Evening journal., 1900-06-14
VEGETATION
GROWS SLOWLY
More Rain Is Needed in All
Localities for a More
Rapid Growth

For the week just closed. the Climate
and Crop Service has issued this re-
port:
All vegetation grew slowly during
the week, aud. while temporarily re-
freshed by Fridays showers. more rain
Is badly needed In nearly all localities.
The week has been favorable FOR farm.
work. but in many districts the ground
Ii too dry for successful cultivation
Grain and Wheat continues
IN excellent condition In nearly all
localities, although some local injury
to the crop resulted from wind and hail
during the thunder storm on Friday. II
is expected that the straw viii be lighter
than usual. and some damage has been
done by the fly but full heads are the
general report. The harvest will proba-
bly, begin about the middle of the
month. Grass is short In nearly all
sections, and needs rain badly. Glover
cutting continues. with inferior yields.
The timothy harvest will begin shortly
IN various parts OF the section; the
general outlook is fOr short crop. Rye
il filling out fast and indications point
to fine crop, especially in the north
ern-central counties. Oats are doing
we'll in the same section, but are short
in the western counties. Corn Is maxi
ing very little progress. In some sec
tiOns fairly good stands are reported,
but generally cutworms are very trou-
blesOme. and have rendered consider
able replanting necessary. The more IA
yorahle reports on corn are received
from the astern part of the section.
Peaches continue to drop in all dis
, tricts, thinning the crop badly in por-
tions of Cecil county. but elsewhere the
result has been simply to relieve the
trees Of the imperfect fruit. Pears
promise a fair to good crop generally
Throughout the section. Apples are
dropping badly and probably will
be short in most counties. although
present appearances point to full
yield in portions Of Garrett county. In
come localities the unfavorable reports
on apples apply not only TO the fruit
but to the trees as well as the leaves
are curling and falling to the ground
Cherries will not be plentiful in the
western counties. but in the centra
and eastern counties a better condition
exists.
Minor Crops-The prevailing dr.,
weather has been more unfavorable il
its effects on strawberries than on am
other crop, having a tendency to ma
terially shorten the later yields TIL
quality Of the berries has been yer.
fine. however. and, owing to a larg
acreage this year, the returns hav
been quite satisfactory Picking
practically over In portions Of Ann
Arundel county, and very few remain Il
the fields in Talbot and Dorcheste
counties. and in Sussex county, Della
ware, but IN Cecil and Kent countie
they are still plentiful. There is a com
plant Of a scarcity Of tomato plant
in some Of the truck growing district.
and setting is backward in all localitie
although moderate progress was mad
during the week
Potatoes are generally in good con
dition. but are beginning to need raj
badly; the bugs have damaged th
vines considerably In Cecil county an
have caused more or less injury else
where. Peas have been greatly shorten
ed by the louise; In portions OF Bait
more county they are doing fairly vel
but almost a total failure is reporte
for many fields in Frederick, Carol
Kent and Dorchester counties.