Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-25
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Heat Of the Past Few Days Has been
Record Breaker.

Generally clear, dry, hot weather has
nreyailed in New England during the
week Just passed, and has been favoraoie
| for ripening and harvesting crops. Inc
| first part of the week was cool, but the
hottest spell OF the season has prevailed
during the latter part in most places. Al
| New London, Conn. the 22d gave the nigh
est temperature ever recorded there IN the
history of the bureau. Only light showers
have fallen in any section during the
week, and crops are suffering and water
supplies are getting extremely low. One
correspondent in Kennebec county, Me,
! states that the water supplies OF the Hal
| lowell Water company have not been SO
| low for II years. The weather bureau OBJ
server at PASSPORT, Me-, reports that the
electric light works at Calais and St.
| stephen on the st. Croix river have been
! Obliged to stop, as the water is not high
enough to turn the wheels. The river
was never known so low before. AT
Passport the deficiency in rainfall since
| Ian. / is 1904 inches. The course of the
hot wave has been the same monotonous
saunter eastward that has marked its
progress during four days. The very
warinest part of the whole affair reached
| this section yesterday.
Fall Feed Suffers.
Generally clear, pleasant weather has
prevailed in Maine, with light local
showers on the 21st and 2?d. The water
supplies are getting extremely low and
wells are fast failing. 1t is too dry to
plow, and fall feed is seriously feeling the
effects of the continued dry weather. The
temperature the first part of the week was
generally low, but for the last few days
the hottest weather of the season has pre-
vailed in many places. The heat has in
tensiiied the drought, but it has served to
ripen up corn and other late crops well,
until now most crops are past danger from
frost. Cranberries We're frost bitten on
some Dogs last week. Beans have cured
very well. Potatoes are rotting TO con-
siderable extent
Potatoes Injured.
Unusually hot weather has prevailed in
New Hampshire all the last part of the
week, and has had bad effect on those
potatoes yet remaining undug. Many re-
port their crop badly rotted on some fields,
while on others scarcely rotten one is to
be found. The weather has been gem
orally clear and dry, and very favorable
for ripening corn and other crops. Much
ensilage corn was badly frosted last week,
and will go into the silos in that con-
dition. Pastures are very dry, and water
supplies are low in many places. Corn is
being put into shock very fast. There is
a general complaint of damage to apples
by worms, and one correspondent in Hills
boro county states that they are full of
dry, withered spots. Some are sowing
winter grain, but, generally, ground is too
dry for blowing.
Little Showers.
Light sprinklcs of rain have come in
Vermont on several days during the week,
and has helped to keep feed in fairly good
condition. The hot weather of the last of
the week has ripened fruit very fast, and
with the clear weather has fastened the
curing of second crop. Much corn has
been cut and husked. also, and the crop is
pronounced very fine; practically all
sound ears filled to the tip. One CORES
pondent in Chittcnden county reports that
'pGrS this year have a rust in ring Of
different widths on them which causes
decay very soon after being gathered
Apples are affected also to IL considerable
extent We are inclined to think that this
is not due to the weather conditions, but
is rather the effects of some imported
fungus growth, and advise anyone finding
effects of this kind on their fruit to send
specimens to their state agricultural ex-
pertinent station.
Rain Badly Needed.
Great changes in temperature have oc-
Cured in Massachusetts during the past
week. The first part was cold and the
lastpart gave some Of the hottest weather
Of the season. The heat has colored up
apples, and has ripencd late crops rs well,
but caused cranbcrricS to rot to some eX-
tent and has been injurious to newly set
strawberry beds. One correspondent in
Plymouth county states that more dam
age was done the cranberry crop by the
frost than was supposed in making his re-
port last week. But another Plymouth
county correspondent states that the dam
age to the crop was slight, and another in
Barnstablc county reports that it did but
little damage in that county; The picking
is now at its height. A rust has attacked
barley in central Worcester county. Corn,
on being huskcd, is found to be very fine
nearly all sound ears. Notwithstanding
the frost Of last spring, grapes are gener-
ally in abundance. Rain is badly needed
in most sections.
Water Very Low.
The weather has been very favorable in
Rhode Island for ripening crops and for
harvesting, and most of the field corn;is
cut and silos are being rapidly filled. APP
Piles are falling off very badly. With the
exception of light shower on the 18th,
no rain has fallen during the week, and
water is getting low in wells and cisterns.
Too Dry.
The dry weather continues in Connecti-
cut, and is having n bad effect on grass in
fields and pastures, and on rye and late
forage crops. 1t has been splendid
weather, however, for drying corn and
beans and for digging potatoes. Several
report that the potato disease has been
greatly checked by the dry weather A
great part of the corn is cut. The crop was
injured only slightly by frost Newly
seeded pieces are at standstill, and are
being injured by the dry, hot conditions
Celery is feeling the effects of the drought,
and is rusting some in New Haven
county. Apples and peaches have ripened
very fast, and the former are ready for
picking in many orchards; those gathered
are not ripcning. 1t is a little too dry for
the best tobacco curing One corresnond-