Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-08
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

The Hot Weather Was Good for Negeta-
ton if not for Humanity.
The week ending July was warm,
with abundant sunshine, and generally
without rain. The few showers that
fell were mostly very light, and occurred
in the early part of the week. The fair
weather has been most favorable to farm
operations, and hoeing and haying, the
chief work at this season, have been
carried on with much energy and sue
cess. The high temperature, especially
of the closing days of the week, has
caused rapid growth of all vegetation.
Everything considered, it has been the
best week of the season in New England
for agriculture.
The temperature was excessively high
in about all sections Saturday, Sunday
and Monday, 1st, I'd and 3D.. 1t rose to
so on the Sd at Boston, highest for IS
years. AT Portland 9S was registered !;
New Haven, 81, the highest on official
record Eastport, 81. The weekly
means of the several stations follows
Boston, "A; Portland, 6S; Nantucket; 6S {;
Mortified, VT, 20; PASSPORT. 60.
The precipitation was very light; the
amounts measured at the regular
weather bureau stations during the week
ranged from .05 to 40 of an inch.
Crops of all kinds have made rapid
progress. Reports from all sections
show this unanimously. Corn and pota-
toes are especially conspicuous for
marked growth. The former, however,
is still backward in all sections, and is
small for the season. The ground is
now becoming dry, except in parts of
Maine. In Vermont and New Hamp~
shire the streams are becoming low, and
water Is beginning to be needed for
pastures. In parts of Connecticut a
serious drought prevails. The soil Is be-
coming too dry to cultivate, and pastures
are getting brown. In the vicinity of
Hawleyville, Conn. corn blades roll up
during the middle of the day because of
the lack of moisture. The conditions in
Rhode Island are much like those in Con-
necticut. Another week without rain will
result in great injury to all crops in these
states, except perhaps hay.
Corn is promising, but backward a
week or ten days throughout the district
Spring and winter grains are favorable,
except rust is causing serious damage in
Connecticut. In the vicinity of Clare.
mont, n. H., some fields are yellow with
weeds. Oats are heading, aud rye ripen-
ing in southern parts of the district.
The condition of grass continues most
favorable in all sections. 1t is being
harvested in excellent condition. The
yield, with few exceptions, is overwhem-
ing, and there seems little doubt that all
will be secured in season in fine condl-
ton.
Apples, with few exceptions, will be a
light crop. The worm pest has abated in
many sections of Vermont, but the crop
is about ruined, In the vicinity of Clare
mont, n. H., caterpillars and canker
worms continue their ravages on fruit
and shade trees. Other fruits and ber-
ries, as rule, will be plentiful.
Reports of vegetables are favorable in
all sections. Garden vegetables are
abundant. The outlook for potatoes is
most gratifying, the crop being in fine
condition, and exceptionally free from
insects.
Berries are plentiful. The strawberry
season is closing in southern sections.