Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-01
WEATHER-CROP REPORT.
Drouth Broken i'm Southern New England
North Still Suffering.


General showers fell during the early
part of the week ending Aug. 2S in coast
sections of the district, and were also
fairly well distributed over the interior
section of Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and Connecticut. The amounts, in
numerous instances, were copious,
thoroughly wettng the surface of the
ground, filling streams and temporarily
breaking the drought. Scattered show
ers also occurred in parts of Vermont.
For the remaining parts of New England
the weather was fair, though with more
or less cloudiness and fog. The showers
and moist weather have improved crops,
though with few exceptions the drought
continues severe and is inuring corn and
late vegetables.
With slight exceptions crops remain at
standstill in Maine, due to continual
ton of the dry weather. The same
conditions obtain for large portion of
New Hampshire and Vermont. All
crops, in the territory mentioned, are
suffering and many are permanently
Injured past recovery, and in few
instances some have been destroyed.
The injury is greatest to late corn,
meadows, pastures, garden vegetables,
beans, vines, berries, and to fruit gener-
ally. Rain, II it comes soon, will save
many crops, and greatly improve others
that will otherwise prove a total loss.
In the southern parts of the district,
where general showers occurred the
early part of the week, followed by
several days of moist cloudy weather,
with dense fogs in coast sections, crops
are greatly improved, grass and vegeta-
ton generally being refreshed and again
making rapid growth. More RAIN is
much needed here and would be very
beneficial to all late crops, especially to
grass. Yet crops will mature without
great loss, even If the dry weather con-
tinues, unless damaged by early frost.
In addition to injuring crops the dry
weather is also delaying fall plowing and
seeding. The soil is too dry for cultiva-
ton and for the termination of seeds.
The scarcity of water for stock is a
matter of much inconvenience in many
sections of the northern states.
There is great danger of forest fires in
timbered sections. White grubs are very
destructive to strawberry beds in the
vicinity of Brentwood n. H.
In sections favored with showers.
rowen has made good growth. Meadows
and pastures have improved and are in a
fairly satisfactory condition. Elsewhere
grass crops are in very poor condition.
farmers in many northern sections are
feeding stock at the barn, where, under
orddary conditions, pasturage would be
sufficient for several weeks to come.
Grain is rusting badly In parts of
Aroostook and Piscataquis counties, Me-,
but elsewhere it is reported in satisfac-
factory condition. Corn has stopped
growing in sections where the drought is
most severed. In a few instances it is
badly injured and past recovery. In
some sections of Rutland and Addison
counties, VT, corn which was promising
| two weeks ago is being cut for fodder.
For the greater portion of the district,
however, it promises satisfactory crop.
Buckwheat is reported in good condition.
1t is blooming in parts of Connecticut.
\ good deal of ground is being sowed
with barley and hungarian In the vicinity
of Chester, n. H. ma 4
A good crop of apples, of excellent
quality, is assured for parts of Fairfield
county, Conn, and Newport county,
r. I. The crop is reported very good In
sections of Bennington county Va, but
In general the crop is oniidered q
failure. The showers have improved
wild blackberries. Cranberries continue
in promising condition. Picking has
begun in some sections with good crop
in view. t
There is considerable complaint of
potatoes rusting, though no great dam
age is apprehended from this source.
With few exceptions the crop continues
in good condition. Digging Is in pro
gress in the southern sections Of the
district. Garden vegetables are suffering
from the dry weather, especially vines
Tomatoes are ripening rapidly and a
good yield is promised. Cabbage and
turnips are, as a rule, promising.