The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14
NEW ENGLAND CROPS.

Report of the United States Weather
Bureau for the Past Week-Weather in
Nariety-Iieat, Frost, Drought and
Thunder Storms.
Boston, Mass, May 12,-The weather
in New England for the week ending
May II has been generally pleasant,
with strong range in temperature.
Sharp frosts occurred on the morning
of the Sth, but only slight damage re-
suited. No rain of amount has fallen
over any district during the week. and
in many places only a trace has been
reported. Farm work is being carried
on rapidly.
MAINE.
There is still some frost in the ground
in northen Maine, and very little plant
ing or sowing has been done. A heavy
shower passed across the central coun-
ties on the night of the 10th, and grass
and grains have been given a better
outlook. In the southern part of the
state it is too dry and seeds terminate
slowly, and newly seeded land shows
up poorly. Some potatoes have been
put in and considerable sowing done
The conditions remain favorable for
fruit
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Hot and dry" is heard on every hand
throughout nearly all the central and
southern part of this state, and most
of correspondents unite in saying that
rain is badly needed Grass is grow
ing well, but is thin, and the feed in
pastures is not as good as it should be-
Farm work has been carried on very
fast, and great deal of ground is
ready for seed. Planting is fairly we'll
under way in most sections, but the
bulk Of the crops remain to be put in.
One correspondent in Hillsboro county
reports that garden seeds never came
up better, but generally the ground is
too dry. The leaves are coming out
very fast, and apple trees are bloom
ing profusely. Pear and plum blossoms
are not quite so abundant, and there
are still less peach sets to be seen
Cherries and wild strawberries are in
full bloom in southern counties. In
Rockingham county one correspondent
reports that cultivated Strawberries
were badly winter-killed
VERMONT.
The first part of the week was cool
but the last part has been very warm
and fruit buds have come out with a
rush. Pears and apples are showing
up well, but one correspondent in Chit
tenden county reports that plum and
cherry trees are coming into blossom
sparingly. A correspondent in Lamoile
county states that grass never looked
better at this time of year.. but the
general report is that it is growing very
slowly and. that the feed in pastures is
poor. One correspondent in Windsor
county says that many farmers are
blowing up last years seeded ground
because the dry weather of last season
prevented a catch.
Dry weather is the great complaint
of the farmers in this state, and the
correspondents generally say that a
warm rain is badly needed.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
A heavy frost was experienced in
eastern Massachusetts on the morning
of the 8th but it is thought no damage
of amount resulted, except to early
Strawberries in Plymouth and Bristol
counties. 1t has been so cool that the
water has not been yet drawn off of
many of the cranberry boys, and no
damage from the frost has been report
ed from those that We're exposed. 1t
is stated that the apple and cherry
trees have bloomed so full in Bristol
county that a loss of a good many bios
SONS would be a benefit, Dr. Fisher of
Fitchburg reports pears in full bloom
on the 9th, eight days earlier than the
average for forty years.
A sharp thunderstorm passed over
the southeastern part of the state on
the 9Th, accompanied by short hail
storm. Rain is badly needed in all sec
lions, and especially on the Cape; here
little planting has been done on account
of the dry condition of the soil. Aspar
agus has grown very fast during the
past few days.
RHODE ISLAND.
A light sprinkle of rain fell over the
greater part of Rhode Island on the
9Th, but the drying winds of the past
few days have evaporated the moisture
very completely from the top of the
ground. AT Block Island no rain has
fallen since April II, and the fields and
pastures are suffering. The tempera-
ture has shown strong ranges during
the week, hot westerly winds being fol-
lowed by cold easterly ones, or vice
versa. Farm work is progressing;
some corn has been planted.
CONNECTICUT.
The drought is becoming quite severe
in the greater part of Connecticut, and
it is causing quite q good deal of anx
iety. Strawberries and small plants
are showing the effects of the want of
rain, and grass and grain grows slowly
with thin stand.
The correspondent at East Morris,
Litchfield county, states that strawber
ries are almost failure, but generally
small fruits promise well all over the
state. Apples have very full bloom;
pears generally show well except in
parts of Litchfield and Fairfield coun-
ties. One correspondent in the last
named county states there are no pear
blossoms. There are some peach bios
SONS out in Litchfield county, and in
New Haven county peach trees are
blooming lightly with the conditions
much improved. Onion sowing is fin
ished in many places. Turnip seed is
looking we'll, but onion seed is growing
slowly Most of the potatoes are plant
ed and some corn is now in.