Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-08-05
WEATHER CROP REPORT
New England Presents Variety for the
Week Ending Aug. /.

New England Presents Variety for the
Week Ending Aug /.
The drought has continued in New
Hampshire and Vermont, and all .rops
are now suffering for want of rain Early
potatoes are a short crop on account of
the dry weather, and corn and late pota-
toes are now in danger. There is still
considerable grass crop to cut. Apples
are light, in some sections there are none.
In remaining portions of the district the
weather of the past week has been excel
lent for all growing crops. Showers
have been of frequent, in some sections
of daily, occurrence. These, with the
high temperature, have been productive
of rapid in many instances Of phenome-
nal, growth. All crops have advanced
rapidly. Corn is very promising. The
sweet variety is now being marketed in
some parts of Massachusetts. Rhode Is
land and Connecticut, and fodder corn is
nearly ready TO cut. Potatoes promise a
good crop, though there is some com
plant of blight and rust, due TO the eX-
cessive moisture, especially in Rhode Is
land and Connecticut. The showers,
with warm, muggy atmosphere, have
caused a standstill in haying. Consider
able of the crop is yet to be secured. The
prospect for cranberries seems fairly en-
couraging, and the general opinion favors
an average crop. The season is a week
to ten days late. Early apples are plen-
tifu in parts of Rhode Island, Massachu-
setts and Connecticut, and are now ripe.
Winter varieties are an average crop in
some parts of these states and In parts of
Maine. But taking the district as a
whole the crop will be light-not suffi-
cient for local consumption. County re-
ports from Vermont are as follows;
Addison. Crops improved, but need
rain; oats good harvest well along
early potatoes light; corn good
Bennington. Rain needed; oats fair,
harvesting in progress; haying well
along.
Caledonia. Potatoes and corn fairly
promising streams getting low, ram
needed.
Chittenden. Warm weather favorable
rain is needed; haying about completed
Grand Isle. Grain good; potatoe;
rusting; onions fair crop; early apple:
plenty, late ones scarce.
Lamoille. Fair crops but rain needed
grain ripening; onions promising
drought unfayorable to grapes.
Orleans. Crops fair but need rain ap
pies scarce.
Rutland. Rain needed; potatoes
promise a light crop; oats good, now
harvesting; corn fair.
Washington. Corn doing well; grain
fair and ready for harvest; potatoe
light unless there will be rain soon.
Windham. Tobacco good apples few
early potatoes light; rain needed.
Windsor. Corn promising; fair crol
of grain being harvested; potatoes fair.
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