The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-23
II S. WEATHER BUREAU.
A Statement of the Weather and Crop
Conditions of New England for the
yxooly Tndinpr Tuna is 1900

A Statement of the Weather and Crop
Conditions of New England for the
Week Ending June Is, 1900.
The Weather of the Week,-Boston,
Mass. June 20.--The weather during the
week ending the 18th has been eXcep-
tionally fine for farm operations ana
generally favorable to vegetable
growth. Four clear days on an aver
age, have furnished abundant sunshine
and, with slight exceptions the show
ers during the latter part of the perlou
have maintained the soil in seasonaple
condition for growing crops and for cul-
tivation.
Temperature. The temperature
ranged rather lower than the average
for the season, and at several points
somewhat below that of thep preceding
week. On account, however, of the pre-
yalence of clear weather the lower tenn
perature has had no unfayorable effect
on crops and has not checked the pro-
gress of vegetation, Several cores
pondents complain of cool nights but
SO far as reported, without the occur
renee of frost. The range of temporal
ture for the district, so far as reported,
was from 40 degrees at Goldenridge,
Me. to So, at East Poland, Me- the
range at Boston was from Sc to "a de-
grees.
The averages at points distributed
| over the district are as follows: Bos-
| ton, Mass, 6S degrees Nantucket,
Mass, "a; Passport Me-, SIS; Portland,
| Me. GA; New York, N. Y, 70; North
field, VT, 60; Albany, N. Y, 6S; MT.
Desert, Me-, 6S; Center Harbor, Me" So;
Hartland VT, 81; Roxbury, W.T. 49,
Ispwich, Mass. 6S; South Portsmouth,
r. T., GA; Hawleyville, Conn, Co.
Rainfall.-The rainfall was light in
all sections of the district. 1t was,
however, well distributed and fell in the
form of showers-copious in few in
stances. but generally in light to mode
rate amounts While rain is needed in
numerous sections of the district, with
slight exceptions, chiefly in Rhode Is
land and Connecticut, crops are not sur
fering for water.
The rain Of the week fell principally
on the 18th and 14th. The total
amounts as reported from the various
stations were as follows: Boston,
Mass, Clio; Nantucket, Mass. O.6O; Al
bany. N. Y, 1,30; Eastport, Me-, 0.0o;
Portland, Me-, 0.50; New York, n. W.
O.70; Mortified, VT, 0,40; Mt. Desert,
Me, OILS; Center Harbor, Me, O3o;
Hartland VT, OBS; Roxbury VT, go;
Stonybrook, Mass, OF; Ipswich, Mass
o.35; Lee, Mass, 0.22; South Ports
mouth, r. l.. OILS; Hawleyville, Conn,
1877; South Egremont, Mass, 100
Condition of Crops.-Crops, generally
speaking, are in good condition, and in
some localities are luxuriatn. With
abundant sunshine and temperature
near the seasonal average, together with
a fair amount of precipitation In the
most acceptable form, light showers, the
conditions have been favorable for the
| rapid advancement of all vegetation.
In the more northerly localities crops
were receiving the first hoeing, while in
the southern states this process has in
many instances been completed. Bugs,
| beetles worms and crop pests generally
are increasing and becoming more or
less numerous. However, up to the
present writing no serious or general
injury has resulted tocrops.
Grass. THE haying season is practi-
i calIy at hand. Taking the district as
whole the prospect is very favorable to-
an average crop and an excellent quail
ity of hay. In portions of Massachu-
| setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
| generally of small area, grass is light
and the outlook is unfavorable, but
otherwise a satisfactory crop is assured
Grain.-Winter grain continues in
good condition; cereals generally prom
Use good crops. In northern sections
corn IS being hoed, while in southern
1 states 1t has received the. first cultiva-.
ton. There is little complaint of injury
from rust or insects, and with a contin-
uation Of favorable weather good crops
| are certain.
Fruit-Excepting peaches, the yield
of which will be light, conditions could
| hardly be more favorable to plente-
Gus crop of fruit especially apples.
Pears will be plentiful. plums a fair
supply, and berries Of all kinds give
| prospect of a bounteous supply Of the
first quality. Caterpillars are doing
some damage, while in sections leaf
roll" is injuring apples, but these are
exceptions to the general condition.
| Vegetables. Crops of this class re-
main in promising condition. Potato
beetles are plentiful, but, so far as re-
ported have wrought no serious dam
age. Reports are very favorable to
truck farms and gardens, which prom
Use large yields Of all kinds of vegeta-
bles.
Misunderstanding is about completed,