Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-06-11

But Little Damage Reported From
Frosts on the Low Lands.
Crops Injured In May Show
Signs Of Recovery.
Notable Absence Of Birds May Prove Set
back to AgricuIturIsis.


weathcr-crop bulletin for the week ending
June 10 Is issued by the New Englant
weather bureau:
Warm, cloudy weather prevailed tn.
f1rst of the week, with from one fourth tt
one half inch Of rain In northern and from
0ne-half to over one inch I'm southern sec
tions. The last part Of the week was gen
orally fair, with strong winds and cold
nights General light frosts were reported
An lowlands on tho mornings Of the 7th
9Th and 9th, but little IL any damage wal
done. A damaging hail and wind storm
passed across northern Vermont and New
Hampshire on the I'd, and one passeo
down the Housatonic valley, in Connecti
out, on the 3D..
8. A. Tenney of Newport, N H., and X
w. Boise of Blandford, Mass, comment OF
the great scarcity of all kinds of birds, anG
express the fear that injurious insects will
increase accordingly. And, as most CORE
spondents do mention an apparently un
usually large number Of insect pests, we
are Interested to know II the absence OF
song birds has been noted elsewhere.
Seed Time Closed.
In general the weather has been little
state, but 1t is coming we'll In most places
and some pieces are ready for hoeing.
There are reports of light frosts in the low
lands on the mornings of the 9th, 7th and
9Th, but no report of damagde from 1t.
Potatoes came up unevenly on some fields,
and there has been some replanting neces-
sary In AroostOok county, but for the most
part this cropi Is growing well. The rain has
helped grass and pastures very much. Seed
time is virtually closed and some hoeine
has been done. The weather bureau OBJ
server at Eastport reports deficiency OF
1929 inches in the rainfall since Jan. /,
and Of S.75 inches since March 1.
Low Lands Suffered.
Light frosts on the mornings Of the 9Th,
9th and 10th did a little damage to corn
and beans on low lands in Rockingham
county, but no injury is reported from
other places. On dry lands in the south
eastern part of the state the grass Is grow
ing up tall and. thin and is coming to
maturity too fast, although the rains OF
the week have helped the grass fields, and
especially on low lands. 1t has been
little too cool during the last part of the
week for corn, and in some fields this crop
Is only just breaking the ground. One
correspondent in Hillsboro county states
that apples promise fair CROP but most
other reports are that apples are not set
ting well. Grapes were practically ruined
In all but the most sheltered fields; plums
and cherries were badly blighted; straw
berries promise well in most places, and
blackberries have blossomed very full.
Pests Are Plentiful.
IN, fnl In ct Nf nj
northern Vermont than in New Hamp-
week, and although the ground has dried
very fast with the clear sky and strong
winds of the past few days, all crops have
been greatly benefited and are growing
fast. Grass needs more rain, and is still
too thin on dry fields, but it has been
greatly improved; pastures are in good
condition generally. Except grapes, the
crops that were apparently SO badly dam
aged by the frosts in May have recovered
wonderfully in the past few days, and are
now promising. Damaging pests are all
plenty.
Erratic Weather.
Extremes of heat and cold and moisture
and dryness Of the air ape not conducive
to the largest vegetable growth, but for all
that the season Is some days ahead of the
average for this time. The cool nights
have retarded corn, and there was a light
frost in low lands in western countries On
the morning of the 7th, but no damage re-
suited The rain has done great good to
crops in all central ard western countries,
and all are growing well, but on the Cane
practically no rain has fallen this wee :,
and the cool, east winds have held all vege-
tation in check. Grass Is ripening fast in
Plymouth county and haying will be
early; some have begun cutting already.
Pastures are in good condition. Straw.
berries are beginning to ripen, and in
dicate full crop. Cranberry bogs are
being injured by the fireworm. There is
some complaint in Middlesex county that
potatoes did not como well, and some
fields have been replanted. Considerable
of all crops hasbeen necessary
in Barnstable county. Potato bugs are
apparently more numerous than usual
Tobacco setting Is mostly completed in
the Connecticut valley, and the plants
have been put out under favorable circup-
stances.
A Little Too Cool.
There were reports of light frost in
low lanus on the morning OI tne Un III
this state, but no damage of amount re-
suited. The weather throughout has been
rather cool, and the raw, eastcrly win&s
have prevented much growth In field and
garden crops, but they are generally prom
ising and looking WELL Abundant rain
fell over the southern part of the state on
the 4th to 9th, and grass Is greatly ben
Gifted. t...
Rain and Heat Needed.
The weather has been a little too cool
for most crops, but still they are pushing
along fairly well. Grass and grain are
thickening up and making good growth.
In the northern section grass needs moro
rain to make a full crop. In Litchfleld
county last years seeding is q failure on
many pieces. Corn Is backward, but 1t
came up we'll, and with warm weather
will push along fast. Potatoes came up
rather unevenly in places, and the fields
look ragged, but are improving. Turnip
iced is maturing well. Cutworms are do
Ing considerable damage. The weather
has been favorable for tobacco setting, but
how more rain Is needed. The corre-