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WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Condition Of Weather aud Crops Dnrlnl
the Fast Week

the Past week
Weather Crop Bulletin. No. IL, issurd
by the Maryland State Weather Service,
has been sent out and contains the fol-
lowing important information relating
to the condition of the weather aud crops
in Southern Maryland
The temperature averaged daily three
or four degrees below the normal in Sec
tions west of the Chesapeake, while re-
ports from Eastern Maryland aud Dela-
ware Indicate the prevalence of consid-
erame warmer weather there. Conl
nights, however, are reported from all
sections.
Frequent aud timely rains are report
ed from Western and Southern sections,
aud local showers occurred in Northern
and Eastern sections. The showers Of
the 9th were accompanied by very high
winds, which did some damage 70 fruit
and corn. About the average amount
of sunshine was given. Upon the whole,
the weather of the week was decided fa-
vorable for crops and farm work. The
following report Is made on the c0ndi-
tion OF crops
Another splendid week for corn, with
both sunshine and rain sufficient To pro-
mote rapid growth. Having safely pass.
ed the unusually trying month of July,
it now comes at the most critical period
OF its growth, tasseling and caring; aud
few timely showers within the next
two OF three weeks will insure an excel
lent crop. except IN Instances where the
young corn was injured on low or wet
lands, by excessive rains early ia the
season. Wheat threshlng is week or
more behind, owing to wet weather,
yield not above fair and IN an unfavorl-
BILE condition. Pastures have improved.
Tobacco is in excellent condition, par
ticularly ON heavy land. Forage crops
| look well. Sweet corn and tomatoes
| ripe in Southern Calvert county, and 10
tomato blight has, as yet, appeared there.
Sweet potatoes are promising. Apples
are good crop, but peaches are rOttng
on the trees aud the yield is not large.
Plums have been damaged by the cur
culio. Grapes are heavy crop, but IN
places they are affected by rot Pears
have been seriously injured ty blight.
Crop correspondents in Anne Arundel
county make the following report.
Bristol.-Past week has been highly
favorable to all growing crops. Corn,
tobacco and young clover flourishing.
Old pastures greatly improved. Wheat
| thrHsh1ng week or more behind, owing
to wet weather; yield poor and IN bad
condition. Tomato and melon vines in
bad shape, and fruit Inferior. High
wind and rainstorm Saturday evening,
the 9th; considerable damage done TO
| fruit and forest trees and TO some corn
on hills. Many apples and peaches were
blown of. Il. O. WEIGH.
Pdturent. - The weather has been
warm and showery, which was fayora-
BILE for sandy soils crops, but all clay
lands would be benefited by good
soaking rain. as pastures and cultivated
crops are a little slow on heavy lands.
The apple and pear crop is only mid.
ding. Early tomatoes few and far be-
tween. Sweet potatoes promising.
II. Il. DONALDSON.
Annapolis. Rained some through the
day of 24th-welcome. Rained most
of the night of the 25th, doing much
good. Heavy wind accompanied by q
good rain with a little hail on the 9th
Melons and cantaloupes doing well.
JOSEPH BEARDMORE.
Waterbury. = More continued local
rains OH Thursday and Saturday, tlle
25th and 27th. }. w. AMOS.