Evening journal., 1896-07-29
DOWN ON THE FARM
THE WORK OF THE STURDY TILL
ERS OF THE SOIL.

Reports of the Green Things Growing in
Eastern Maryland and DeiawArs-Pro-
speots Good for Generous Feastinas.
Peaches Rotting ON Trees In v7icomIco.
Poor Prices Prevailing.
The Maryland State Weather Crop
bulletin for the week just ended In
Eastern Maryland and Delaware says
Growing crops have been gre Ally re-
freshed by recent rains. and are In a
promising condition. Wheat threshing
Is still in progress; the wet weather has
lnterfered with the work to some extent.
Corn is very promising, and potatoes are
doing we'll Tomatoes for tue csnneries
are In good condition. Peaches are
being shipped in large quantities; the
fruit is said to be rotting on the trees
In Wicomico county Melons are abund.
ant and foe In quality.
Rising Sun The week has been
pretty evenly divided between wet and
| dry, although the rains have not reached
to any considerable depth; but growing
crops seem much refreshed and are look
Ing bright and promising. There ia some
complaint OF the yield OF early potatoes
not reRc.ing expectations. Corn Is very
promising.
Colora - Conditions have been very
favorable for all orops, having had
abundance Of rain during the week, that
fell mostly ct night and did not impede
farm work. except with the oats remain
ing out. Ground nov In good order for
seeding. Apples not one fourth OF crop
pears the same. Backberrles plentiful
now.
Tunis Mills.-The weather has per
mitted machining wheat since Monday !;
It is turning out very we'll. Corn grow
ing 6nelv. Potatoes are d ding we'll
Peachss premise well. Tomatoes ere
growing well on light land Wells
lower than usual at this season.
Easton Wheat thrsshing Is still In
progress. Corn has been greatly bone
ited by rain on tbs 24sh Inst.
Mardela Springs -Wleomioo county
peaches are rotting on trees, caused by
the ouIculio or some other insect
Some disease has appeared on oants
loupe vines, but has caused no serious
damage. Watermelons are OF fne size
and In goodly numbers Corn is grow
ing fast and is recovering from the cold
nights Of the first Of the week II aes
sonable and not too wet, 1t promises a
good crop; It Ia generally laid by.
Marion, Somerset county Delightful
weather, with everything growing hnely
Plenty Of pics peaehes, apples aud al
most everything except money There
was a very heavy rain on Friday after
noon, accompanied by wind, which did
some damage
Milford Peaches are being shipped II
large quantities from here. but th'
: prices are very low, paying the grower
very poorly. The rains during the weel
have been very beDe6cisl TO growing
crops, and will enable tie farmers to turl
their fallow grounds.
Millsboro. .-Frequen. showers RdVsno'
corn on the high laud. bus hinder SWAMI
land crops. Peaches are In abundance
but extremely low prices; nhipmsnts oi
two carloads daily doring the last Of th
, week.
Newsrk.--It has been very dry 10 thi
: vicinity. Wheat harvest nearly con
!. pleted; thrRshing begun. Nearly all tn
oats cut and some lots aecursd PotAtoe
r seem to be suffering from the DR.
: weather and blight Tomatoes for th
,s factory looking we'll, but the drought
r telling on garden truck. Corn general
looking well.