Evening journal., 1894-04-11
HARD ON GROWING CROPS.
Chilling weather Nothing Can Yet BE
Told About Peaches.

everything beAa9eu anu AhjuItu h1
Chilling Notwithstanding Can Yet BE
Told About Peaches.
No good tidlngs from growing vegeta
tion throughout this fertile Peninsula
are brought by the weekly report of the
Maryland State Weather Service. It's
review Is for last week and reports Of
the condition of the peach crop are
rather more favorable than those a week
ago. That much damage has been done
is undoubtedly the case. but the extent
Of it cannot yet be determined Reports
from Talbot and Kent counties speak
favorably of the prospects, and report
from Wicomico county states that the
injury is probably not so great as sup
posed. Unfavorable reports come from
the remaining sections. Other fruits
pears, apples, cherries, etc. -sre believed
to have still better chances Straw
berries and blackberries suffered some
damage doubtless, but no definite reports
have been received. large acreage Of
tomatoes will be planted Wheat,
generally, Is In excellent condition,
though in some places Il is said TO show
the efiec s Of the freezing weather. Oats
that have been sown are reported as
coming up poorly. Early planted pota-
toes have been badly frozen in the
ground. Farmers are plowing for corn,
but the ground is still very cold.
Following are the separate reports
from the vegetable aud fruit growing
centres:
Chesapeake City. Cecil County. The
weather of the past week was very
changesble Cold rains high winds and
ground frozen in the mornings. Wheat
looking exceedingly well and large crop
In prospect Oats coming up slowly.
Farmers busy blowing for corn. Fruit
prospect uncertain
Millington, Kent County. Real March
weather the past week. Vegetation
checked Peaches and pears thought TO
be uninjured. Wheat looking we'll
Farm work advanced A large acreage
of tomatoes will be planted. More oats
own than for some time.
Roberts, Qleen Anne's County -Plow.
ing for corn generally finished Wheat
looking well Peaches mostly killed. A
much needed rain fell on the Sd
Eastnn Talbot County. .--W Weather
favorable for farm work. The soil works
nicely. Wheat and grass growing finely
Damage TO fruit varies in different To-
calities. In the tide water section ol
Kent county the prospect at present IL
probably for 10 per cent. of crop The
outlook for pears, apples and cherries
still better.
Denton, Caroline County-Wheat
looking remarkably we'll Early sown
oats up nicely. Many farmers busy
blowing for corn The outlook foI
peaches is very poor. Pears and cherries
badly hurt. Strawberries safe as yet
Grass backward Early peas coming up
Greensboro, Caroline County Cold
aud windy weather during week. Wheat
shows the effect Of the cold weather anC
in the low land has been dana ged
Peaches badly injured Peas coming up
The growth of grass and early vege-
tables checked by cold weather
Dailsville, Dorchester County Col
and windy weather prevailed during th
past week. Peaches very much injured
Wheat looks very we'll for this season o
the year. Vegetation is making bu
little progress. Some early varieties o
Strawberries have been injured by th
late freeze.
Msrdela Springs, Wicomico County -
Peas, rye aud clover injured by the col,
wave in March Flowing is still in pro
gress, and the ground is breaking nj
. 1 hAlrAlt n AtW hIt AthA
to plant corn. IL is now thought tina
the peaches are not all killed, espeoiall
those that have bloomed out this week
Pears and cherries must be injured b.
, high wind Of the 9th and 9th. A killinI
frost on the 9TH.
Pocomoke City, Worcester County -
The freezing weather of March Goth
27th and 2sth gave the oats crop a de
cided set back killed it in light soil
The cold weather and high winds Of thil
I week has 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 pei
cent of the peaches and cherries are killed
Farmers we'll uD with their work.
Milford, Kent County, Delaware. .-Th
! cold weather has very materially aifecte
vegetation. Peaches or no peaches Is
problem. Wheat and grass looking well
Potatoes and peas generally planted
| plOWing well advanced