Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Report of the Maryland State Weatht
Service for the Past Week.

The report of the Maryland State
Weather Service for the past week con-
tains the following:
Colora, Cecil County-Ample rains.
Too wet in many places for drilling
wheat, but blowing is still going on.
Corn cutting progressing. Tomato can
neries are crowded with work. A week
spent at our country town discloses
the facts of our slim fruit crop, the
Baldwin being the most common apple
there this season.
GEORGE BALDERsToN.
Denton, Caroline County-The long
drouth was broken by heavy rains on
the 18th, 18th and 10Th, which will
greatly assist farmers to fallow land for
wheat; pastures are also benefited.
Fodder saving is over, and farmers are
cutting up corn to prepare ground for
wheat. The tomato crop, as before
stated, will be short. F. C. RAMsDELL.
fredericksburg, Caroline County-Fine
rain on the 10Th, doing great deal of
good. Although quite late for most
growing crops, it has aided farmers IN
turning fullow, over two inches having
fallen. Corn being husked; yield that
was seen, about so bushels per acre.
Most farmers will seed but small acre.
age of wheat. e. +. QUIDoRT,
Greensboro, Caroline County-The
heaviest rainfall since May visited this
section ON Wednesday. 4 general
change of weather has set in. Pastures
very much improved. Corn cutting
progressing. Ground being prepared
for following. Late tomatoes much
more solid and considerably better than
early crop. Weather just suitable.
"A. B. ROE.
Preston, Caroline County = The
drouth was broken by o good rain on
the 18th, enabling farmers to pillow corn
land for wheat; but many will seed only
one-half as much wheat as usual. Scar
let clover is up and growing. The
tomato crop is an average one, although
q much larger area of land than usual
was planted. Late cabbage will gen.
orally be failure. 1t is being injured
by striped bugs; nothing has yet been
found that will kill them off.
WILLIAM L. KELLEY.
Dailsville, Dorchester County-The
weather is all that could be wished for.
The rains of Tuesday and Wednesday
were the heaviest that have fallen for
many months. About $50 inches fell.
Farmers are preparing fallow ground
and clearing off corn for the seeding of
wheat. Heavy dews at night. Days
warm. CHARLES S. JACKSON.
Mardela Springs, Wicomico County
The week opened cloudy, eliminating
in gentle, good rain on Wednesday
and Wednesday night-the first of any
value since July 10Th. The rain came
too late for corn, but will benefit pota-
toes, turnips and pastures. 1t has
changed the foliage of trees, which was
fast assuming the russell of autumn.
Tomatoes have not ripened properly and
the crop is shorter than usual. Corn
will yield better than for years.
A. b. AcKwoRTH.
Twilley, Wicomico County-The
much-needed rain came in liberal guam
titles, and will be- very beneficial to late
potatoes and turnips. twill also enable
us to pillow for wheat seeding. Fodder
nearly all saved; crop good.
GEORGE G. TwILLEY.
Milford, Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware-The splendid rains of the
past week have lightened the hearts Of
the farmers and sent them on their way
rejoicing The tomato crops are much
larger than was anticipated. and the
canneries are unable to use them all,
consequently many are going to waste.
j. Y. FoULK.