The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-22
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Frost Has Caused Damage But Most
OF tho Fruit Crop Is Likely 10
Mature.

Bu The Associated Pres.
BosroN. May 22.--The New Englant
weather service, United States weather
bureau, issues the following westher-croE
bulictin for the week ending May 81, 1894
All the first part OF the past week was
cold, dry and windy, with frequent frosts.
At West Milan. N. H., the temperature
Tell to 2ss on the morning of the 18th,
and to ese on the mornings Of the 10th
and nth: on the latter date ground froze
here In many places. At Mortified, VT,
the temperature fell to 33e on the 18th,
64e on the 10th and 800 on the nth. Ice
formed at Holden, Me. These are ex-
treme cases. however, and generally
while frosts were experienced on low
lands, the higher grolnd escaped injury.
For the week. as whole the temperature
st Boston averaged nearly 80 day below
the normal 1t was very close TO the nor
NAL ft New London Conn.
Copious rains have fallen throughout
New England since the 18th. ana strong,
cold easterly winds have prevailed In
northern and eastern Maine the rainfall
has been from one-fourth TO one-half an
Inch, and in south central and southern
Maine from one to two inches. Slightly
more than one-fourth of an inch fell in
northern New Hampshire and Vermont,
and over three-fourths Of an inch in the
eentral and southern parts of those states
From three-fourths OF an inch to nearly one
and one-fourth inches have fallen in north
eastern Massachusetts, while l48 inches
Tell at Hyannis on Cape Cod and only O.20
Snches at Nantucket. Half an inch fell at
Block Island, X. L.. and three-fourths OF
an inch at Kingston, on the adjoining
mainland. At New London the fall was
06i inch; at Greenfield Hill, in the south
western part OF the state. il was 1888
inches; at West Simsbury, ia the north
western part. the fall reached 296 inches,
and at South Manchester, across the Con-
necticut river from the last named place,
II was 2.24 inches. At West Simsbury the
rainfall on the 10Th and Goth was more
than for the previous six weeks
Maine.
Tho correspondents from Maine report
favorable weather for team work, and
,nuch has been done, but the wind has
hindered seed sowing, and the pastures
and newly seeded pieces have felt its dry
ing Influence very much Potatoes ana
other vegetable were slightly nipped by
frost. hut no damage has been reported 10
fruit One advantage from the dry
weather is in enabling work to be done
On naturally wet land that could not be
touched in average seasons. Fruit is I'm
blossom, except in the extreme north. |
and Is very promising.
New Hampshire
In all the central and southern narts of
Sew Hampshire much damage is re-
ported from the frosts on lowlands. Be-
side injuring very much all early plants
that were above ground, clover was dam
aged, and in places fruit blossoms and
leaves frozen. 1t is thought by some that
apples and blueberries are damaged quite
. good deal, though Others think there
will be plenty ON the trees that will
mature. Pastures are reported very back
ward and poor The correspondent Mt
Graften reports that unless the weather
- very favorable in June, the hay crop
Will be light. Much planting remains TO
be done in this state, though the work
has been pushed rapidly.
Vermont
All growth was very slow In Vermont
Until the last of the week. The corre-
Ipondent at Burlington reports that some
damage was done by frosts to straw
berries and early vegetables in South
'some fields being entirely
wiped out" At South Randolph the
rost killed the grape vines and leayss
4 few of the apple blossoms were turned
brown, but it is not possible to tell vet |
whether material damage has been done
o fruit or not Many potatoes and some :
orn have been planted.
Massachusetts,. {
In Massachusetts,, correspondents re- [
tort that just before tN;s rain some orass s
|elds did not look so we'll as week AGO. !
he stalks were spindling up very thin !
nd had begun to head out Where this !
the case, it is thought that the ram !
nil help but little though generally IL y
7ill thlcken up and be much improved il
iany garden seeds failed to germinate 2
nd all crops were growing slowly. Quite y
good deal OF damage was done by the
rost In the eastern and southern conn
les. In eastern Massachusetts, black ber- y,
les have set heavily and are nearly ready s,
} blossom Tent caterpillars are not at d
II plenty. but canker worms are very B
aick and doing damage. They are re- >
orted from West Acton. Leominster and - -
oncord. W
Rhode Island. -
In Rhode Island little damage 70 frpits -, ~
feared by the frost, but early vego- n,
Ibles suffered slightly. The CORE II
'ondent at Kingston reports that ice re
rmed TO the thickness Of a window g'
me. Planting has not been vet com =,
eted, though very much has been put ., :,
The fruit prospects continue good W
Connections. B,
There was some damage to strawberries in
Id vegetables on lowlands in Connecti- Nj
c, but as far as reported fruit was not ~
jured- The wind and rain have lodged ~ ~
e rye badly In central districts, and IL is "a
ared that the high cold wind along the K,
ast will blast much fruit. &c
The correspondent at Milford states su
at one orchardst reports his set of pears or
ostly on the ground as the wind has ST
aipped the trees badly. Peas are in co
ossom In the southern counties; p,ta- II1o
Is have been hoed; corn Is growing fast tb
In the West and south. N,
For the week ending May IA, warm and th
y weather prevailed over the entire tn
stern part OF the country. except in the or
uthern cotton belt, where rain was W