The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-23
The Weather Has Been
Just About Right.
Corn is Coming Along Finely
in The East.
Haying Already Begun in Some
New England Districts.

Ine weather III A>tW III thS
week ending June 22 has been generally
warm and dry. with plenty OF sunshine.
Moderate rain came in showers on the
18th and 2lst, giving field and garden
crops moisture enough in most places
for surface needs. while the high temper
ature for the last of the week has been
favorable for plant growth. The condi-
tions have been favorable for cultivating
the crops. and that work has been car
ried on as fast as possible. Corn has
changed In color and pushed ahead fast.
Tobacco has made rapid growth. In
fact all crops are I'm very satisfactory
condition. Apples are dropping some In
the central sections, but there is no gen.
eral complaint The outlook for ber-
ries Is promising. Haying has begun
on some fields in each of the three south
ern states. but the work will not become
general for another week. Pastures are
excellent. Grass on old fields is still
reported light, but new lands and mead
ows are improving and thickening up
fast
Maine.
Fair. warm weather has prevailed In
Maine during the week and all crops
have been most favorably affected. Hoe
ing was much behind hand. but it has
been a favorable week for cultivatins
the crops and that work has been pushed.
Pastures are tstter than a week ago.
and grass is generally looking well,
though backward In northern sections.
Potatoes are in good condition, with en-
couraging prospect. There is some COM
plant fin oxford that corn seed rotted,
but the main crop is well up and growing
fast. Fruit set well and the outlook for II
Is very promising.
New Hampshire.
1t has been n grand week for growth
and work" in New Hampshire, and time
has been fully improved by the farmers
in pushing along the hoeing and prepar-
ing for haying. Grass on uplands is
about ready to cut. but lowlands and new
fields are still growing fast. Corn and
potatoes are making splendid growth,
and the former has changed from the
yellow color of few weeks ago to a rich
green. Field strawberries are ripening
fast, and are OF good size and quality.
Blueberries are beginning to ripen in
Rockingham county One correspondent
I'm this county says cherries are plenty
Grapes are blossoning full. One CORE
spondsnt in Cheshire county remarks:
trees where there are many" Reports
from Hampton. Seabrook. Rye. Ken
sington and Kingston indicate heavy
damage to vegetation and fruit crops by
Sundays storm.
Vermont.
Light ehowers fell in Vermont on th,
18th, and in southern counties on the
flst gave only light fall. but I'm the
northern districts over three -fourths OF
an inch OF rain fell in thunder shower.
The warm weather with the showers,
even though light. has brought crops
along very fast. Corn and beans es-
pecially have shown marked progress.
oats are also looking much better than
q week ago. Grass has improved finely
on most meadows, but more rain is
needed for grass fields and pastures
One correspondent In Windsor county
states that farmers on hill farms back
from the river are complaining bitterly
OF the great number of grasshoppers.
which are unusually thick on high
ground. Apples are falling quite badly
In Addison county.
Massachusetts.
Very little rain has fallen in eastern
Massachusetts this week, but in west.
crn districts o good shower came on the
nth and another on the 21st, doing much
good. Crops have made good progress
and are now for tie most part in salts.
factory condition. Corn is reported tG
he small! on many fields. but it's color is
good and IL IL promising. Potatoes have
improved a good deal. In Barnsta ble
county rye islight, but generally grains
OF all kinds are doAnG WELL Apples are
cropping some In eastern counties. but
III western ITampden they are hanging
on very well. The correspondent in the
last named section states that no ma.
teria] damage has been done this year
from any insects and adds the perhaps
significant note that song birds are more
plenty than for several years. Straw.
berries are everywhere reported plenty
Blackberries are looking well. Gram
berry bogs are IN good condition. To.
tacco has made an excellent growth
and is well advanced. Some haying has
been done onrdry fields and the corn Is
light. II ls thckening up very fast on
low lands.
Rhode Island.
Good growing weather has prevailed
In Rhode Island during the week. and
crops ndNt All hNNdnCtu very Ntus tdSs
lures are In good condition. Meadows
have improved. strawberries are at
thor best now. and the supply is plenti.
full and the quality fine Potatoes look
ing well The weeds developed very fast
during the wet weather. and boeins
goes on slowly In some fields.
Connecticut.
The weather has been very favorable
fer all kinds OF crops i'm Connecticut
during the week. over one and one-halt
inches OF rein fell I'm southwestern dis
iricts the lfth. ard a moderate amount
came In other sections on that date. and
also on the 2lst. Haying has begun on
some fields. but the work is not general
Grass is Etlll Improving. except on the
driest fields. Corn and potatoes are
growing very fast. Correspondents in
Tollsnd county say that rye is not head.
ing well, and that light crop OF grain
is promised but in Fairfield county rye
is turning fost and the heads are wei
flied" In 1nchh,ld county STRAW.