Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-16

Rain Has Doomed Agriculture In All
Sections of New England.
Hay Crop Will Be Better Than
Was Expected.
Tobacco and Field Crops Severely Damaged
by Hail In Connecticut

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Boston, July l6.-The New England
weather service, in cooperation with the
board of agriculture, Issues the following
bulletin for the week ending July Is:
Sufficient rains have fallen in Maine fol
the good growth of all field crops dur !
the week, but for the most part favorable
weather for curing hay has prevailed, and
has been improved TO It's fullest extent
One correspondent in Penobscot counry
reports about two-thirds the average hay
crop, but generally the prospect is foi
fully an average yield Pastures are very
good for the season. Small fruits are gen
orally In abundance. Corn is excellent.
Potatoes are growing we'll, with no re-
port of blight as yet; this crop was being
damaged by dry weather fully as much rs
any other. The prospect for all crops is
very encouraging. At Harrison in Cum
berland county 1853 inches of rain fell in
2L hours on the 9th. II was not accom-
panied by wind, and did a great deal Of
good.
Light Hay Crop.
The grass on New Hampshire lowlands
has been improved by the wet weather, but
haying has been delayed In most sections
and the grass on uplands Is getting much
too ripe. 1t La rusting to considerable ex-
tent, and in Hillsboro county there Is COM
plant Of Its mildewing badly. The gen.
eral report is for a light hay crop, though
some work on lOwlands show that it Is
better than expected. The feed in pas
tures Is reported short In Cheshire county,
but generally it Is splendid and stock Is
doing we'll. There Ii great promise OF q
second crop. Grain Is growing fast and
Alling we'll Corn Is growing luxuriantly,
but was damaged considerably by the
high wind on the 10th, especially in Bel
KNAPP county Blackberries are reported
IN fine condition In southern counties, but
IN Coos county a blight is affecting the
bushes; the fruit does not grow, the stems
dry up and tho leaves die. Blueberries
are reported not to be very plenty. Grass
hoppers are reported unusually thick.
Slightly too wet for potatoes on low
ground in central counties.
Crasahoppers In Vermont.
Excellent weather prevailed over most
Of Vermont until Friday, and a great deal
Of hay has been put in in splendid condi-
tion. The quality Of the hay this year is
very high, but nearly all the correspond
snts report less than the average quantity.
The weather has been very dry here, and
crops were suffering when the rains OF the
last Of the week revived them and gave
them o new color. Potatoes have suffered,
but aue now growing we'll. Corn has been
growing slowly in Lamoile county, but
other correspondents pronounce 1t In
splendid condition. Pastures are very
short in many places and grasshoppers are
doing considerable damage. Transplanted
crops are making good growth and
gardens generally look well. The rain in
southern counties lodged oats badly.
Pears are looking well, but apples con-
tinue to give prospect of light crop.
Rain Lodged Grain.
Very unfavorabe weather for curing
hay has prevailed in most of Massachu-
setts, and considerable damage has been
done TO partly made hay by the frequent
showers. The general prospect Is for a
crop below the average, but 1t Is reported
to be better than was expected. Pastures
are good, and the promise for a second
grass crop is excellent. The heavy rains
have lodged grain and stout grass badly.
At Fitchburg, In Worcester county, on the
9th, Alb inches of rain fell in 81 hours,
S.87 inches falling in ~ hours The CORE
spondent, DIR. Fisher, states that this fall
Is unprecedented there in his 81 years of
observation. Hail accompanied thun-
derstorm on the afternoon of the 18th, do
Ing much damage in Hampshire county
and continuing with less severity east
ward almost to the coast In South Am
herst 1t is reported that thousands Of
dollars damage was done to early vegsta-
bles and corn that were nearly ready for
market, peas, vines and onions being cut
to pieces There are reports OF frosts In
lowlands in Hampton county on the
morning of the 1lth. Tobacco stands
well. but needs more sunshine. The re-
ports on small fruits and berries are quite
variable but generally there Is no great
crop Of berries in prospect. The corre-
spondent from Winchendon, the great
blueberry section, reports the lightest
blueberry crop for some years. Cranberry
bogs that escaped the damaging cold Of
the past winter are showing good set Of
fruit.
Too Wet In Rhody.
There Is some fear that the continued
wet weather will injure potatoes In Rhode
TO the rest Of the field and garden crops,
and all are growing well. Haying is ad-
vancing slowly, and considerable has been
Much Damage by Hall.
A great many sections of Connecticut
have been visited by hailstorms this week,
and one correspondent In Fairfield county
reports great injury to field crops, and
many acres Of tobacco destroyed. An
other correspondent states that while the
chief damage was to tobacco, 1t was not
great enough TO be serious, as not more
than four to six leaves on q stalk are
Large enough to be puncturcd. Corn
leaves were slitted and torn, but not seri-
ously injured. Grapes. where not covered
by leaves, were bruised and injured some,
Poor hay weather has prevailed, but .
good many Of the correspondents say the
crop Is thickening up at the bottom, and
II really improving. Corn and potatoes
are generally fine. Tobacco is reported to
Be- behind the season. Rye Is being
harvested, and is giving fair crop. The
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