he frost last May, but grass has i'm
proved wonderfully In the East two
weeks. Fruit generally looks well, but n
lropping from trees badly in placea
Unions have suffered from the maapot
Tobacco looks well where grown.
Too Much Sunshine.
Considerable rain has fallen during the
week in western Massac husetts. and in
ocal showers In some eastern districts
'ut in other eastern towns there has been
cry little rain since June /, and the
rought Is very severe. Corn has been
rowing well, but Is now rolling up; pota-
oes are drying in the field; peas and
arden truck generally are whiting and
ying. Apples are dropping, and In some
ases seem TO be sunburned. Berries are
rying up. and spring grain is heading
and will be very poor unless
ain comes soon.
The correspondent at Wincheudop re-
orts that the potato fields look the most
neven ever seen; he says that on fields ,
here the whole potatoes, or potatoes cut
ito large pieces. were planted. they look
hne shape. but where the potatoes
ere cut hne the fields have been re-
lanted with beans In many cases Seeds
zen report an unusual amount Of Hun. !
arian grass seed sold. In western {
'unties, and where the shower. 90. I
Tired In good quantities, all crops are {
rowing very fast indeed. Hail accom-
,nied thunder storms IN Hampden q
'unty on June 30 and July I.
Latereports from last week report thai
le ersnberries in the vicinity of Har.
lchport are showing the effects of dam. I
70 done by the May frosts-mapv of .
EN- with not blossoms for one fourth Of .
crop. Another says that bogs near bv
South Dennis. are full of blossoms y
ID about half had opened where growth q
As not artificially retarded; while in a q
z a short distance away the crop was
most entirely destroyed by the frost of
me IA /,
Pastursss Getting Short 4,
Pasturage is getting short in Rhode {,
and, and although local showers have a,
Iped crops to some extent, they are all si
fding rain. Oats are blasted ouits
dly. Corn and potatoes appear to be
ng we'll 80 far.
Dry Land Suffering. =,
IN land that is naturally wet and able %
stand droughts the crops are growing nj
y well. but on all dry land everything b,
t q standstill in most places in Con.
'ticut Corn and tobacco have con.
asd to push forward, but potatoes have
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