The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-24
WARM WEATHER
Has Hastened the Ripening akd Har.
vesting Of Crops.
WELCOME AWAITS HEAVY RAIN
AS Streams and Wells Are
Becoming Very Low.

Boston, Sept a. - The following
weather-crop bulletin for the week ending
Sept. % Il issued by the New England
weather bureau, j. Warren Smith, direc'
tor:
Generally clear. dry, hot weather has
prevailed in New England during the
week just passed, and has been favorable
for ripening and harvesting crops. The
first part OF the week was cool, but the
hottest spell OF the season has prevailed
during the latter part in most places. At
New London, Conn, the 22d gave the high.
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 arc getting extremely low. One
correspondent in Kennebeo county, Me-,
states that the water supplies Of the Hal
lowell Water company have not been SO
low for Il years. The weather bureau OBJ
server at Eastport, Me-, reports that the
electric light works at Calais and St.
Stephen OH the St. Croix river have been
Obliged to stop, as the water is not high
enough to turn tho wheels. The river
was never known so low before. Al
Eastport the deficiency In rainfall since
Jan. is 1904 inches. The course of the
hot wave has been tho same monotonous
saunter eastward that has marked its
progress during four days.
Maine.
Generally clear, pleasant weather has
prevailed In Maine, with light local
showers on the 2lst and 22d. The water
supplies are getting extremely low and
wells are fast failing IL 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.
tensitled the drought, bI 1t has served &c
ripen up corn and other late crops we'll,
until now most crops are past danger from
frost. Cranberres were frost bitten on
some bogs last week. Beans have cured
very we'll. Potatoes are rotting to con.
siderable extent.
New Hampshire.
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 gen.
orally clear and dry, and very favorable
for ripening corn aud other crops. Much
ensilage corn was badly frosted last week,
and will 90 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
general complaint of damage TO apples
10y 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
Vermont.
Light sprinkles 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 filed TO the tip. One cores
pondent in Chittenden county reports that
pears this year have rust in a ring of
different widths on them which causes
decay very soon after being gathered"
Apples are affected also TO a 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.
Massachusetts,.
Great changes in temperature have oc-
Cured in Massachusetts, during the past
week. The first part was cold and the
last part gave some Of the hottest weather
of the season. The heat has colored up
a,Dios apd hoe ripapad la 70 cronS xx,olI
but caused cranberries 10 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
oarnstable county reports that it did but
little damage In chat county; the picking
is now NJ its height. A rust has attacked
barley in central Worcester county. Corn,
on being husked. is found 20 be very fine
nearly all sound ears. Notwithstanding
the frost of last spring, grapes are gencr-
ally in abundance. Rain Is badly needed
In most sections.
Rhode Island.
The weather has been very favorable in
Rhode Island for rpening crops and for
harvesting, and most OF the field cornIis
cut and silos are being rapidly filed. 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 Il getting low in wells and cisterns.
Connecticut.
The dry weather continues in Connecti-
cut, and Is having bad effect on grass in
fields and pastures, and on rye and late
forage crops. IL 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 Nv the dry, hot conditions.
Celery is feeling the effects OF the drought,