Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-08-14
A BLESSING TO THG CROP.
COOLER WEATHER MAY NOW
PROLoNe PEACHES.

We're Being. Forced By Drought and
scorching Hot weather Until Last
Nights ChanRe-Reports OF the C0ndi-
tion Of other Crops in Delaware.
Peaches are now SO plentiful 10 the
markets and IN such Prime condition
that sll the people with good sppetites
are beginning 10 wonder among them
selves and ask the question: How long
can We enjoy thsm2' An interview
with prominent King street dealer and
shipper recently Published in the
EVENING JOURNAL, held that the lot
weather was forcing the crop and it
could not hold out.
Daring the past week the temperature
averaged, daily. from to degrees above
the normal The rainfall fell consider
ably short Of the average precipitation
for the period, and WIS unevenly
distributed, portions OF the state (notablY
IN the extreme South receiving none at
all. Drought conditions prevail in
many localities, while from others come
more encouraging news.
Throughout Delaware according to
the weekly report OF the Maryland State
Weather Service refreshing rains would
be a great blessing TO growing crops
particularly corn, tomatoes, potatoes and
melons for some ltcllities have not re
ceivcd the local showers aud are suffering
from drought conditions. The reports Of
corn received from the counties are very
promising. A good crop OF Hungarian
grass is being harvested In Caroline
county, Nd. Tomatoes will fall short "a
Queen Anne county, but excellent repor, 8
OF their condition come from Caroline.
Dorchester and Worcester Potatoes sre
yielding we'll. Watermelons and csnta
loupes are being shipped from Wlcon ic1
county.
The peach season has fully commenced,
and q great deal Of fine fruit is being
marketed from Kent county, where the
prices keep mp well, much to the encour
sgement Of the growers Many peaches
are being shipped from other localities
J. Y Foulk. OF Milford, writing for
Kent aud Sussex counties. reports that
drought Is becoming q serious sting for
our farmers. Corn Is In condition
needing rain very much. Late potatoes.
buokwheat and all other grwing crops
sye suffering greatly, and the pastures
are about burned up.
Lewis w. Wells, writing from Mills
boro, Sussex county, says; EARLY peach
crop about spent. Three carloads
shipped some days this week Never
before so many shipped from this station.
The drought is showing It's power on the
corn crop Very light dew all the wesk 81
In the neigbborhood OF Crh field,
Somerset county. the weather has been
too dry for corn during the last few
weeks; Is generally laid by; 10 requires
much moisture At this stage Of growth q
late favorable Fal will insure three
quarter average crop Wheat has been
tbreshed aud housed straw, heavy
growth the yield one quarter short
Potatoes and vegetables OF all kinds, for
late crops, favorable
At Denton Caroline county, while the
weather In the esrly season was too wet
for corn, and the very hot and dry
weather following the wet, corn will be
above an average crop In this section
Peaches are on, but crop light In tnis
section. Tomatoes looking well, bat
need rain. The week WAS an unusually
warm one. Thermometer registry IN
the nineties for several days.
Throughout the state aud Eastern
Shore, the cool change In the weather
and the heavy deNs Of last night and
this morning will prove q God send e
fruit and other gro wing crops, and will
have tendency to extend the peach
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