Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-15
WEATHER-CROP REPORT.
A Favorable Week for All Kinds of
Growth-Rain Still Needed.

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Growth-Rain Still Needed.
The esther during the week ending
Sept II was generally fair In all sections
of New England. Light showers and
/, sprinkles occurred in parts of the several
states, which. combined with heavy dews
and more or less fog, have maintained
growing and maturing crops in fairly
good condition. The weather has been
rather cool, more so than usual for the
season. Frosts occurred, mostly on the
9Th and 9th, in parts of all the states.
They were light In southern sections, and
owing to prevailing high winds no dam
age resulted in the northern portion of
the district. The weather was exception
ally favorable to all farming operations,
and good progress was made in harvest
ing. threshing, blowing and seeding.
High winds on the 5th and 9th damaged
fruit and corn in northern sections of
the district.
Late corn and potatoes, rowen and
| pastures are much in need of rain, and
still in condition in many sections to be
benefited by the same. Remaining
crops are either matured or sufficiently
advanced toward maturity that moisture
would be of little real help. For the
major portion of the district the soil is
too dry for plowing and seeding, which
are being greatly delayed Fall feed in
pastures is very short and scarce on ac-
count of the long continued dry weather.
Apples are rlpeniDg and coloring rapidly
and from a week to a fortnight earlier
than the average season. 1t is reliably
reported that foliage is coloring pre-
maturely, doubtless due to the dry
summer and especially the last half of it.
Crops have not suffered from frost and
there is now little opportunity from
great or extensive damage from this
source. The crop season is practically
at close, and excepting hay it has
proved satisfactory.
Rowen is light crop in all sections.
Owing to the favorable conditions of the
weather 1t is, however, being harvested
in excellent condition. Ensilage is being
cut in many sections. Pasturage is
short and of inferior quality and has not
improved.
Corn is ripenng rapidly and it is only
in late planted fields that there remains
any danger of damage from frost. In
numerous sections it is being cut and
silos filled. Taking the district as a
whole, the crop will be an average one.
The harvesting of grain is about COM
pleted and threshing is In progress.
Buckwheat is in general in good condi-
ton, but the crops would be benefited
by rain. 1t is being harvested in parts
of Rhode Island.
High winds caused much damage to
apples during the early part of the week.
1t is estimated that fifty barrels were
blown off the trees in single orchard at
Washburn, Me. good crop of peaches
of fine quality is reported in vicinity OF
Ashaway, r. l. Cranberrios continue in
promising condition and picking is pro-
crossing very favorably. Estimates
point to an average crop of berries of
excellent quality. There is plentiful
supply of pears, plums, and grapes.
The weather is entirely too dry for
turnips. In some sections total failure
of this crop is predicted. The cabbage
crop, as a whole, is not in a promising
condition. Potatoes are being dug In all
sections. The crop is still in good condi-
ton, and there is little complaint of
damage from rust or rot. Onions are re-
ported good crop in the vicinity of
Hadley, Mass, and Woodbridge, Conn.
Garden vegetables of good quality con-
tinue plentiful.