Evening journal., 1900-07-27
CROPS BURNT BUT
now IMPROVING
Rain viii Prove Of IneSti-
mable Benefit to Till
erS of the Soil

For the past week the Climate and
Crop Service has issued the following
report OF growths and weather condi-
tions:
The past week has been one OF the
hottest ever experienced in Maryland
and Delaware. For the entire period
the daily excess In temperature aver
eyed nearly s degrees al Baltimore. In
the mountains OF Garrett county the
Thermometer recorded maximum
labove 90 degrees, while extremes OF 100
degrees were general throughout the
interior, and In the lowlands Of Wash
ington county the highest temperatures
reported ranged from 100 degrees to 1O9
degrees This last reading has been
lequaled but once in the meteorolagical|
/ history OF the state. a similar record
having been obtained at BOettcherville.
/ Allegany county, In July. 1898. The in
tense heat OF the day with scarcely any
Ialleviation at night. has been severe in
! Its effect on human beings. animals and
crops.
All crops continued % deteriorate in
condition during the early part Of the
week, but upon the advent OF the rains
a decided improvement was noticed. es-
lpOcially after those OF Thursday even
I ing and night. In some localities the
moisture penetrated the soil 10 a depth
OF six or eight inches. and will sustain
I crop growth for some time: I'm other
districts the rains did not enter more
than about two or three inches. and
only a temporary refresheninE will fol-
low; and over limited areas. whore the
showers were llghtest, only slight bene-
fits will result For the section 40 large,
I however. the drought may be consider
cd broken. With a repetition OF good
rains and a return 90 cooler weather
all crops may be saved. although the
damage already done 10 early corn and
potatoes will, in places, be hard TO over
come
1hreshing has made good progress
during the week. and the work Is now
completed in many districts. Reports
on yields of wheat are just beginning
TO be received from the extreme wes-
tern counties, where light crop Is the
: rule; in the other counties the thresh-
. ings continue TO show fair to very good
p returns. The harvesting OF cats con-
tinues in many counties. though finish
ed in some. fair yields are the general
i report. Late hay is still being cut. Civ
ing light returns, such as have hereto
fore been reported for that crop. Pas.
+ lures have suffered greatly from the
: drought the old growth showing parch-
i ed and brown and the young growth
r from the Spring seeding being killed 10
]. the roots I'm places The conditions
i, have improved since the middle OF On,
] week. and the reviving effects OF IN,
Z rains are now noticeable in all fields
r. 10 afHfN 20. g..
the condition of live stock and increas,
the supply Of milk on the dairies. which
had fallen of Of late Corn has made
some growth during the week but the
weather conditions were much against
/ the crop until the rains came. The leal
had curled badly and some of the stalk.
we're wilted to the tcp: the moisture
hiss effected a wonderful change. how.
J, ever, and the leaves have opened ou
full. Much Of the corn is now in sill
and tassel. The earlier paintings havi
y been permanently damaged by The
drought and cannot recover sufficient!
/. to make more than partial crop, bu
k late corn seems 10 have suffered lttl,
b or no injury of a lasting character
Buckwheat has beer improved by th'
Q rains, but afew fields are spotted, OWN;
r. 10 damage by insects Farmers hav,
begun plowing for FAN seeding in 4
: few localities.
81 Owing to the dry weather there hal
been but very little rot in fruit, but
b on the other hand. the absence of mois
e ture has checked growth, and much o
the fruit Is likely to be small. Espec
tally is this feared in the case o
peaches, which are below the usual sizl
in most of the shipments thus far made
Early varieties Of all fruits raised n
the section are going TO market daily
! Peaches are plentiful in nearly all dis
tricts; pears are only a fair yield; ap
pies are comparatively scarce and tn
fall continues in many counties.
Early potatoes have been badly hur
1 in some sections by the drought, bu
y have improved in condition since tn
middle Of the week. Some late pota
toes have been planted. Where favor
ed by occasional local showers tn
berry crop is doing well. but in othe
places they have died on the vine with
out ripening Gardens We're badly burn
during the long dry spell. but are nov
"A improving. Melons suffered consider
~ ably from the drought. Sweet pOtatOe
F. appear TO have been less affected tha
"a any other of the small crops. Turni
\ seed Is now being sown in some of tn
Is southern counties.
Mr.. Vandegrift Recovering