Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-03
CROPS TEN DAYS LATE.
Low Temperature and Excessive Rain.
fall Responsible for This Condition.

/ Boston. July 2-The weekly crop bulle-
tin Of the New England section of the
climate and crop service of the weather
bureau says:
/ The past week brings out the same gen
eral complaint that the whole month has
the temperatures too low. especially at
night, too little sunshine. and in the
northern portions of the section, too much
rain. High winds have also occurred dur
! ing the week. but have not caused any
considerable damage. As noted below, the
temperatures have been below the normal
ana the precipitation, in the sections where
| it was least needed. excessive.
All the New England States report that
| the temperature of the week have been
generally deficient and that the nights
have been exceptionally cool, as has been
| the case throughout the whole month Of
June
Precipitation was general throughout the
whole section, the amounts ranging from
| light showers in the southern portions to
heavy downpours in the north The fall of
| the 26th was exceptionally heavy in tho
| northern States, and in consequence
many fields flooded and cultivated land
badly washed in places The heaviest fail
reported was 4 inches on the 18th. at Mt
Desert Ferry. Maine, In some localities
the heavy rains falling on ground already
too moist have completely saturated it
50 that no work can be done on planted
fields.
CONDITIONS OF CROPS.
The condition of most crops has mater
tally changed since the early part Of the
season. They were then reported as be
ing from a week to 10 days in advance of
the average, while now the general opin-
/ ion is that they are some 10 DAYS late in
nearly all sections. Low temperatures and
excessive rainfall are responsible for this
] ~ N W
tarded growth in the southeastern section
| In the latter, however, the moderate rains
that have occurred during the past week
have proved very beneficial and haveprob-
ably e.fectually broken the drought there.
I Rye and oats are making good growth,
although II is a little too rank on wet
lands. Abundant sunshine is needed to
properly ripen the crop. Corn still holds
! back, where the ground is wet the plants
hcne small and off color. In the droughty
! localities the late rains have revived it,
ana ii IS pushing ahead rapidly. In "A
| few localities the crop will probably he
almost a total failure unless the season
extends well into the autumn. Some farm
crS will plow up their corn fields and plant
other crops. Some buckwheat has been
sown and is doing well. Hungarian needs
moro sunshine and warmer weather
| In the more forward sections of the dis
trict having is well under way and will
become general after the 18th if the wealth
or is favorable ~ regards yield the re-
ports are conflicting, owing to local condi-
tons, but it is probably that in the ma ior
ity of cases the yield will be near the
average, but not as heavy as was anti
cipntcd earlier
i The prospect for an average fruit crop is
4 still promising. although it will be scant
in some few localities. While the apples
are dropping badly and many We're blown
off by the prevalent high winds of the
week. it is thought that enough fruit re-
mains on the trees to insure a good cron
= that will probably be of better quality
than II would have been with the trees
overloaded. ears are doing we'll. but drop
ping in some sections. Most correspon-
dents who report regarding peaches say
that there will probably he a good yield
ilums are not doing as well. Strawberries
J., are lipening slowly in the north. Rasp-
berries and blackbcrries both wild and
: tame, are blooming and setting unusually
r full
with the exception of potatoes. most
, garden crops are reported as backward
, and, in many cases, weeds are getting the
best of them, as the wet weather is fav
orabe to their growth and it has been i'm
, possible to do much in the way of cleaning
the land. 1t is probable that few days
! of warmer, dry weather will however
l start them up so that fairly good yield!
! will be realized. Where turnp seed /.
raised for the market, it is reported a.
ready to be harvested.
al Very mcagor reports were received re
i gardinG tobacco but it would seem that +
p has not progressed very rapidly, although
some has been hoed once. That unde
cloth is doing better than that In opei
fields.