Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-06

Showers Have Benefited Vegetation
Throughout New England.
But Little Haying Remains
2 to Be Done.


BOSTON, Aug. 6.-Tbe New England
weather bureau issues the following bul.
letin for the week ending Aug. b:
The weather for the week has been fa-
vorable for most crops, except that the
nights have been too cool for corn, tobacco
and vines. 1t was too dry In Maine for
pastures, and early potatoes were affected,
but heavy showers have prevailed during
the week throughout all sections, and
crops have been benefited. Some damage
has been done by the high winds and
heavy rain, both by washing the ground
and beating down corn and grain. Corn
IL unusually good in all sections, and po-
tatoes promise very well. Peaches and
pears will be plentiful but other fruits are
generally light. Pastures In all southern
sections are unusually good for the time Of
year, and grass on all fields has started up
quickly after the scythe; good second crop
WILL in most sections, nearly make up
for the first crop. Late seeded pieces are
growing fast, and late forage crops are do
ing unusually well.
Grain Harvesting Begun.
Heavy showers with considerable rain
fall occurred in central and northern
Maine on the Both, doing great deal OF
good to all crops, but causing some dam
age by lightning in Oxford county. All
crops, though delayed slightly by dry
weather the first OF the week, are now
growing fast. Potatoes are rusting some
In Kennebec county. Early potatoes are
reported by several to be light and small.
Corn is unusually large and fine. Grain
Is ripening fast, and harvesting Is under
way. There Is "a heavy growth Of straw
and the heads are filled well. The dry
weather has affected pastures to consider
able extent In central counties. Haying
Is generally completed, except on some
meadows.
Grasshoppers In Coos County.
Haying is about completed in New
Hampshire, except in Merrimac and Bel
knap counties. Grain is lodging badly In
some sections, and oats continue to be cut
green for fodder. In Coos county great
damage has been done to grain by grass
hoppers, our correspondent in that county
stating that he has seen fields in which
nothing but the stock and head was left
Except In this section, no reports have
been received reporting damage by this
pest. Corn has not progressed well. being
slow to form ears. In Rockingham county
considerable was blown fiat by heavy
showers. Pasturage appears to be in good
berries are ripening fast and promise
abundance, though blueberries are scarce
Early varieties of apples are ready for
market in some portions of the state.
Potatoes are turning out we'll, but show
signs of rust In some localities Tomatoes
are fruiting well, and excellent reports
have been received concerning beans
Fall seeding has commenced in some of
the southern counties.
Harvesting Delayed.
Cool and showery weather prevailed
over the greater portion Of Vermont dur
ing the week, thereby delaying the har-
vesting Of hay and oats. Little haying,
however, remains to be done. The crop is
Of excellent quality, though deficient in
quantity. Some rye was harvested dur
ing the week, and barley Is reported as
nearly ready to cut. Corn over the entire
state is spoken of highly, the farmers in
Windsor county being very much elated
over the prospects of the crop. The
weather has been very favorable to pastur-
ages during the week. Early potatoes are
light crop in some sections, while blight
Is reported to some extent In Windsor
county. Reports from Chittenden county
indicate that apples will be small, though
pears are expected to be more abundant.
Fine Corn In Connections Valley.
Favorable weather for pastures and
newly seeded pieces has prevailed In Mas
sachusetts, but generally 1t has been too
cool for the best growth of vines and other
crops. Corn has grown we'll, and Is very
fine; one correspondent In Hampden
county reports 1t the best and largest crop
ever grown in the Connecticut valley.
He reports that late set tobacco has not
been doing well, on account Of the cold
nights. Hampshire county correspondents
state, however, that tobacco has grown
rapidly, and most of 1t needs topping.
Grapes are rotting very badly in western
counties, and pears and peaches are affected
to some extent. The pear crop Is good
Early potatoes are turning out we'll, and
are very fine. At recent meeting Of the
cranberry growers on the. Cape 1t was
found that the crop will be below the
average. The frost of May Is seriously
damaged the fruit buds, and In some
places insects have been very destructive.
The high wind accompanying the shower
on the 80th did considerable damage to
corn In central and eastern districts.
Some pieces were leveled to the ground
Blackberries will be plenty II 1t Is hot
enough to ripen them.
Hay All Housed.
The week In Rhode Island has been par
TALLY cloudy, with some showers. Hay
ing progressed as rapidly rs the conditions
warranted, and Is about all housed. Con.
siderable oats have been cut for fodder
Potatoes are boing sent to market. In
some sections there are reports Of blight,
and the yield Is not up to the average
All crops look fine.
Deluge at HawleyviIIe.
The high winds and heavy rains accom-.
panying tho showers have beat down corn
and grain considerably, and tobacco stalks
have been slightly injured The growth
Of corn stalks is very rank, and they are
easily broken over. At Hawloyville. dur.
ing the shower on the 9TH, 2x inches OF
rain fell In % minutes. The cool nights
have checked the growth Of corn and to-
bacco slightly. but not enough To nrevent