The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-09-03
THE DROUGHT.
No such Dreadful Candida.
known for Over Fifty Yea..

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. l-Tr,v.
cling men aud visitors from various paris
OF the State continue to bring tbe most
Encouraging reports of The condition Of
the crops, especially corn, which Is
burned up, except In the bottom lands.
and the distressing effects OF the drought
on both crops and stock.
For over week farmers have bepn
driving their stock into Ransons pond
to water them, from a distance Of three
and four miles in the country. In some
parts Of the country 1t is reported that
the farmers have TO drive their stock ten
miles 10 water.
HOW PENNSYLVANIA SUFFERS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-The alarm
Ing effects OF the drought which has
brought such desolation to the farmers
OF the State are now beginning TO be felt
in thi city. Throughout Pennsylvania
the long season Of very warm weather
unaccompanled by rain has had very
much the same effect upon agricultural
intel ests as in other parts OF the country,
with the exception that the cereal crops
have not suffered to the same extent as
In some other places. Yet the yields
have not been near the average, and In
some counties the general crops will be
one-thlrd short. The tobacco crop OF
Lancaster and other counties, which has
become an important resource in late
years, will be great disappointment.
The season has been very unfavorable,
aud II Is possible that two-thirds Of this
years crop will be lost.
VEGETABLES DYING ON THE VINES.
On the strength OF this condition Of
affairs as affecting the summer vege.
tables in daily use the price of these
necessities have advanced within few
weeks. Potatoes, the great staple OF
the poor, which usually sell at fifty
cents bushel, now command dollar
for fair varieties. Tomatoes Of the
kinds that sold for twenty-five cents a
basket this time last year are bringing
seventy-dve cents basket now. Corn
on the ear Is almosta luxury this sea
son. Instead Of selling for ten centsa
doz en-, selected ears cannot be had ior
less than twenty-five or thirty cents.
People in the suburban counties who
have depended largely for the revenue
of the year upon their sale OF summer
vegetables will suffer heavy loss, ana
those gentlemen who have been in ths
habit of farming for pleasure anu
raising fine specimens Of the different
varieties of vegetables will have very
little to show.
NO SUCH DROUGHT FOR FIFTY YEAhs'
Florists say that outdoor fowels
have been almost altogether destroyed
and the beautiful autumn flowers "
much IN demand about thif season loi
indoor decoration, will be very SCARF "
indeed. The lawns on the outsKirlsv
of the city and about German1omn
and similar places are singed 70 plO Tow,
unsightliness, and persons VINO spv aa
thousands OF dollars laying OUT sn us
undulating surfaces Of green pss
nothing to show for their ou'iayai
Worse than all else the spI ings a .bs
wells on the high lands aroanu nls
city, which are considered 80 desna ,m
for summer residences, are dryins w.
Many have dried up already ana nsne
lilies are placed in most emoai'SS onss.
straits for water for ordinary bo 1haS
hold purposes. Old residents say 'bi !,
have not known of such droue'
fifty years.