Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-07
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Report of the Maryland State weatl
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:
Chestertown, Kent County-The
weather during the past week has been
favorable for growing crops, with the
exception OF corn; the cool nights some
what retarded its growth. Cutworms
destructive in some places. Wheat is
standing up well and promises heavy
yield. Rain abundant and farm work
progressing satisfactorily.
G. F. STAN.
Millington, Kent county-Weather
good and farm work is being pushed
forward. Corn and other crops have
made good growth. Wheat ia making
good head, and grain is forming. Tomato
plants about all out Peaches still drop
ping. A few apples and pears left.
Strawberries about gone.
j. G. TURNER.
Greensboro, Caroline county-Wet at
first of week; later, fine weather. Crops
are growing. Corn fields grassy on ac-
count of wet. Wheat harvest will be
here in two weeks. Early pea crop not
good; the later ones promise fair. Many
tomato plants out. A. B. ROE.
fredericksburg, Caroline County
Weather more favorable for farm work
at close of week. Hay making will
begin next week. Corn looking better.
Peaches all gone; those that were left
destroyed by hail last week. Cultiya-
ton resumed after stop of two weeks.
Z. +. QuIDoRT.
Mt. Holly, Dorchester County-Whcat
changing color; will have harvest in
| about 10 days. June clover cut and crop
fair. Timothy commencing to head.
Peas and strawberries about done. A
new enemy has attacked the tomato
| plants III this county. 1t is a striped
bug similar to the squash but. but
smaller. Il has entirely destroyed some
fields. F. p. PHELPS, NJ. d.
Dailsville, Dorchester County-The
weather has been very detrimental to all
cultivated crops-too wet and cold.
Corn very grassy for the, want of work.
Grass will be a little better than an
average yield. Warmer at last of week.
G. S. JACKSON.
Roberts, Queen Anne's County-All
crops need plenty of sunshine. Corn is
badly damaged by cutworms, as also are
tomato plants. Wheat slightly dam.
aged by smut. Farmers are late with
their work, owing to the continued wet
weather. Most all kinds of fruit will
be short. J. II. ScoTT.
Mardela Springs, Wicomico County
Weather rather wet for farming, and
too cool for all crops except potatoes
Shipping of strawberries and peas
ceased on account of low prices To
mato plants being set out. Watermelon
vines thinned out, and forward cucum.
beers in blossom. Cutworm at work
being favored by the cool nights. Field
swallows flying unusually low.
A. h. ACwoRTH.
Pocomoke City, Worcester County,
The first part of the past week was very
wet and cold, but the cold prevented
rust in wheat, which would have oc-
Cured had the weather been warm
The last few days were favorable to rec
clover and wheat. Win commence cut
ting the former about the 9Th or 9TH
and the latter about tine 18th or 18th
Irish potatoes growing we'll, and il
about 10 OF 10 days will be ready fol
shipment. r. NJ. STEVENSON.
Milford, Kent County, Delaware.
Strawberry crop very much damaged b.
rain, and farm work greatly retarded
With fair weather this week scarle
clover will be cut for seed; if it is wet
much of it will be lost. All growing
crops in good condition except corn
which is being cut off by the worm
Many fields will have to be planted
over. j. Y. FoULK.