The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-05
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Report Of the New England
Weather Bureau.
A Good Harvest Predicted-Con-
densed Reports From All New Eng
land States.
BY The Associated Press

BIZ The Associated Press
Boston. June S-The New England
weather bureau for the week ending June
1, says:
The continued cloudy and wet weather
has delayed corn planting In southeru
Maine, and with the cool weather has
somewhat checked the growth Of some
field crops. But grass and grain 10 every.
where making rapid progress. and In
more northern sections all crops are doing
we'll. The feed in pastures 10 excellent,
and the prospects for an abundant hay
crop are said by some to have been never
better. Fruits are blossoming very full
In Aroostook county and all correspond
ents unite in reporting the outlook un-
usually good for large crop. In Aroos-
took county the early potatoes ara coming
up in favorable localities. Some corre-
spondents in southern counties report the
planting all completed, but others say
there are quite a good many seeds to be
put in yet
New Hampshire.
In all the southern counties in New
filled, and in some lowlands the crops are
either under water or in the mud. Plant
ing has been very much delayed, and
much replanting will have to be done.
Corn especially has been injured by the
continued wet and cold weather. IL
looks anything but promising where IL
has come mp, and correspondents in all
the southern counties report that Q great
deal has rotted In the ground. Some are
replanting. but others will harrow the
ground for barley. Early plsntings of
potatoes on dry land are growing nicely.
but others are very backward. Some
pasture lands need warmer weather,
but generally they are luxuriant,
while grass and grain is growing rapidly.
Blueberries show rather poorly in Rock
ingham county Apples seem to hold on
well in this county, but in Sullivan, the
sets are blowing from the trees badly.
The apple prospect in this state is gen
orally better than was indicated directly
after the heavy frosts, but not 80 good as
earlier in the season, or In Maine st the
present time. A frost injured some crops
on the 3oth. and together with tho wet
weather, makes some growers rather dis
oouragsd.
Vermont
Not enough reports have been re-
ceived from Vermont to make a fair state
ment of crop prospects, but az the con-
ditions OF the weather was much the
same as in New Hampshire, the results
must be very similar.
Massachusetts.
The growth of hoed crops has been re-
80 4s8
10 days, till at the present time they are
but little ahead Of the average. In the
eastern part OF the state consid era bic corn
md potatoes have been planted over.
Potatoes that had a good start before the
ain are looking well II not on too wet
and. Generally the correspondents re-
'ort the grass and grain growing finely
md with good crops promised, but In
northern Franklin county IL 10 looking
hin, with considerable sorrell, and IN
western Plymouth county not more than
wothirds of q crop IL indicated. Some
correspondents fear that the grass has
made such rapid growth 1t will lodge
'adly later Black berries are blossoming
cry full and promise well. Straw berries
ave been more or less injured by the
rosts. but good crop will DO harvested
Correspondents from north.
rn Franklin county report that while |
he fruit was not all killed by the frost of |
lay 10, still there will be a small crop of |
pples, few pears aud no plums: but
lmost all others say that pears and ap-
les are setting very well and promise
luch fruit. The damage by canker
vorms is increasing in nearly all eastern
and the pest is spreading. The
savy rain on the I'd was accompanied
y hail in the Connecticut valley. doing
'me damage. At Hadley the ground
'as white with hail.
Rhode Island and Conn ecticut.
In the southern part of Rhode Island
here has been no i'll effects from the wet
Gather; all crops continue to grow well.
nd the conditions are very encouraging.
Though warmer weather and more sun.
line will be very acceptable. In north.
'stern and northern Connecticut the con-
tions are much the same as in Massa-
iusetts; grass and grains are growing
ell, and pastures look fine, but hoed
ops are growing slowly, and seeds are
'ttng. In the southwestern part Of the
ste less rain fell, crops have grown we'll.
I'd farm work could be carried oil on ali
1T the wsttest land. Early potatoes are
oking as well az need be. but late ones
'e poor. aud corn somewhat yellow. In
ntral counties il has been impossible to
mplets the corn planting on account Of
et Pears have been blasted in some
'rts of New Haven county, but gen.
ally the fruit crop remains promising.
nall fruits are mostly in good shape.
I'd in southern Fairfield county an inn
ense strawberry crop Is in prospect.
outside New England.
Cool weather prevailed, with frosts, over
e eastern part Of the United States.
here was an excess OF rain In the north
st. and deficiency in central states. In
ew Jersey the winter, midge is doing
nsiderable damage to peara In Mis-
uri pastures and meadows are getting
y and short, and in Iowa the grass
op has been damaged beyond recovery
the drought; in Ohio clover 10 bloom
z, and grass and grains are making fine
ogress.
Chinese Mode Of Settling Strikes.
LONDON. June 5--A dispatch from
'snghai says Owing to strike Of the
tisans engaged In repairing the nalsc.