Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-10
WE.arH Err AND CROPS.
Report of the Maryland State Weather
Service for the Past Week.

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 excellent for corn planting
which, is nearly finished. Some early
planted corn is up. Oats beginning to
grow. Potatoes coming up nicely.
Splendid rain on the night OF the 9Th
which was much needed.
JOHN w. HARRIS.
Millington, Kent County-Weather
good. Corn planting and other farm
work well advanced. The late rains
were much needed. Grass and wheat
look well. Tomato seed coming up.
Strawberries in full bloom. Better re-
port of peaches than last week.
j. G. TURNER.
Easton, Talbot County = Bountiful
rains. Wheat and grass growing vigor-
ously. Some corn coming up. Wheat
beginning to head. Good prospect for
an average yield of strawberries. Gen
eral farm work progressing finely.
G. w. MINNICK.
Denton, Caroline County-Farm work
progressing finely under the favorable
weather conditions. Corn planting well
advanced. Strawberries in full bloom;
prospects excellent for a good crop.
Early planted peas are reported as not
standing bad; crop will be light for the
amount planted. +. G. RAMsDELI..
fredericksburg, Caroline County-Light
frost April Both did but little damage.
Peas in bloom. Wheat, rye and early
planted corn looking well. Oats show
but little progress the past week. Tomato
plants being set out. Heavy storms at
close of week. L. f. QUIDoRT.
Preston, Caroline County-The rain
on the 9th improved grasses, but the
crop will be short one. Wheat on
light soil beginning to head, which is a
week earlier than usual; the straw is
short. Fruit still falling from the
effects of the frost week ago. Corn
mostly planted. Some up.
WILLIAM I. KELLEY.
Greensboro, Caroline County-A week
of good growing weather. Wheat
heading; grass improving; corn coming
up; peas in bloom. Some Bartlett pears
in blossom; few peaches. Good rains
Saturday and Sunday nights.
A. B. Roe.
Dailsville, Dorchester County-The
weather of the week was very beneficial
to crops and to the advancement Of
farm work. All vegetables doing nicely.
Heavy shower on Saturday night.
G. S. JACKSON.
Mt. Holly, Dorchester County-Wheat
doing well; a little rust on blades. Straw
berries, raspberries, blackberries and
gooseberrles will yield full crops. To-
matoes up, but the Ely" is iniuring
them and in many places will require re-
sowing. FRANCIS P. PHELPS, M. d.
Eden, Somerset County-Weather sea-
sonable for all growing crops. Corn
planting almost finished and some up.
Strawberries will be ready for shipment
by the 10th of the month.
P. H. DooDY.
Westoyer, Somerset County-We Gather
favorable for farm work, but too dry
for crops to make much growth. Wheat
looking we'll. Oats improving. Corn
and tomatoes mostly planted. Cut
worms very destructive to truck crops.
A. CLIPPINGER.
Mardela Springs, Wicomico County
Weather unusually warm. Too dry for
potatoes, corn, clover and peas. Corn
planting is being rapidly finished and
some replanting done. The cut worm
on hand. A. E. AcwoRTH.
Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware
Ground in fine order for blowing.
Trees in three-quarters full leaf. Light
rains have kept the ground soft.
LEWIS w. WELLS.