Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-17
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Frost the Most UnfnvOrabIe Feature
Everything Backward.

Boston, Sept. 16.-The weekly crop bull
letin of the New England section of the
climatic and crop service of the wealth
er bureau says:
Frosts on the 7th. sth and 9th, were the
most unfavorable features of the weeks
weather. The damage resulting from them
vared--Rhode Island and Connecticut re-
porting very little, while in the three
northern states is was considerable in
many instances High lands generally
escaped injury, but on low lands much
tender vegetation was cut down. There
was a marked deficiency of rainfall over
the whole section and a corresponding
excess of sunshine, with higher tempera-
lures the latter part of the week.
Temperatures ranged from - degrees to
below the freezing point, the means for
the week being not far from normal.
Scattered. light showers comprised the
rainfall of the week, many correspondents
reporting none. In consequence high past
| ures are getting dry in some localities but
the need of rain is not serious enough to
cause any apprehension of immediate in
| jury to crops.
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Where no injury occurred from the frost
| crops of all kinds made remarkably rapid
| progress, as the weather was fully as fav-
| orable as any that has occurred during
the season. the high tempera lures and
| larger amount of sunshine being just what
many crops stood in need of. Although
the condition OF some crops is fairly sat
| isfactory, still there is "A general srnti-
ment that nearly everything is backward
and hardly up TO the average.
Grain.-Considerable corn was touched
by the frost and the opening Of the fac
! tories has teen delayed. As the ears II
many fields. are failing to fill out prop
| erly large amount that it was hoped
would ripen and give at least a partia
crop, will be put into the slo. the maii
part of the fodder corn crop will not he
up to the average in amount or quality
Small grains are about all harvested ant
some threshng has been done. Some fal
sowing has been done, the plants now be
ing in good condition.
! GraSs-With the exception of a few
late meadows and some rowen as Yet un
cut, the hay harvest is practically com
pleted. In quantity the Viol1 has beer
! about an average one. and while the quail
ity is considered fair. it is doubtful If i
is as rich in nutriment and will spend a!
we'll as the crops of some other years.
Fruit.--It is reported that apples are
falling to quite an extent otherwise tn,
condition of the crop remains unchanged
Some localities will have an abundance
| of what now appears to be eXcellen
fruit Pears are rinening fast and are q
good quality. Some cranberry bogs wer,
| injured by the frost. hut the damage doe
moi apnear TO he serious Most of tn
earlier varieties have been nic,<ed and. i,
flavor. are thought to comparc very favor
ably with crops of preceding years.
Negetahlcs,-Manv tender vegetable
wore harmed bv tbo frost and and in ;
few places. the crops we're DESTROYED
Vines suffered esreciailv and in some gar
dans and 6cIds there viii ho no snnashes
cucumhors or Tomatoes Elsewhere thas
cro,,s are rinerinr SLOWLY and there vii
ho h,t a nartial ,-ioId Maine soop,s T.
ho i've la,s, ,n,iotod n;th rot,to hIieb