Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-07-01
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WOODSTOCK. VERMONT.
THE DRY SPELL BROKEN.
bpious Rains in New England I'm.
prove Crop Prospects.

n Boston, June 28.-Severc electrical dis
ElIrbances covered nearly all portions Of
s. he district on the 2lst and 24th. accom-.
anied by hail, causing nucn damage
r. property, crops and small live stock,
bid also resulted In several deaths by
z ghtning. Iailstones of large size fell,
rops We're beaten to the ground, thou
hnds of panes of window glass were
estroyed. and at one place, $50 chickens
Rere pelted to death by the hail: The
empecature has been generally seasons
4 BILE. The weekly mean temperature at
hrge was G6 degrees. or degrees above
be mean of the previous week.
The drought continues intensely severe
western Connecticut. also in New Lon
On and Middlesex counties. and in
3 arts of New Haven and Hartford
ounties of that state. A similar situa-
X ion still prevails over by far the great
h portion of central and northern Ver-
hont and New Hampshire. In portions
Il Bristol and Washington counties.
Rhode Island. the long needed rain has
Irrived after five weeks with none, but
Elsewhere in that state there has been
DO relief. In all other sections of New
England it is generally conceded that
he almost unparalleled spell of dry
4 Weather Is broken. and that the rains of
he past two weeks have made great
mango for the better. Seeds that have
pin dormant for month have sprung
hto life. and with favorable season
rom now on will doubtless mature
BRASS ana grams nave e....... ..ral
boints. On dry soils the hay crop We.
hast saving but meadows naturally
moist have been benefited and promise
Y fair yield Hoed crops. although back
Ward, are now growing rapidly. Pas-
hires have improved. Farmers, except
Hose in the sections first mentioned, are
feeling much more hopeful OF the out
Tome of the season.
Having Is we'll under way in the SOUTH
3ern section. and is practically complete
led In the extreme south. 1t has begun
Ito a limited extent in Vermont and New
{Humpshire. The yield is reported to tbe
|from one-fourth to One-half the usual
Ecrop.
Oats are heading out in the southern
section with very short straw, and are
Enearly worthless in many fields. Rye
lis a good crop. Corn continues slow
growth in the south. despite the drought.
4 ana Is Sdle YET. II Is III very lawn .t''e
condition in the north. and in Maine Is
two weeks ahead Of last year.
Fruit prospects are unimproved. In
dications point to an almost total failure
OF apples. except over very limited areas.
4 The condition of orchards is consider
ably worse than one year ago. when the
crop was unusually small. Cherries are
fairly good and ripening earlier than
usual. Grapes promise WELL Currants
prematurely ripening; quality poor.
Strawberries small and inferior In the
north, and blasted in the south by dry
weather, unless given good attention.
The early potato crop In the south Is
nearly a failure; the late crop may be
saved by the rain. but it is in poor shape.
Potatoes In the north are progressing
satisfactorily. Garden peas are In mar
ket in Maine. Small vegetables and gar
den truck have taken fresh start after
the rain and are improving. Cranberry
boss that have water supply to I'LL ditch-
es are in fair condition: dry bogs suffer.