Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-19
WEATHER. AND CROPS.
Report of the Maryland State Wealth
Service for the Past Week.

Report of the Maryland state Weather
Service for the Past Week.
The report of the Maryland State
Weather Service for the past week con
tains the following:
Chesapeake City, Cecil County-The
past week has been one of sunshine and
very dry. Farmers busy threshing
wheat out of shock. Some have com
pleted stacking. Yield of wheat varies
from 10 to 20 bushels per acre. Fultz
variety very much damaged by scah
Oats harvest commenced. Hay making
about over, and about an average crop
Corn needs rain badly.
john W. HARRIS.
Colora, Cecil County.-The want of
rain is now felt on all crops. The dry
weather will shorten the potato crop,
and is checking growth of canning
tomatoes. Oats are now ripe and partly
cut. Wild berries are quite scarce.
GEORGE BALDERsToN.
Chestertown, Kent County = The
weather during the entire week was hot
and dry. Corn is needing rain, and if it
does not soon come the crop will be
much injured. The tomato crop looks
well and promises a fair'yield. Berries
plentiful. Peaches are very scarce.
COLIN F. STAN.
Denton, Caroline Drought
still continues and all vegetation is suf-
fering. The week was an unusually
warm one, the thermometer rising to the
nineties nearly every day. On Friday it
registered 97o and ON Saturday, 95o.
+. 9. RAMsDELL.
fredericksburg, Caroline County-Oats
all cut. Wheat not as good as first re-
ported; straw long. One more cultiva-
ton for corn; very dark in color and
making a rapid growth. Preparations
for sowing scarlet clover being made.
The yield this year was profitable one.
No rain this week; it is much needed.
E. f. QUInoRT.
Preston, Caroline County-No rain
for the last ten days and but little in
the last thirty days, which has caused
pastures TO dry up. Corn and vege-
tables are suffering and if no rain comes
within week or two there will not be
enough corn in this section to supply
home wants; it is now tasselling out.
Wheat threshing is over. The crop not
quite up TO an average, as less was
seeded last fall.
WILLIAM I. KELLEY.
Easton, Talbot County--All growing
crops are suffering for rain. Wheat
threshing about finished
HENRY SuREvE.
Dailsville, Dorchester County.-The
weather of the past week was extremely
hot and very dry. Everything is suffer
for want of rain. Corn whiting; pastures
burning up; also all vegetables. A light
rain on the l4th. The temperature
reached go during the week.
CHARLES 5. JACKSON.
Mardela Springs, Wicomico County
The absence OF rain is beginning to
make itself felt. While it has been
favorable to cleaning corn and other
crops, it has stopped their growth. Corn
will ear lower than usual, and fodder
on early planted will be shortened. II
is too soon to speculate about the late
planted. Watermelons will be shipped
in 10 days or less. Cantaloupes going
to market. A. 4. AcwoRTH.
Milford, Kent and Sussex Counties,
Delaware-The total absence of rain
during the past week, together with the
burning hot suns, has made the ground
very dry and is retarding vegetation to
some extent. Wheat is nearly all
threshed and the yield generally good.
j, Y. FoUIK.