Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-14
FALL FEED VERY SHORT.
Long Continu ed Dry Weather Has Affect
ed Pastures Crop season Closing.

Boston. Sept l3-The weekly crop bull
letn of the New England section Of the
climate and crop service of the weather
bureau says: The weather durng the
past week was generally falr in all sec
tions of New England. Liglt showers
and sprinkles occurred in parts Of the
several States, which, combined with
heavy dcws and more or less fog have
maintained growing and maturing crops
in fairly good condition.. The weather has
been rather cool, more so than uStal for
the season. Frosts occurred, mostly on
the 18th and 9Th, in parts of all the states.
They were light in Southern sections and
owing to prevailing high winds no damage
resulted in the northern portion OF the
district The weather was exception
ally favorable to all farming opera
tions. and good progress was made in
harvesting, threshing, plowiNE and seed
ing. High winds on the 5th and 9Th dam
aged fruit and corn in northern sections
of the district.
Late corn and potatoes, rowen and ras-
lures are much in Ueed of rain, and Still
in condition in many sections to he bone-
fitted by the same. Remaining crops are
either matured or sufficiently advanced
toward maturity that moisture would Se
of little real help. For the major portion
/ of the district the soil is to dry tor
plownG and seeding, which are being
greatly delayed. Fall feed in pastures is
very short and scarce on account of the
| long continued dry weather. Apples are
ripeninE and coorng and from a week
to fortnight earlier than the average
season 1t is reliably reported that foliage
ge ncrally is coloring prematurely. doubt -
less due In the dry summer and especially
the last half of it, Crops have not suffer-
ed from frost and there is now little OPP
portunity from great or extensive dam
age from this source The crop season is
/ or ut "a ~ n "A "
ii has proved fairly satisfactorily.
RoWen is a light crop in all sections.
Owing to the favorable conditions of the
weather it is however, being harvested
in excellent ConditioU. Ensilago IS hrug
cut in many sections. Pasturake is short
and Of inferior quality and has not i'm
proved.
Corn is ripening rapidly and II Is only in
late planted fields that there remains any
danger of damage from frost. In nuiucr-
ous sections it is being cut and silos NIL
cd. Taking the district as a whole. the
crop will be an average one The harvest
ing of grain is about completed ard
! threshing is in progress. Buckwheat is
| in general la good coOditon, out the crops
! would be henetittcd by rain. II is being
harvested m parts of Rhode Island.
High winds caused much damage to ap-
Piles during the early part of The week in
parts OF Maine. 1t is estimated that 30
barrels were blown off the trees in a
single orchard. CranDerries continue in a
promising condition and picking is pro
crossing very favorably Estimates point
to an average crop of berries of excellent
quality. There is plentiful surSly OF
pears, plums. and grapes.
The weather is entirely too Try COR tur-
nips in some sections a total failure OF
this crop is predicted. The cabbage crop,
as whole Is not in promising copd!-
ticn. Potatoes are being dug in all sec
tions. The crop is still in go I'd condition.
aud th"ro Is little complaint of DAMAGE
from rust or rot. Garden vegetables of
good ualities continue Plentiful