The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-08-26
The Drought in Maryland.

and the corn crop is suffering therefrom.
The Easton talbot county, Journal
of the 10Th says: Vegetation of oil
kinds is suffering greatly for the want
of rain. 1t is now considered impossi.
bic for half crop of corn to be made,
even should it be seasonable from this
time. Light showers passed over this
section of the country bordering on the
Choptank on Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings, but not enough to do much
good.
The Star says the drought in this
section continues. Everything like
vegetation is suffering terribly. The
corn crop is ruined
The Elkton Cecil county, Demo-
crdt Of the 2lst says: The drought in
portions Of this county is fearful--alarm.
ing. In the lower districts no rain has
fallen in sufficient quantities to promote
vegetation since about the LIST of June.
Corn is literally parched till there is no
life in it. Potato vines have died before
maturity. Other vines are in no better
condition. Peaches are much smaller
in size than they would have been if the
weather had been seasonablc. The
fallow season is passing, and no one is
able to plough. All the highways are
SO deep cut and dusty that travel is dis.
agreeable in the extreme. Unless rain
fallsooa pot only will the fall crops be fail.
ures, bat no opportunity will be afford.
ed to prepare for wheat.
The Snow Hill Worcester county,
Messenger Of the 2lst instant says: The
crops in this section, and in fact through
out the county are burning up, and
most Of the farmers have despaired Of
even raising half crop Of corn. 1t is
distressing to look at some of their long
faces, for many Of them next year will
not be able actually to pay their taxes.
The hope Of the completion of the Wor.
cestea railroad next year has been based
upon the early prospect of good corn
crop, but as that will be total failure,
we cannot conceive how our county will
be able to build the road.
The Hagerstown washington coun.
ty) Mail of Saturday says; Until
within the last few weeks this section
of our State has had an unusually fair
season, but no rain has fallen to do any
good within the time stated. In con.
sequence Of this crops Of all kinds are
suffering, aud we are now informed that
the corn, as well as other late crops,
will yield poorly. A half crop of corn
now is almost all our farmers will make.
This is to be regretted exceedingly, for
the corn crop is one of the most i'm.
portabt ones that the farmer grows.
Without corn IL ia hardly possible to
farm. But still we are better off than
our neighbors across the Potomac, where
the drought blight has been sweeping,
and we ought to be thankful that we
here still have plenty aud to spare.
The Dorchester Neios of Saturday
says: A ride from almost one end Of
Dorchester county to the other shows
the entire corn crop to be greatly need.
ing rain. In many places not half a
crop will be raised, and pasture lands
are parching very much. 1t really looks
discouraging in many places, especially
in those sections where little wheat or
peaches are raised, and where the far.
mers depend principally on their corn
crop for support. 1t has been many
years since this section has suffered
from such prolonged drought.
\ The Marlborough prince Georges
county, Gazette of the Goth says: Not.
withstanding the threatening aspect Of
the weather during the past few DAYS,
aud the refreshing showers which have
blessed our neighbors of Washington
and Baltimore, and the immediate
picinities Of those cities, another week
has passed and still VIC have had no
rain. The condition Of our crops is
truly dcplorable. From every section
Of our fertile county we hear the same
bitter wall. The corn is lost past re.
demptiou, and our great staple, tobacco,
is suffering terribly. How our small
farmers, SO utterly dependant upon the
corn crop, can make out until next year
it is difficult to conjecture. The suffer.
ing this winter must be intense.
The st. Michael's talbot COUNTY,
Comet of the 21st instant, says: The
long continued dry weather has become
distressing. Springs are drying up;
the wells throughout this portion o.
the county are failing; the dust lies SO
thickly upon the public highways as TO
seriously interfere with travelling; in
some sections the grass has almost en-.
tirely disappeared; the leaves upon the
trees look dry and sere; the corn has
become SO burned, and shriyeled, and
twisted, that the most copious rains
cannot save il. We have not had a
good settled" rain here since the mid,
die of May, aud not even light shower
for weeks.
The Boonsboro' Washington county,
Odd Feilo,o Of Saturday last, SAYS !.
The weather il. this vicinity for the last
two weeks has been very dry, and we
regret to say that the corn crop is be-
ginning to suffer, especially tho late
corn.
The Middletown:( Frederick county,
padey Register OF Friday says: In
This section the drought has, perhaps,
been less protracted than in some other
localities, but siill the growing corn is
suffering severely. We were visited
with a fine shower Of rain on Sunday
last, but not sufficient, unless followed
soon by other showers, to revive the
corn, and give even a tolerable yield.
The Rockville (Montgomery county,
SeatiheL saws: The crops in NIontgom.