Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-05-02
FRUIT PRODUCTS PROMISING
The Climate and Crop Service of the
New Jersey Weather Bureau Re
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New Brunswick, April 80, 1901
The weather conditions that pre-
vailed during the month of April
have been very unfavorable to the
farmers and truck growers, especially
in the Southern Section, where fire.
quent heavy rains, cool easterly winds
and almost constant cloudiness have
greatly retarded termination and
growth of all early planted vegeta-
bles; potatoes, lima beans, sweet corn
and sweet potatoes in the hot beds,
have rotted badly; oats sown two
weeks ago are not all above ground,
and early radishes and asparagus are
just going to market, ten days later
than last year. In the Central and
Northern Sections, very little blowing
has been done, and only few oats
have been sown, on high ground
Fruit prospects, Notwithstanding the
severe drought during the fall and
winter months, are most promising
in all sections of the State the early
varieties are coming into bloom.
Wheat, rye and grass are all backward
as compared with last season, but
generally speaking, all are in good
sowing condition, and with warmer,
sunshiny weather will improve rap
idly.
The temperature has been below
normal, while the rainfall and cloud
mess have been excessive. Up to the
goth, there have been twenty cloudy,
six partly cloudy, and three clear
days. Rain fell upon thirteen days.
At the Central Station the total is Z. rs
inches thus far for the month. The
greater rainfalls recorded for the
month during the past fifty years
were 922 inches in 1854, and s. 25
inches in 1847.
The reports of the various CORE
spondents of the Southern Section are
presented here:
Cassville-Winter grain injuriously
affected by constant rain about one
fourth oats sown; sweet potatoes rot
ting in hot beds, owing to lack of sun
shine peach and pear bloom profuse;
all work delayed by heavy rains.
G.. NJ Rorer.
Clayton-Too cold and wet for farm
work grass, wheat and rye look well;
work greatly delayed by rain; peas,
early potatoes and radishes growing
nicely; rainfall, 2 76 inches.
W. Townsend Wilson.
Cape May @. H.-Surface soil very
wet, but the springs are not yet nor
NAL; potatoes and early truck unin-
jured on high ground, low fields in
jured; all growth at standstill
rainfall, 30 inches.
L. T. Garretson.
Deerfield Township-The wet and
cool weather has retarded all growth
wheat up to average; grass very short,
most fields have poor stand pros
poets for peaches good; peas about
half; large acreage of potatoes
planted; rainfall, 8S inches.
Arthur Seabrook.
Elmer-All growth and farm work
backward, owing to continued cloudy
and rainy weather; wheat looks un-
usually we'll.
M. T. M. Garrison.
Fishing Creek-Another cold, wet
week seeds rotting in the ground;
hot beds not doing well, owing to
lack of sunshine; oats and potatoes
coming up slowly; radishes from the
fields going to market a full week
later than last year.
James R. Shaw.
Friesburg-Too wet-work almost
at standstill; wheat and grass i'm
proving; favorable for young clover;
rain on five days-amount, 2.47
inches.
H. c. Perry.
Mantua-Grain and grass look well;
hot beds generally, poor; potatoes
rotting badly; plum trees in bloom;
asparagus cutting begun this week.
George Kastner.
Merchantville = Grass and peas
growing rapidly; early potatoes are
rotting in low fields; too wet and
cold.
William Longstreth
Millville-Grain and grass have
wintered we'll; peaches and straw
berries coming into bloom; truckers
about two weeks late with sweet
potato beds
J. Brownson.
Shiloh-Five rainy days this week;
ground too wet to work peach trees
in bloom, and ounce trees budding;
strawberry plants set out; early
potatoes planted; grass and wheat
starting we'll.
W. E. Davis.