Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-25
WEATHER-CROP REPORT.
Mondays Bulletin Gives a Very Dark Out
En-.

Mondays Bulletin Gives a Very Dark Out
look for Growing Crops.
The weather in New England, during
the week ending Aug. 81, was fair in all
sections. Except dense fogs during two
or three days. mostly in sections of the
southern coast. there was abundant sun
shine. The fair weather was favorable to
farm work and outdoor work generally.
On account of the great need of rain,
crops, and vegetation in general made lit
tie progress. The weather was excess
lively warm in many inland sections.
During the fore part of the week the
nights were very cool, and frosts occurr-
ed in some part of each state.
Taking the district rs an intregal, crops
are at standstill. A whole week has
passed without drop of rain. Seven
days without precipitation combined
with very high temperatures have pro-
duced drought in sections where week
ago the soil was in seasonable condition.
In other sections, dry weather had pre-
vailed for week to fortnight preced-
ing the week just closed. Crops have
reached critical stage. Corn is rolling
and following and the husks becoming
dry; the ears not filling full and regular
ly. Tobacco and vines are dropping.
Small fruits and berries are stunted and
are drying and are devoid of the usual
Juicy qualities. The dry weather is
especially Injurious to pastures, causing
great deficiency in fall feeding and
grazing. 1t is also affecting the quality
as well as the quantity of milk supply.
Grass in many sections has become dry
and brown, necessitating the feeding of
stock at the barn much earlier than is
customary. In some localities the sup.
ply Of stock water is becoming matter
of serious consideration, resulting in
many cases in great inconvenience and
hardship to farmers. The ground is too
dry for fall blowing and seeding parti.
cularly in northern portions of the dis
trict.
The fair weather of the week has been
decidedly favorable to haying, which has
progressed to finish. 1t is generally
acknowledged that the crop will consider.
ably exceed in bulk the expectations of
the majority. 1t is of excellent quality
and housed in fine condition. On ac-
count of the prevailing dry weather the
crop of rowen promises a light yield
though a few correspondents report
prospects of good second crop of hay
Corn fodder is generally in good condi
ton and promises a fair yield of feed.
The harvesting of oats has progressed
well during the week and is now praci
tically finished. The yield is fairly
satisfactory as at the close of the proceed
. ing week. The drought is severely fel
} on high lands and unless rain is forth
: coming the yield will be materially re
duced.
Blackberries will be failure in man,
sections unless rain comes very soon
e All reports are favorable to cranberries
e which are now approaching maturity
1 The crop will probably be an averag
: one with fine quality of berries. Re
t ports all point to a very light crop o
I apples, but the fruit of fine quality
: Rot is iniuring grapes to a considerable
= extent as indicated by reports from
i number of correspondents.
5 Garden truck of all kinds is feeling tn
t effect of the dry weather. Vines ar
,. turning yellow and some reports stat
f "are dried up" A correspondent a
Y Woburn. Mass, reports having pulle
e up the marrow squash In one field, tn
+ vines having become dried, and that
!, second field has reached about the sam
:. condition. Rust and rot are damagin
). potatoes more or less, but the complain
!. is by no means widespread. The cond
d tons are still promising of a good ylel
e of potatoes. Onions, In the vicinity c
d Hadley, Mass, promise large croI
e Notwithstanding the dry warm weathe
: there are complaints of slow ripening c
f tomatoes.