St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-19
The Weather and Crops,


Tae New England section. climate and
ero.' service OF the weather bureau, is
sues the following bulletin for the week
ending July IL.
Boston, July ls.-The New England
section, climate and crop service Of the
weather bureau. issues the following
bulletin for the week ending July Il:
The weather conditions Of the week
have been fat orable 10 the + interests
In about ali sections Of the district. with
generally fair weather. farm work OF all
kinds has made good progress. The
Abundant sunshine. together with sea-
Honabie temperatures and well dis
trlbuted showers, have caused rapid
growth and development Of all crops.
While the weekly mean temperature
averages several degrees lower than for
The preceding seven days. It has been
quite uniform and near the normal. The
aFeragi, for the district as indicated BY
the figures at the several weather bureau
state nsl Is CS. The highest weekly mean
a, was at Boston. and the lowest. g.. at
LastE9ft.
The rainfall for the week consisted az
hght 10 moderate showers. Showers
were s,iieral IN the 18th and 10Th. and
Tell Ia some parts Of the district a day.
Rain ls SIN needed. as streams and
spring are low.
Nfth few exceptions. correspondents
report that the crops have made rar.a
growth during the week and are noa la
a very promising condition. The shoe
ers have been especially beneficial fo
corn and potatoes and 90 high pasture
ana meadow lands IN easfern arl
north 60 counties Of Maine rain was in
excess ~ resent reeds ana II such ffe.
Quelt or-t renee as 90 delay FERN aaess
taus BIZ % few instance les
were aftfHdei hy high wrfs a
lame atn and sfaaa Haf
nfahe tsh llqra thr a. eth Hsht
iAfiH isHal storms IL sarf
UNITED also occurred IH parts ~
FefWn and western M-assaehuafftr
J e@se Hsre generally without hail ana
the d@rAee ahere any net serious ~
lastirf hNn L 8av nsedsd ia ihs srsat.
er part q fauthern New Ertiana par.
ueuiarly stern M~aNachusstis and
khoda isiafd Unless Il GENES seen
p~astures vN b. short arc fan feed a..
Arient Pair weather FOE a uees Is be-
days i maen desired for usartheru Nsa
ENGLAND in rider that the remaining
portion 81 tae aay eroE may b. secured
hay. ng pro dressed rapidly during The
week and efsat quantities uers bar
festei The rop = practically saved IL
the southern aaif Of ne district. whns
Tor n northe n sections fully half l. an
cut With far weather another seek
viii md the G Up generally secured. AZ
heretofore rep Eted the crop viii BE- less
Than the avsrs ". yet ths quality uiH b.
unsurpaHasd
Corn has maze rapid groWts ara wiz.
hardly en- ercs stion Is rep re- " 81
eellent condition II pgor raaa
yield with qualify uacsilent oats and
rye have improved and are being har-
vested. In oofne sect ons the f,rraFraI.
be secured for io0de cH8y TIE Grain
having failed from the drought.
From all sections The reports are fay.
orabie to a large berry crop. especially
bluehersies, blackberries and raspberries.
with conditions favorable TO picking and
marketing. there will be a large supply
OF excellent fruits OF the varieties named.
Many cranberry boys have suffered from
insect pests.
All varieties Of vegetables are In good
condition with the future outlook very
promising. The reports regarding po-
tatoes are very encouraging. Garden
Is abundant. The fruitlng OF to-
matoes Is unusually heavy.
Tobacco is making rapid growth and
the crop is generally in a satisfactory