The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-03

Young Fru.t BUDS
Bosfos. May The New England
weather.crop bulletin for the week end
ing April 30, ISL &ith general sum
mary of the wcather for the winter 1894
reads rs follows.
The weather for the past winter in New
England has been generally FAY rtels for
grass and winter grams and for fruits,
except peaches.
The fall was pleasant and open and
much work vs. complete J., and the
ground put into good shape for the win
ter. Detem lcr Gs9B rs month WAS
cold though the last half was warmer
thun usual. and the eth was one OF the
warmest Christmas days for a number Of
years The Nth was an extremely cold
day, but through all he coolest weather
the ground was well covered with snow
throughout New England and compare
lively little damage was done. The pre-
cipitation WIS slightly in excess, except
in western districts.
january WAS mild in all southern sec
tous. but was cold with strong tcmpera-
ture ranges in the extreme north. On the
10th and 1lth the temperature fell to J0'
or 4os below zero in northern Maine,
but thtre WIS a fairly good covering of
snow, aud there has been no indication
of injury to grass or grain roots or fruit.
The ground vs. not 80 we'll covered in
the south but the cold was less intense
and probably nothing suffered
"Winter" Month.
February WAS the "wintcr' month Of
the season, aud gave much stormy, cold
weather The 24th was the coolest day
for the month, and IN many places the
coolest for years At Provincetown,
Mass, on Cape Cod, the temperature fell
to 10 below zero the lowest ever recorded
by the present abscr-yr. Along the
southern and cis ern coasts the highest
for the day wa, from - to 10 al owe Zero,
while in western Massachusetts, Yer
mont an New Hampshire the warm, ST
part Of The day showed from l. to 10
below zero. The ground was we'll pro-
tected With snow through all this cold
and little damage WAS done To roots.
Fruit grower, however, report much
damage to peaches, and various cstim ties
give from 90 per cent to 80 per cent killed
Mar. h wa extremely warm and dry
All the first twO-thrfls Of the month WAS
unstasonabiy warm; the snow dislp-
peared rapidly, aud bu began 10 swell
and even to start slightly The last part
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parts of the United States, and at first it
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April has pceh generally very iaVorable
Tor lafm WORK ana grown Vi crops an
the eha OF tue mouth mas the SEASON.
July Two weeks ahead OF the average
urass Is universally rfPorteu III nue. shape
exc, pt "herf ne o'"u3". Vi iast year
makes thlh staha now, ne iattef par'
OF the month was mostly ufy' win only
ohe-iourlh 10 ohe nan men III 'he p'7'
week the general report ~ mat the
OF the ground Is stu'HB q"ite dry ana
that ram "o"iu ADVANCE vegetation very
much.
Az fhstpo1, NE, the faihltil iof IN
month ~ Low III hes ieio" 'he ho'iil'''
ana the uehc'ehcy rom lne usual amount
since Jan l Is luily ~ ihthes' ENeep'
tins lack OF ram, the weather IN TINS sta'e
been begun, and III few instances grain
has been sow ana gardens piahle''
thou9h 'n,S NofN IS hu' 3e"er'' yet
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In nortb.rn New usmnshire and V.r
mont the conditions are much the sam.
Chnmplniu, where the season is more ad.
vanced. In the southern counties grain
has been mostly sown and some potatoes
and gar ems planted. Grass looks espe-
oially well, md in few pastures cattle
Quite good deal OF work has been
done III massachusetts early Yese'aplrs
are coming ~ "sl''t'su9 uas 'sei' gu, III