The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-20
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.


A Statement Of the Weather and Crop
Conditions Of New England.
Weather and crop conditions for the
weed ending September nth are as fol-
lows:
Boston, Mass, Sept. 19,-The weather
of the week was characterized by low
temperature, much cloudiness and
heavy rainfall, The average number
of clear days, 1; partly cloudy, 3; clou-
dy, 3.
Temperature,-The temperature dur
ing the past seven days hah remained
low. The 18th, 18th and 18th We're the
warmest days of the week. But no
maximum has exceeded 90 degrees,
while the temperature of the 10th, gem
orally, did not rise to so degrees Mini
ma as low as 35 degrees were observed
in the northern portion of the section
on the morning of the 18th. Light
frosts occurred during the week, but no
damage resulted. The mean for the
section, 63 degrees, is 5 below the mean
of the week preceding, and above the
mean of the corresponding week of last
year. The average at several stations
throughout the section are: PASSPORT,
Me-. Sc; Portland, Me- 60; Winslow,
Me-, SO; Northfeld VT, Sc; Wells VT,
GA; East Corinth, VT, SO; Boston, Mass.
Ga; Nantucket, Mass, &C; Hyannis,
Mass, GA; South Egremont, Mass, 66;
Hawleyville, Mass. s.; WATERFOWL,
Conn, 10; Albany. N. Y, 6S.
Rainfall. Rains occurred throughout
northern New England the 18th and
18th. In some instances more than
half an inch of precipitation fell, but,
owing to the extreme drought, condi-
tiors were rot greatly improved. The
high winds of the 18th prevailed over
all parts of the section, and continued
violent for period of twelve hours.
On the 10th a local storm of considera-
Bile violence passed through Hyannis,
Mass, wrecking several buildings in It's
path which extended about six rods in
width and one hundred and fifty in
length. The rains of the 10th were of
great importance to farming interests
While we have only a limited number
of reports covering the period, they in
dictate general and heavy rainfall.
The total amounts at several stations
are: Eastport, Me-, 80; Portland, Me-,
100; Mount Desert Ferry, Me, 2,25;
Brookline, N H., $780, Newton. N. H.,
14S; Mortified, VT, 40; Burlington,
vt. LOS; Boston, Mass, 1.3S; Nantuck-
ct Mass, 2.4O; Hyannis, Mass, 3.O4;
Stonybrook, Mass, 1.27.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Condition prevailing throughout the
first five days Of the week increased the
widespread damage to growing crops.
Southern New England during those
days received no rainfall and all parts
of the section suffered severely from
the winds of the 18th. A large per
cent of the fruit crop was blown off
the trees. much corn was lodged and
many fences blown down Buckwheat
will be light corp, though it has been
greatly benefited by the recent rains.
Factories are busy canning sweet corn,
but will be compelled to quit during the
coming week. The corn Is so far ma
tured that the rains cannot revive It,
Silos are now being filed Corn cut
ting has terminated in the southern
portion of the section. Fall ploWing
and seeding is now possible. During
the week forest fires have ragged in
Maine. Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Much damage has resulted, The rains
however. have effectually checked
them.
Grass.-Rowen has now been harves-
ted: the crop is every where light. Lit
tie feed remains in the pastures.
Grain.-Corn cutting still continues
in northern localities The crop Is gem
orally considered medium. In some dis
tricts the buckwheat crop is complete
failure
Fruit.-The dry weather had not only
much fruit to fall but rendered
that remaining on the trees quite sus-
ceptible to the force of violent winds.
A large percentage of the apple, pear 7
and peach crop fell during the first day
Of the week A large part Of the WIN
ter apples remain on the trees, but the /
portion that fell is complete loss, not !
being mature enough for cider. /
Grapes and cranberries suffered less /
than any other fruit.
Vegetables-Po digging contin-
ues. Correspondents from New Hamp |
shire state that the crop is of marketa |
ole quality but the yield light. Early /
planted are very poor Onions in Mas I
sachusetts are about an average crop. 4
Note-The bulletin OF the week end I
ng Monday next, the oath instant, will |
De the last issue Of the season of 1900.