The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
THE CROPS.

Boston, Mass, July 21-New Eng land was visited on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th and 14th, by rain and wind storm of an exceptionally vf- olent character, resulting in more or less destruction to the newly grown crops, fruits, etc, not to mention the damage in other directions.
 The loss in those sections which bore the brunt of the storm will amount to large sum, although it is found that first estimates were overdrawn. Re- ports indicate that the storm was most severe along the valley of the Connecti- cut river in southern New England. but it's force was also very great through out the northern states of the district. Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode 1s- land, while escaping the heavy precipi- tation, sustained a furious gale. The remarkable feature of the storm was the tremendous down-pour of rain. Such torrent of water that fell over most of New England have seldom If ever, been experienced over so large a. portion of this territory.
 A few of the largest amounts. official ly measured, are appended: Hartford and Windsor, Conn.,, 917 inches; Far mington. Conn.,, S.21; Greenfield Hill, Conn.,, 8.04; West Hartford, Conn.,, 761; West Simsbury, Conn, 7.s9; New Sa- lem, Mass, s.o1; Leeds, Mass, 6S9; Winchendon, Mass, 500; Burlington, Vt, 6.01; Middlebury, Vt, over inch es; Intervale, N H. 5.89. Some locali- ties received much smaller falls, Hart land and Northfield, Vt, a triae less than 25 and 3.5 inches respectively, and in Rhode Island and the coast sections of Massachusetts the total falls for the week were generally less than one inch.
 Special reports rendered to this office by correspondents show that crops on highlands suffered less than those on lowlands, and that the largest part of the direct money loss will be charged to highways, bridges, etc., rather than to crops.
 Hay was the most seriously damaged of all crops, especially on meadows and intervales, where the rising streams carried off quantities that was being cured, while that uncut Is 30 filled with dirt and lodged that 1t Is almost worth less.
 Nearly all growing crops will right themselves. This Is particularly true oi corn and potatoes, which have probably sustained little permanent injury and
 have made very good showing since the rain. Oats were badly beaten down and will not right up well, so that in many cases they will be cut for fodder Considerable tobacco was damaged ir Connecticut and in western Massachu- setts, but a comparatively small acre. age is a total loss. The high winds wrought havoc to fruit and shade trees; apples, both late and early, were blown off, also peaches and pears.
 Since the middle of last week the weather has been very favorable and everything has pushed forward rapidly In Maine a wonderful increase is noted in the growth of grass, corn and pota- toes. Having is, in general, under way with an average to heavy yield re. ported, according to location. Low lands are too wet in New Hampshire { for hoeing. Having is nearly complet. ed in Rhode Island and southeastern | Massachusetts, but in Connecticut il
 will be much delayed on lowlands There are very decided symptoms ot ] potato rot in portions of the last named ! state.