The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-10-15
Average Year for Windham
County Crops.

County Crops.
This has been an average year
with respect to the harvest in Wind
ham county some crops yielding
more abundantly than usual, and
others falling below the ordinary
yield. The hay crop, which is more
extensive than any other, was about
25 per cent. less this year than it
was last year but the quality is bet
ter. Hay did not get an opportuni-
ty to reach its growth, the cold
spring delaying it at the start, and
the dry weather causing it to ripen
too soon. Practically none of this
years crop has been moved yet, as
the consumers. were well supplied
with lest years yield. SO the market
price for new bay has not been es-
tabiished. Corn, which holds Sec
ond place in extent among Wind
ham county crops, got a late start
by reason of cold weather early in
ii e sea- on, Int sui sequent condi-
tons were favorable, and the crop
matured in fine shape. The kernels
filed out well, the yield was large,
and the quality was extra good. The
high price of corn last year caused
the farmers to plant more abundant
", and they are we'll pleased with
the result.
The potato crop. has been some
what disappointing. Early indics-
tions were that the yield would be
heavy, but the supply will not ex-
coed The local demand. In some
fields the potato crop was a failure
without apparent reason, while in
adjoining feds the yield was large.
The late varieties were somewhat
later than usual, the late rains pre-
venting them from ripening and
adding somewhat materially to their
growth. The tobacco growers in
Vernon and Putney, the principal
tobacco towns of the county, report
that the crop this season was fully
up to the average, but that not SO
many acres as usual were grown.
The severe hailstorm in July, which
r ddled vegetation in and near Brat
t boro, skipped the tobacco towns,
and the tobacco fields were compar-
t ve!y free from devastating insects.
Not much attention has been given
to oats in the past few years, partly
because of the low price, but tn
price has now reached poiat WI ere
it justifies a more extensive cultiya-
ton of that crop. A fairly good
acreage was sowed this year, but
most of the fields were moved while
the oats were in the milk for the
purpose of feeding TO cattle. There
was IL good yield of Hungarian
grass although that is not grown ex-
tepsively in The county.
Not over half a crop of apples was
harvested this year. This was ex-
pec;ed to be goo d apple year, but
it is apparent that the last spring
frosts spoiled many buds. More
over, in the path of the July hail
storm many apples were knocktd
from the trees, and many No. ap-
pies, which survived the storm, !
we've made seconds or worse, and
the same is true of ether varieties
of fruit. In good bearing year
m ny apples are shipped from the
C unity, but not many will be shipped
this year. The price now averages
itbou SO cents barrel more than
usual Practically ho e ches were
raised in the county this year, ard
there were but few grapes. Gar
deu produce matured we'll Squash
es do better in dry season. and
the supply this year is large. They
cured well, with hard shells and the
quality is particularly good. The