Evening journal., 1894-09-26
THE RAINS WE'RE TIMELY
And the Farmers Arc Rejoicing in
Larger Crops Flowing Goes Merrily
Along and Canneries Are Busy.

And the Farmers Arc Rejoicing in
Larger Crops Flowing Goes Merrily
Along and Canneries Are Busy.
The timely rains which have recently
fallen in Eastern Maryland and Delaware
were of the greatest Importance to the
farmers, enabling them to do their plow-
ing with less difficulty and making a
vast improvement in late vegetables and
pastures. Canneries are busy but will
be unable to use sll the tomatoes
Fruits, esoecally grapes and plums, are
plenty. Reports made to the Agricul-
tUral Bureau show;
In Milford the splendid rains Of the
past week have lightened the hearts Of
tie farmers and sent them on their way
rejoicing The tomato crops are much
larger than was anticipated, aud the
cHnneries ere unable to use them all,
consequently many are going to waste.
In fredericksburg there was a fine rain
Oh September 10, doing q great deal Of
good Although quite late for most
growing crops, It has aided farmers in
turning fallow, over two inches having
fallen Corn being husked yield that
was seen, about fifty bushels per acre
Most farmers will seed but a small
acreage of whesb
In Greensboro the heaviest rainfall
since May visited this section en-
Wednesday. A general change Of
weather has set in Pastures very mnch
| improved Corn cutting progressing.
Ground being prepared for following.
Late tomatoes much more solid and con
siderably better than early eros.
/ Weather inst suitable
ia Preston. the drought was broken
by good rain on Sept II, enabling
farmers to plow corn land for wheat I;
fbut many will seed only one-half as
much wheat 20 usual. Scarlet clover is
up and growing. The tomato crop is an
average one, although a much larger
area of land than usual was planted
Late cabbage will generally be failure
| II Is being injured by striped bugs
nothing has yet been found that will kill
them off
In Daisville, 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 80 inches fell
Farmers are preparing fallow ground
and clearing of corn for tho seeding Of
wheat. Heavy dews at night. Days
warm.
Ia Mardela Springs the week
| opened cloudy, eliminating in a
| gentle. good rain On Wednesday
aud Wednesday night-the first OF
any value since July Is The rain came
too late for corn. but will benefit potatoes,
turnips and pastures. It 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.
In Twilley the much needed rain came
in liberal quantities, and will be very
beneficial to late potatoes and turnips. 1t
will also enable us to plow for wheat
seeding. Fodder nearly All saved; crop
good
In Colora there have been ample rains
Too wet ia many places for drilling wheat,
but plcwing is still going Oh. Corn cut
ting progressing. Tomato .canneries are
crowded with work A week spout at
our county town discloses the facts Of
our slim fruit crop, the Baldwin being
the most common apple there this season.
In Denton the long drought was broken
by heavy rains on September II, l6 and
10, which will greatly assist farmers to
failow 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, az
before stated, will be short