Evening journal., 1895-09-18
WHAT FARMERS ARE DOING.
BUSY CURING FODDER THIS FINE
WEATHER.

Corn-euttlng Commenced In Earnest and
Glover Seed HuiIinE Nearly Finished.
Peaches About Done-some Products
In the Local Markets.
Uatil this mornings refreshing showers
came, no general rains had occurred
since the issue of last weeks bulletin for
Delaware and Maryland aud the ground
WAS too dry and hard for successful
following. Vegetation has been some
what refreshed by heavy dews Farmers
throughout the Peninsula, however, are
very busy. Corn-cuttiDg is In progress,
but there are few anticipations of large
ields Much fodder Is being saved
Cloverseed Is being threshed out In
northern localities Grass is growing
well in some places, but in others it is
short. A short crop OF early tomatoes Is
generally reported, but the late planted
promises to be better and the cannsries
are very busy Reports Of potatoes are
favorable; the late crop looks we'll The
weather conditions are quite favorable
for truck The peach season is approach
ing its close and grapes, also, are getting
scarce; but apples and pears are
abundant.
George Balderston, writing from
Colora, Nd, reports: Past week has
been without rain, and that OF previous
date did not relieve the drought go as to
enable wheat seeding TO progress as 1t
should at this date. Frost on the morning
Of the 10 h on low ground. Corn cutting
Is he order Of the day Corn oRnnsries
did big business aud are now stopped
Tomatoes are cat short by drought, and
but few green ones on the vines for frost
to catch"
Ira a. Colbonrl says, ia writing Of
farming around Marion: The past has
been q very busy week y ith our farmers
in their fodder, and grand weather We
have had for curing it. With the excep
tion of little rain on Friday none has
fallen. Much fodder Is already stacked
The ground is most too dry for following
for wheat. and water in wells Is rather
low Late grass is growing nicely. the
heavy dew st night tending to refresh
vegetation wonderfully.
J Y. Foulk. reporting from Milford,
says: Fodder Is being saved. With
favorable weather 1t will nearly all be
down next week Tomatoes are now
coming about as fast as the cannery can
use them, but the crop will be short
Peaches are still going to market, but
at very low prices"
Lewis w. Wells CT Millsboro sayS
few fields Of corn harvested prspara
tory to ploWing for Fall seeding
Peaches still shipped in small quantities
Land very dry for blowing
From Rising Sun, Nd, John R Allen
reports: Corn n-cuttiDg In progre' 8.
Some wheat drilled; mostly considered
too early, and afraid Of grabs. Early
plowed ground very dry TO considerable
depth late plowsd land hari to get in
good seeding order. Winter sTples
continue dropping
| Chestertown's prospects, according to
Colin + STAINS report are Corn
cutting has commenced in earnest, aud
the crop will be good. notwithstanding
the dry weather. Peaches are all gone
the smock variety went to pieces durng
the sultry weather Prices have kept
up well the entire season.
Products in tho City Markets
Some Of the prices quoted on King
street Jo-daY wers.
Butter, % to 33 cents per pound; eggs,
90 to % cents per dozen; duck eggs, "a
cents per dozen cottage cheese, 10 cents
per quart.
Poultry-Chickens 10 to Is cents per
pound spring chickens, 10 70 ~ cents
per pound; squads, % TO 80 cents pei
lpsir
Meats-Mutton. to 16 cents; lamb, 10
to 25 cents; veal, 10 TO 20 cents; beef
steak, 10 to 20 cents per pound rib roast,
10 to lS cents; chuck, 10 to 10 cents
stewing pieces, . TO y cents; corned beer,
8 to 12l cents.
Pork - Ham tsal,) sliced, zoe whole,
fAr Affch TOo ehouldar 10r half
smoked and bologna, 15c (; lard, 10 to
12s per pound.
Fruit-Lsmons, 90 to lOc. per dozsn
fruit. 25c per quart oranges, 25 10 4Os
per zen peaches. % to 40c half peck
75s TO $3.50 per basket; plums. S to
12c quart; epples, 10 to 15s. per half
peck; pears, 1Oc TO 25c. per half peck
water melons, 10 to 25c apiece; can
tAleups, 75s to 81 per basket; %
apiece
| Vegstables-Cabbage, 3 to 3 cents Per
head potatoes, 10 cents to ~ cents per
half pack; sweet potatoes, 10 and q
cents per half psck; radishes. B cents
bunch; cucumbsrs. two for 5 cents
carrots 8 cents per bunch; beets cents
psr bunch lettucs cents per head
onions, 90 cents per half peck
peppers, 10 cents per dozsn; Ches
ter county tomatoes, - cents half peck
25 to 80 cents per basket egg plants, 3 q
10c piece; squsshes, ? to 30 plece
string beans, 200. per half peck; cRuli
flower. 10 to 25c. per hesd parsley, tw'
punches for &c okre. lbs per quart
lims beans. 125 per quart sweet corn
II 70 lJc per dozen CELERY, 70 s.. re
/ huuch aoun herb. 2c bunCh