The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-15
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Frost Has Done Some Damage in
Eastern Massachusetts.
Vegetation In Good Growth--valIcy
Lands More Favored Than High
Ground--R. I. Conditions Excellent.

Bv The Associated Press.
s-ss, BOSTON, sas, i6--Ths- New England
weather service. United Staten weather
bureau, issues the following weather-crop
bulletin Tor the week ending May IA. 1894;
The weather for New England for the
week Just passed has been very favorable
for work. except where the ground was
too dry 70 put in seed, and vegetation has
made good growth on all wet lands. On
land at all dry the drought Is seriously
felt, especially In the southern states. In
eastern Maine nearly half an inch Of rain
fell In the last few days of last week. so
nothing Is suffering. although the fall
this week has been only trace.
Some Of the amounts given In different
sections are as follows In inches and hun
dredths: Portland. Me-, oil; Newton,
N. H.. T.; Milford. N. H., 00s; Mortified,
VT, 0.07; winchendcn. Mass. OILS; Leo
minister. Mass, 005; Boston, T.; Nam
tucket, Mass, 00s; Kingston and Block
Island, X. l.. o; New London and Green
Geld Hill. Conn, o06
High. disagreeabls winds prevailed for
Q mum Der of days, which served to dry the
ground very rapidly and to ill the air
with dust. The high wind of the 11th
blew down considerable fence in central
Maine, and caused much damage to
asparagus In eastern Massachusetts, The
correspondent mt Concord. Mass, reports
that some growers have Lost over $500 by
the wind.
The days were generally warm, but the
nixhts have been cool, with frosts on the
10th, 1lth. i2th and 14th In different Sec
tions. At Eastport, Me-, the temperature
fell to $50 on the morning Of the 11th. and
ut North6eld, VT, IL fell to 80 on the
morning Of the 10th, 18th and i4th.
No damage to crops by the cold weather
has been reported from Maine. Grass
prospects, are fattering EARLY grain is
up In central counties and il looking well.
In southern Peno bscot county more grain
II being sown than for some years. Re-
ports from southern Aroostook county in.
dicats that most of the potato crop has
been planted. Fruit prospects continue
promising.
New Hampshirs.
At North Conway the early morning
temperature during the week averaged
only about q above freezing, and it fell
10 below on the 11th. Generally crops
were not advanced enough to be dam
aged, but In the warm valleys In the
southern counties beans were nipped and
awberries injured. Pears are not show
ing we'll in blossom in the central Merri-
mack valley.
The weather was dry and cool In Yer
mont, but favorable for all farm opera
tions. No damage has been reported
from tho frosts, although there are some
fears for the -piums. Early potatoes are
mostly planted In the vicinity Of North
Held and in the northeastern part of the
state. About the usual amount of grain
Massachusetts.
It has been very dry in Massachusetts,,
and while on the low lands crops made
good growth, on dry ground I'm the east
srn part Of the state and in the upper
Connecticut valley correspondents report
vegetation almost at a standstill. Con-
siderable damage has been reported from
the eastern part OF the state by the frost
Of the 1lth. At Concord asparagus, grapes,
beans, straw berries, sweet corn and pdta-
toes all suffered. Straw berries suffered
generally to q more or less extent. and
fruit slishtly. Mar the coast the modi-
flying influence of the water prevented
damage, and In the large river valleys n
dense fog prevailed.
We quote the following authorities rela-
tive to the probable damage to the cram
berry crop: Hyannis: mo damage TO
cranberries In this section, G. II. Sleeper
South Dennis: "No damage noticed or
heard of, part of the boes still under
water. Felderhof" Yarmouthport: "I
have not seen or heard Of any damage
that frost has done TO cranberries in this
part Of the town, d. b. Crocker." Plyin-
outh: II hud that the cranberry bogs
that have been kept under water until
the middle Of April or first OF May were
not injured by the frosts last week. On
bogs where there was no water, or where
IL was let on early, and the buds started
In March, there may have been some
but cannot hear surely Of any.
L. q. Knapp" West Barnstable: "Frosts
have damaged ssanberry blossoms and
buds, during the past week, on boys
where winter howage has been of for 10
days or longer. II is not easy TO estimate
ably not extensive Ia this county (Barn-
1tablel, A. D. Makepescs."
Rhode Island
In Rhode island white frost was noted
In low lands on the morning OF the ilth.
but ne damage has been reported. Apple
Irsss are blossoming very iulL Weather
Was favorable for farm work, and IL Is
being rapidly pushed. The ground ID very
Try.
% '., Cenuseticus. ~
II h very dry In Connecticut and crop.
lrs suAsripg for rain. except along the
coast Grass IL beginning 10
'pindis. anl on dry fields crops grow
'lowly. IL has been unseasonably warm
Along the essst with frssts IN The in