Evening journal., 1899-09-14
FARMERS WORK ENDING.
CIDER MAKING AND HARVESTING
WILL SOON BE OVER.


APPLES AND GRAPES ARE PLEN- ]
T1FUL ALL OVER THE PENN Z
suLA. BUT YIELDS OF TRUCK
ARE GROWING LIGHTER AS AU-
TgMN ADVANCES.
The United States Department OF Ag-
riculture, Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, Maryland and
Delaware section, issues the following
renort for the week just ended
Alternating periods Of warm and
cool weather occurred during the week.
The midday temperatures rose above
90 degrees on Wednesday and Friday,
making the heat record for the entire
week somewhat above normal although |
the closing days were again cool. Clear
to partly cloudy weather prevailed un-
til Monday. which was entirely over
cast. Rainfall was fairly general on
the night of the Sth and morning of
the 9th, but the amounts were irregu-
/ lar, ranging from light showers to over
an inch in depth. Thunderstorms Re-
vailed at the time, and were severe
throughout Baltimore and Frederick
counties; nine buildings were struck by
lightning, fve being entirely destroy
ed. and FIVE hogs were killed, the en-
tire loss amounting to over $4,000. The
rainy conditions that began at Balti-
more Monday morning, appear to be
general over the entire section.
1 fI,. q - has favored
cider making and the harvesting of
corn, tobacco and truck. The rains Of
the Sth and 9Th refreshed pastures in
some districts, but were not generally
heavy enough to permit much Fail
blowing, which has been delayed over
much OF the section by lack OF mois-
ture. Mondays rains should further
improve grass and late crops, and place
the soil in good working condition.
Preparation for seeding made slow
progress during the week, except in
portions of Frederick county. where
fair advance was reported, and in Bal.
timore county, where work was re-
I sumed after the rains OF the Sth anC
9Th. Very little seeding was done In
4 any part OF the section. Some corn hal
been cut in nearly all districts and tn,
harvest will become more or less gen
leral during the coming week, although
! there are a few localities where thl
! crop will not reach maturity until to
ward the close of the month. Ihl
I. early crop is reported short in SOM
= OF the western counties where rainfall
was insufficient during the period o
. growth, but average to splendid yield
= are looked for over most OF the north
ern-central cOunties and generally 4
the southern and eastern counties. Tn
, reports are rather unfavorable regard
=, ing the late corn, but the condition wi
/. probably be improved by the rains {
~ to-day. Ensilage corn is being cut 1
Cecil county. Fodder is about all save
in Dorchester county. and some husl
ing has been done. A few localitis
\, report a lack OF help In the corn hai
d vest, on account Of the work bein
IA done in the canning factories Bucl
wheat Is short in Garrett county, but
the northeastern counties good yiel,
IN are expected. Pastures are short in Il
sp- north-central and western countie
M but have continued fair to good els
ng where, and should now show gener
in improvement. Some clover seed h
TX been hulled, giving fair yields.
its All vegetable growth has made sic
fill progress on account OF the dry wealth,
in although relieved here and there by /
ted cal rains. Cabbages are generally
the short crop Turnips show poor stan
his In Western Maryland and are groWi
ads slowly in the eastern counties. Tom
a toes have been injured by drought
er- Carroll county; in Hartford county tn
i'd have been irregularly affected. a
hi some blight prevails: over the ma
ro- truck growing districts picking 81
lge, continues, but the yields are growi
ks lighter. Potatoes are short to nea
tie, average yields in most localities.
ms, The apple crop is ripening a lii
fed earlier than usual this season, and
also der making is general. In Washingt
and county an abundant apple crop Of p
rus feet quality is promised. and the tr
are breaking with the weight of
mia fruit: prospects are fair to good in @
sion roll county, and excellent over the
. to terror and southern counties genera
a On tae eastern shore the apples
plus somewhat defective In places, and
will not turning out as we'll as expected
the Dorchester county; they are scarce
turn inferior in Worcester county In
districts the drop continues. Grapes
in plentiful in Carroll. Baltimore
cket Howard counties. but are about thro
bearing in southern Delaware.