The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-16
connecticut crops
PROMISE we'll
The Hay Luxuriant Every
where and Weather
Fine for Cutting.
TOBACCO LOOKS WELL.
Potatoes Blossoming Low,
Tomatoes Late and
Apples Scarce.

Enfield, Conn.,, July 15.-The farmers
Of the Connecticut Valley are anything
but discouraged over the prospects for
a successful year, Notwithstanding the
unreasonable weather during the plant
Ing or setting-out season. They are
now in the very midst of the haying
season, and the crop in the opinion Of
the farmers is above the average The
cold, wet May was advantageous for
good growth, as 1t tended to produce
the heavy bottom SO much desired by
the farmers, and in heft and quality
some of them say there never was a
better crop harvested in the town. A
good hay crop this season is especially
desired, as hay is selling at over $25
per ton, and the outlook would be
gloomy IL this seasons crop was fail
ure. BY the middle of next week the
farmers expect to have the harvest
completed. 1t is rather early to predict
with any degree of exactness the OUT
look for the tobacco crop, as the sea-
son is over two weeks behind, and in
many fields the plants are but few
inches above ground.
There are some fields, however, that
bespeak bright outlook for the crop,
Standing foot and half high, of
sound, healthy growth, there is no in
dication that the plants suffered from
lack Of sunshine afte being trans
planted, and the owners Of the crops
will begin the work of topping next
week, which is not far behind the us
ual time for this work. 1t has been
noticed that the crops that have been
fed partly with manure this season In
stead of all fertilizer are thriving es-
pecially we'll .owing to the heavy damp
weather Of last month. The black
worms have all disappeared, leaving
no very great indication of their visit,
but the wire worms are giving the
growers some trouble and worry as
they eat their way into the stalk and
build a perpendicular subway up
through, which causes no little dam
age. But few crops in the town have
beer sighted from visit by the trou-
lbesonne pest, but the growers are hope
full that they will be able to rid the
fields of the worm From present indi-
cations the crops will mature well, and
will probably result in fairly good
1 ho A 1F ,n fov
their last years crop cased up in their
sheds, for which they expect to realize
better prices than were offered for them
last fall Some of the tobacco buyers
have already driven through the town,
taking notes on the present condition OF
the plants in the fields. with a view
Ito securing Same later on. The acreage
Twill be about the same as last year In
Enfield, and less than a half-dozen new
sheds have been built to house the
crops. There has been no hail in Enfield
this season as yet, but the farmers
Isay the season of expectancy Is only
half over at present.
The potato crop gives promise Of com
ing out we'll, although 1t is noticed that
1.-THE tops are blossoming very low, but
this is no indication, as plants of that
kind have been known to pan out bet
ter than IL they blossomed high. There
Is noticeable absence of bugs on the
stalks. Field corn Is fair, but silo corn
is giving the growers some trouble or
account Of the difficulty they had in
securing good seed. One farmer has
been obliged to set his crop out three
different times before he felt satisfied
with the prospects. Oats are promising
and heading out very heavy, which Is
the best indication. Garden produce is
progressing slowly. Tomatoes are al
least three weeks behind but cabbage
for which the cold spring had no ter.
Irors, is above the average at this sea.
son of the year.
None of the farmers care to hazard {
prediction on the fruit outlook. The
apple trees are heavily burdened, bu
the fruit is dropping off, and the pros
lpects are that fruit of all kinds viii b.
generally scarce. Everything consider
ed, the hay crop Is the one which give
the most encouragement to the farmers
some Of. whom are planning to SOW
Hungarian grass to be harvested in tn
fall, giving them a double crop. The to
bacco crop will be up TO the average,
the fall holds back two or three week
to make up for the hardness of thu
Ispring in arriving.