Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-23
WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.

WEAT HER-CROP BULLET !
The Week Ending the 10th Very Favor
able One-Crops All Doing Wen.
The weather for the past week has
been seasonal and almost ideal. The
early part Of the week was very cool in
all sections, and frosts occurred in parts
of all the states. The closing days were
much warmer. The abundant sunshine
with the warm hours of mid day served
to ripen vegetables and crops generally,
and to color fruits. The cool nights
checked vegetable growth and aided in
maturing products. Owing to the small
amount of foul weather, rapid progress
was made in all farm operations, con-
sisting generally of harvesting, potato
digging and fall blowing and seeding.
Rain is greatly needed in Maine, where
pastures have in many sections failed.
Water is also needed for stock where
streams are low. The soil continues too
dry for blowing or seeding. The dry
weather is also being felt in many sec
tions of New Hampshire and Vermont.
In parts of Rhode Island and Connecticut
the surface of the ground is becoming
y :
moderate rain would be of much benefit.
The temperature for the week averaged
from three to eight degrees lower than
for the preceding week several stations
weather bureau. 1t fell to freezing at
numerous points in Maine and northern
sections of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, and slightly below in several
localities of the former The lowest re-
ported was % degrees at Washburn, Me.
The rainfall of the week has been in
the form of light showers, and the totals
are small at all stations. Rain is now
much needed in Maine, and would be
very welcome in about all sections of the
remaining district.
The fair weather of the past week has
been favorable to farm pursuits of all
kinds. Farmers have pushed harvesting
to completion, and have also secured
other crops that have matured.
While heavy and killing frosts occurr-
ed in many northern sections on the 18th
and 18th, there are no reports of great
loss. In a few localities in Maine late
corn suffered, also late vegetables; the
damage seems to have been principally
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ly severe in parts of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island to damage cranberries in
unfoOded boys.
Excepting in Maine, fall farming is
now in excellent condition; blowing and
seeding are well advanced to completion,
and fall feed is abundant and excellent.
The season is now practically closed, and
there are few interests that can suffer
from frosts.
Corn is now mostly secured In good
condition; the crop is generally large.
Much sweet corn was canned; the work
being finished a week or ten days earlier
than usual. Buckwheat harvested is
about completed and the crop is large.
The conditions favored fall seeding,
which, Maine excepted, is nearing COM
pletion. Warm rains would be of much
benefit to the seed sown.
During the fair weather fodder and
rowen have been secured and silos filled.
The bountiful crops have filled barns to
overlooking; winter feed will be album
dant. Except where drought prevails,
meadows and pastures continue green,
and fall feed is plentiful.
Apples in most sections are ripening
fast and are ready for picking. The
crop is light, but the fruit is generally
large, and we'll colored. Grapes are
slow in rlpening and in many cases will
not mature. This crop as a rule is not
satisfactory. Cranberry picking has pro-
crossed slowly. The berries suffered
some from frosts during the week where
the Dogs were not flooded. A fair crop
is expected.
Reports indicate that are in very
satisfactory condition. Potato digging
is at its height. There is still consider
able complaint of rot, though damage
from this source is decreasing, except
perhaps in isolaled cases The dry
weather has improved garden vegetables,
and these are generally maturing in ex-
cellent condition. In localities where
heavy frOsts have occurred, vines, toma-
toes and the more tender vegetables were
killed.
The weather has been favorable to
and is maturing in a satisfactory condi-
ton.
The next bulletin, the week ending
Sept. Goth, will be the last issue of the
/ season.
Del. Desc of Woodstock was leading a
horse to water the other day when the
animal kicked him and broke his right
arm.
Dyspepsia-bane of human existence.
Burdock Bitters cures it, promptly, per-
manently. Regulates and tones the
stomach.
W. S. Divol of Bellows Falls found
four colts dead in his pasture, all having
been killed by lightning.
\ Montpelier boy, aged six, was kicked
by a cow and had one leg broken,
THE SURE La GRIPPE CURE.
There is no use suffering from this