Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-05
WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.

Extreme Heat-All Crops Improve Except
Small Fruits-Haying Generally Begun.
The weather of the week has been
marked by continuous extreme heat
which has prevailed since Thursday, the
27th, and abundance of sunshine. There
was also a marked absence of rainfall.
The temperature has been very high, at
many places breaking all previous
records. During Thursday, Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, maxima of 80 degrees
or above were general, and over a large
part of the district the temperature rose
to 100 degrees during the time mentioned.
The nights have also been warm. The
mean temperature of the week for the
entire district was "a degrees, 10 degrees
higher than that of the proceeding week,
and degrees above the mean of the
corresponding week last year. In the
southern interior parts of the district the
mean temperature was considerably
higher than the average for the district,
ranging near so degrees.
The high temperature and abundant
sunshine have caused all crops to improve
greatly and make rapid growth during
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been rushed. Although crops are now
generally in good condition, rain is be-
ginning to be much needed, and in some
parts of the section, on higher ground,
crops are now suffering from the alb
sence of rainfall. In parts of Maine,
showers, which occurred on the night of
the 2Sth, were beneficial and did much to
relieve the need of rain where they oc-
Cured, but throughout the district, un-
less there is rain soon, crops will be in
iured by the dry weather. In Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut correspond
ents state that pasturage is suffering,
and in consequence, the milk supply has
decreased. Some correspondents state
that the extreme heat has caused potatoes
to wilt during the middle of the day, and
also corn to roll; others, that small
fruits have been injured, but this has
occurred only at few places.
Corn has continued to improve and has
mace rapid growth, and is being hoed.
Some correspondents state that it is small,
but a majority state that it is doing well
In Maine, crows have been troublesome
and caused considerable damage tC
this crop. All grain is generally report.
ed to be in good condition, except ir
Connecticut, where rust has damaged
: oats, and caused the crop to be a failure
fodder oats in that section have slsC
been injured to some extent by dry
weather.
Haying has generally begun. A few
correspondents state that the crop will
be light, having little bottom growth
but the greater number state that it will
be equal to, or above the average crop
The high temperature has ripened gras
rapidly, and in some parts of the section
prematurely. The sunshine and warme
weather has improved the quality o
grass, and the absence of rain hav
made excellent conditions for cuttini
and curing.
Small fruits are beginning to suffe
from the extreme heat and dry weather
Straw berries in the central and northern
: part of the section are drying up. Othe
. small fruits are generally reported to b
in good condition. All correspondent
continue to state that the apple crop will
be light, except in some instances, earl
apples. which promise fair crop. Cor
respondents IN Connecticut state tina
= peaches have set well in that section.
. All vegetables and garden crops hav
, improved during the week. Potatoes ar
generally reported to be doing wei
Potato bugs continue very numerous, on
o correspondent stating that they burroN
= into the ground and eat the stalk befor
: il comes M SQUASH bugs are also mum
;, erous.