Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
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Report of Maryland state Weather Ser
wee for the Fast Week.

Report OF Maryland state Weather Ser
vice for the Fast Week.
The report of the MARYLAND State
Weather Service for the past week con-
tains the following
Chesapeake City, Cecil County
There has been too much rain the nast
week, and very warm suns. Wheat is
badly sca0bed, Of least one.half. Corn
not doing much. Oats considerably
rusted Grass is the only crop that Is
doing well. Farm industry around here
not very hatterin5.
JoHN w. HARRIorT.
Millington, Kent County-Whcat be-
ginning TO turn and promises a good
crop. Nights too cool for corn, and on
lowlands too wet to work. Early
potatoes in blossom and prospects good.
Peaches about gone. Rosebug damaging
early cherries. Wheat harvest will
commence about the 18th or Goth. The
last three days have been warm.
}. q. TURNER.
Preston, Caroline County.-Wheat
harvest commences this week. The
grain is plump and the crop good. Cul-
tivation Of corn and garden vegetables
in progress. Red clover is being cut
and the crop will be larger than that Of
last year. Rose bugs greatly damaged
grapes and peaches. w. I. KELLEY.
Denton, Caroline County. - Tic
weather has been favorable for all farm
work. Farmers are cutting scarlet
clover for seed and red clover for hay,
Tomato plants are growing finely,
Early June peas all picked; crop light.
Wheat cutting will commence in about
10 days The rcplanted corn is IN.
Worms not doing much damage now.
Inc peaches that were left by late frosts
are all off hardly peach to be seen.
+. G. RAMsDELL.
fredericksburg, Caroline County-Oats
heading straw very short and heads
very small. Wheat looks we'll; straw
long instead of short as was reported
earlier. Corn growing nicely and ground
In splendid condition for cultiyating,
All growing crops look well except oats.
The cutworm is still at work.
L. F. QuIDoRT.
Greensboro, Caroline County-The
weather favorable for all crops. Wheat
Is ripenirg nicely aud will be ready 10
cut by the 10Th. Corn getting d good
start. Early peas cut short; late ones
promise well. Potatoes and other yeoe.
tables doing we'll. Haying and harvest
will be together. Good weather is de-
sired. A. r. Ror
Mt. Holly, Dorchester Countrywide
cool at last of week for vines and to.
matoes. Corn doing we'll. Some early
potatoes in market and the crop promises
to be above the average. Most of the
clover cut and housed in good condi.
ton. Peas and Strawberries gone. Army
worm in wheat. +. P, PHELps.
Dailsville, Dorchester County-The
weather the five past days very COOL
very detrimental to corn and vegetables.
Corn looks we'll and is a good color.
Harvesting will commence the coming
week. CHARLES S. JAoKsoy
Roberts, Queen Anne's County
Weather all that could be desired.
Harvest will be general here about the
10Th. Corn looking bad.
J.T. ScoTT.
Mardela, Springs, Wicomico County
Harvest will commence next week with
me average crop. All crops retarded by
untavorable conditions. Cucumbers are
snort IN vines as yet. Corn about ali
planted, and forward corn about one.
half inch high. A, h. AcwoRTU
Milford, Kent and Sussex County.
Delaware-1he past week good for
farmers. Scarlet clover is being cut for
seed Wheat will be ready for the reaper
this week and next. Corn beginning to
grow. Grass in fine condition. Early
potatoes being marketed. Strawberries
are done, Raspberrles not yet ripe.
j. Y. FoULKE.