The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-09
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Report from the United States
Weather Bureau for New England.

Weekly Report from the United States
Weather Bureau for New England.
Boston, Mass, June 7.-Another week
OF abnormally hot and dry weather has
been recorded. Average number Of clear
days 8, partly cloudy 4, cloudy 0.
Temperature High temperatures
have prevailed almost continuously, the
daily departures above the normal rang
ing from five to thirteen degrees. This
report closes with the warm wave in
creasing in severity, temperature regis
tering above ninety degrees over large
portion of the district, and no immedi-
ate prospect Of relief.
The weakly mean temperature for the
district at large was sixty-four degrees,
or eight degrees above the mean of the
previous week. The averages at the
several weather bureau stations are as
follows: PASSPORT, Me-, 81 degrees;
Portland, M, 66 degrees; Mortified,
W.T. 60 degrees; Boston, Mass, 70 de-
grees; Nantucket, Mass, G. degrees; AL
bany, N. Y, 70 degrees.
Rainfall.-There has been practically
no precipitation during the week.
Springs and streams are unusually low
for the season, the Connecticut river be-
Ing at about July stage Of water. At
Boston the total deficiency in precipita-
ton since April now amounts to 5.45
inches.
Condition of Crops.
The general situation remains practi-
oally unchanged from the previous re-
port. The prevailing drought has been
intensified during the week, and, If any
thing, the conditions are triae more
unfavorable at the present time. The
showers which occurred early in the
week produced growth for one or two
days, but their beneficial effects soon
passed away, and every New England
crop is now positively suffering for rain
Meadows can not produce normal crops,
the question of pasturage is becoming
serious, and there is general complaint
of seed sprouting poorly and uuevenly.
This is a critical period for agricultural
interests. and fear is expressed this ear
ly that crops will yield far below the av
erage. There is of course, an occasional
bright spot amid the gloom but the
general opinion is that the drought has
wrought damage which can not be re-
trieved unless abundant rain comes soon,
crops would doubtless be but partial.
Grass.-By the help of showers, this
crop made good growth the early part of
the week, but it fell back again and is
now in a condition where timely rains
would improve it greatly and secure at
least partial yield. Without the need
ed moisture there is every reason to ex-
pect a decided shortage, and some cor
respondents freely predict that there can
not be a recovery this season with all
the rain necessary. In many sections
pasturage has practically failed.
Grain.-Rye seems to be about the
only promising grain. In the southern
section it is we'll headed. Oats are COM
ing up poorly and are making little
growth. Reports on corn are variable.
In some sections it is doing fairly we'll,
and in Maine nearly all planting is COM
pleted, with some early pieces already
up. BY far the general report is that
this crop is making hardly any growth
and barely holds its own Hoeing is in
progress in few southern localities.
Fruit--The remarks of last week re-
garding fruit continue in force. Apples
have a poor show, except possibly in
Rhode Island and Connecticut. In
Maine very light bloom of all fruits is
announced. Complaint is made of cher
ries blighting in Massachusetts,. Cater
pillars are still destructive in orchards.
Grapes bloom well and indicate a large
fruitage. Strawberries are about ready
for marketing in the extreme south.
This crop is in precarious condition
from lack of rain. Cranberries are in
fair shape but few fire worms being no.
ticed
Vegetables potato hoeing is
on in Rhode Island. Plants are up in
some of the Maine dirtricts. General
growth continues slow and uneven.
Peas look well; setting thickly.' All
vegetables and garden truck suffering.
Tobacco.-Much loss from heat and
dryness is reported in Massachusetts,,
and setting is rendered difficult. In
western Connecticut setting is slow. with
cut worms hungry and lively. In the
region around Windsor, Conn.,, about
half the crop has been set, both by hand
and machine j. w. SMITH,
Section Director, Boston, Mass.