The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-18

Htlo +hdHS' d Nlllu NtIOCllS OL ONtl bb miles an hour was recorded. Over 1A inches of rain fell there in 20 minutes At Concord, Mass, ,46 inch of rain fell in five minutes, as recorded by a regis tering gauge.
 MAINE.
 The showers have been very favorable in Maine and have benefited the ground very much. but wells and streams con tinue very low, Warm weather prevail ed the first of the week and cold nights and frosts at the end. Crops are well along and although a good many for age plants and some corn We're dam aged, the majority of them are gather ed, or out of the way of damage. One correspondent in Aroostook county states that potatoes have routed very badly, and it is supposed that the de- cay was caused by the long spell of warm, dry weather. One generally thinks of potatoes rotting worse with wet weather, other conditions being equal, and it will be interesting to know if the experience of other observ- CTS is the same.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 The frost was severe in all valleys in
 New Hampshire on the morning of the 18th, and in many places it killed every
 thing unprotected. It is not thought that apples have been injured to any
 extent. There were heavy showers on the 9th to the 18th, and sufficient rain fell in most sections to wet up the top of the ground. It is too dry for plough ing in northern sections, but grass seed recently sown has started we'll with the showers and warm weather. The report from the college at Durham states that potatoes are rotting badly in places. and especially late ones, unless they were sprayed. One correspondent in
 Belknap county reports that potatoes are rotting badly on manured land, while where phosphates only were used not much rot is seen.
 VERMONT.
 Hot with heavy showers the first part | of the week, and cold with killing frosts | the last part, tell the story of the weather in Vermont The correspon- | dent at Morrisville, at Lamoile county, states that 2.63 inches of water fell on | the 11th. A correspondent in Orleans county states that potatoes are rotting very badly; one man dug sixteen bush | els and had only seven bushels of good ones. Generally, however, the observers | in this state report the potatoes of fine quality They are being dug as fast as possible, Corn is cut in large number | of fields, so the frost of Sunday morning did no serious damage. The correspon- dent at Morrisville states that winter
 apples are decaying badly, and that he | is unable to account for it. Externally | they appear all right, but when opened are worthless.
 MASSACHUSETTS,. @ Enough rain has fallen in most parts of Massachusetts to greatly benefit growing crops and newly seeded pieces, | but not enough to fill up wells and springs to any extent, though there is no extreme scarcity of water in any | DldCe. IHe WedlueT lldS pCSll StHtl dlly favorab ble for ripening and harvesting crops, and the time has been so well | improved that comparatively small amount of damage resulted from the l frosts of the last of the week. Cucum- | bers for pickles and other tender garden crops were damaged, and in low places | uncut corn was injured and other un-
 ripe crops considerably injured. Gran l berries on bogs that could not be flowed were injured to some extent. Cranber- " picking is going on rapidly under favorable conditions. The fruit is ripen- | ing slowly. The thunder, wind and hail storm of the 11th did considerable | damage in the west central part of the state especially. Much glass was brok- en and fruit trees extensively damaged Much of the corn is cut and shocked
 Potatoes are being dug, and though rot | ting, only one correspondent remarks | that they are rotting seriously; he is in Hampshire county
 | RHODE ISLAND.
 | Very little rain has fallen in any sec- ton of Rhode Island during the week,
 and in places none at all. The weather has been very favorable for harvesting
 crops, and the time has been well in1-
 proved. Corn is generally cut and is curing we'll Light frosts were general
 on the 18th and 18th, but no damage
 has been reported.
 | CONNECTICUT.
 | In places in Connecticut the shower of
 the might of the 9th was severe and some
 damage was done, but generally little
 or no rain has fallen and the ground is greatly in need of water. In the north
 western counties and in the adjoining
 sections of New York the drought is
 severe-water is getting scarce, pastures
 are very short, recently sown grass and
 grain seed sprouts very slowly and un-
 evenly and apples are dropping. The
 crops have ripened very fast, though,
 and there is generally an early harvest.
 Corn is reported out fully a week earlier I than the average, and silos are being rapidly filed No great amount of damage has been reported from the frost, althought it was general in all | low lands. Some late corn and buck wheat were damaged, and tender gar den crops killed. The peach crop is being gathered, and in spite of some | mildeW the quality is good