The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-25
WEATHER-CROPS
Warm Week With Enough
Rain to Break Drouth.
Farm Work Adyanced--A Picking
Begun With Promise Of Good Crop.

land Tor the week Jusb passed, as gwen ny
& Che New England weather service bureau,
ls AS follows:
The weather for the week has been
warmer than usual at this season of the
year, with favorable harvesting weather
and with an abundance of rain in all
southcrn sections The drought is now
thoroughly broken over the greater part of
New England Wells have filled, the
streams in pastures are full and grass Is
\ Dtarting well.
New England's Rainfall.
The following is the rainfall for the
week at each station, expressed in inches
and hundredths: Eastport, Me, O.5oi
E Portland. Me-. 147; Brookline, ~ H.,
al; Alstcad n II O92; West Milan, \.
H.. 12t; Stratford n. H.. o.56; Northfleld,
vt, .2S; Hariland Vt, 220; Amesbury,
Mass, l. 95; Ipswich. Mass. l.i9; Boston,
15S; Nantucket Mass, 020; Block Island,
X. l., 1.14; Kingston, r. l., 2.53; South
Manchester, Conn, LII; New London,
Conn, l.s5; New Britain, Conn, 437;
West Simsbury, Conn, f6l; Westvillc,
Conn, B.54; Greenfield Hill, Conn, 3.5S;
Hawleyville, Conn, $50
Fine Harvesting Weather.
Harvesting is going on rapidly in Maine
with generally favorable weather. The
rain was heavy In all central and southern
sections and the ground is now plenty wet
enough for fall plowing. A good crop OF
sweet corn has been harvested and the
Held corn is very good. The root crop is
doing finely. Grass is looking well and
there Is on abundance of fall feed. Apples
will be a light crop in Penobscot county
Reseeding Necessary In Some Places.
There wasa comparatively small amount
Of rain in the northern part of New Hamp-
shire during the week. Grass is starting
slowly and the springs and streams are
6lling mp slowly, but in southern sections
tbe ground is well filed with water, and
grass In fields and pastures is starting
6nely. except the new seedlings that were
Killed by drought Much reseeding will
have TO be done Apple picking has be-
Gun and IS nearly two weeks carly.
|lS Much fruit was blown OFF during the
storm OF the 10Th and Goth. In Cheshire
icounty there are few apples i'm the valleys.
IN Sullivan county there seems 20 be
plenty of fall fruit, but the Baldwins are
|eoportod light crop, In Coos county the
yield of potatoes is very large and sound.
Corn harvesting is well under way, with n
GOOD crop. Beans are very good and ripe.
Ground Never PIowed Better.
Much blowing is being done in Vermont
and correspondents say that the ground
never plowed better. The wind and rain
during tho storm beat off good many
opples, but generally this fruit is pro-
nounced very promising.
In Orange county tho correspondent
states that apples are plenty on the hills,
X-.-< - Al.
are scarce; this is probably true in many
towns in this state and in New Hampshire.
Beans have ripencd well, are mostly
pulled and are pronounced an extra crop.
Feed is good The potato rot is at a mini
mum in southern counties.
Farm Work Well Advanced.
: The iine weather has been favorable for
|Iarm work, and I'm Massachusetts, it is
well advanced for the season.
y; In parts of eastern franklin county the
wind during the late storm did much
Manage to fruit trees and timber but the
|boirespondent in central Worcester county
states that no damage was done beyond
rhaking off a few worms or dead-r;pe ap-
pies. The weather has been favorable for
fathering rowen, which is n light crop.
Generally the rains have started the
grass on fields and pastures, but CORE
3pondent in Hampton county states that
10 has examined grass lands and finds
|Tnnny roots dead He thinks the crop for
hext year has been seriously affected. In
chat county much Of last springs seeding
y dead, aud many are resceding This is
rue In some other sections but whether
3he failure Of new grass 10 live is general
* not the correspondents have failed to
1ery well. Apple picking is under way
and almost every correspondent reports a
hood crop In prospect; they are generally
q extra good color and quality. Ounces
re good in Worcester county.
Rain Has Not Reached Wells.
! Although the rainfall in parts of Rhode
| .sland, including that whioh fell on the
. Yah, was 81. inches, the correspondents re-
cort that wells have not felt its effects
ret The streams in pastures, however,
ave been filled, and all grass fields and
tostures and newly seeded pieces have
Seen greatly helped Late garden and
oragc crops are growing well. Apple
licking has begun, and in Providence
>ounty the crop is estimated below aver
oge. The latter part Of the week gave
sood weather for curing corn.
Rain Was Heavy.
in many places in southwestern Con.
fecticut the rain of the 10th and 2Oth gave
voe greatest amount that has fallen In one
torn for over a year. The rowen crop gen
,raily is pronounced a failure, but the past
t'res aud meadows are green and growing
ssery fast, and there will be plenty OF fail
,,ed- Grass seed sown last spring with
srain has been killed out on dry knobs.
eut no correspondent reports anticipation
Ka short hay crop next year on account
II this seasons drought.
vIhe correspondent at West Simsbury
Yates that he can nnd no turf that was
1,atirely killed. The observer az New Lon
<on says: ''rhe pastures, except in places
fherc the drought killed the roots (Which
locs not appear as serious as first expectcdD
IiJin prime condition. The prospects for
ff}t year are very bright and satisfac.
n.y." Fall blowing Is under way. Turnips
~ good. Cabbage, celery, etc, are grow
20 very fast, though In Fairfield county
- celery l. reported unusually poor
I nsuofft.s are doing lffter Buck sChcat Ia