Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-12
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Last Weeks Report of the Maryland
State Weather Service.


State Weather Service.
Among the reports received for last
week by the Maryland State Weather
Service are the following:
Chesapeake City, Cecil County-Thc
weather of the past week was very
changable. Cold rains, high winds and
ground frozen in mornings. Wheat
looking exceedingly well and large crop
in prospect. Oats coming up slowly.
Farmers busy blowing for corn. Fruit
prospect uncertain. j. II. HARRIS.
Milllngton, Kent County Real March
weather the past week. Vegetation
checked. Peaches and pears thought to
be uninjurcd. Wheat looking well.
Farm work advanced. A large acreage
of tomatoes will be planted. More oats
sown than for some time
J, G. TURNER.
Roberts, Queen Anne's County
Flowing for corn generally finished.
Wheat looking well. Peaches mostly
killed. A much needed rain fell on the
3D.. ]. T. ScoTT.
Easton, Talbot County-Weather
favorable for farm work. The soil
works nicely. Wheat aud grass grow
ing finely. Damage to fruit varies in
different localities. III tho tide water
section of Kent county the prospect at
present is probably for 70 per cent of
crop The outlook for pears, apples
and cherries still better.
G. w. MTNNIcK.
Denton, Caroline County-W Wheat
looking remarkably well. Early sown
oats up nicely. Many farmers busy
blowing for corn. The outlook for
peaches is very poor. Pears and cher
ries badly hurt. Strawberries safe as
yet. Grass backward. Early peas COM
ing up. ..- h. O. RAMsDELL.
Greensboro, Caroline County-Cold
and windy weather during week. Wheat
shows the effect of the cold weather
and in the low land has been damaged.
Peaches badly injured. Peas coming
up. The growth of grass and early
vegetables checked by cold weather.
A. b. Roe.
Daisville, Dorchester County-Cold
and windy weather prevailed during the
past week. Peaches very much injured.
Wheat looks very vol for this season
of the year. Vegetation is making but
little progress. Some carly varieties Of
Strawberries have been injured by the
late freeze. CHAs. S. JACKSON.
Mardela Springs, Wicomico County
Peas, rye and clover injured by the cold
wave in March. Flowing is still in
progress, and the ground is breaking up
nicely. A few farmers are nearly ready
to plant corn. 1t is now thought that
the peaches are not all killed, especially
those that have bloomed out this week.
Pears and cherries must be injured by
high wind of the 9th and 9th. a killing
frost on the 7th. A. h. AcwoRTH.
Pocomoke City, Worcester County
The freezing weather Of March 26th,
9th and 2Sth gave the oats crop de-
clded set back; killed it in light soil.
The cold weather and high winds of this
week have not added TO its progress.
Wheat on some lands has turned yellow,
though the wheat crop taken as whole
has been damaged as little as any grow
ing crop. 1t is thought about 80 per
cent of the peaches and cherries are
killed. Farmers well up with their
work. II, M. STEVENSON,
Milford, Kent County, Delaware-The
cold weather has very materially effected
vegetation. Peaches or no peaches is a
problem. Wheat and grass looking
we'll. Potatoes and peas generally
planted. Flowing well advanced.
j. Y. FouLK.