Evening journal., 1900-08-23
RAINS REVIVE
GROWING CROPS
Short Yield of Late and Early
Corn Predicted
All Sorts Of Fruit Are From a Week
to Ten Days in Advance Of
the Season

For the week just ended the Climate
and Crop Bulletin Of the Weather Bu-
reau, Maryland and Delaware section,
Issues the following report:
Under ordinary circumstances the
rainfall of the week would have been
of general benefit, but the severe
drought had so damaged all crops that
they could only partially rally. In the
extreme western portion, where show
ers have all along been heaviest, and
In a few limited localities, where the
amounts for the past week measured
nearly an inch in depth, gardens and
pastures have been improved, and corn
has so far revived that nearly an aver
age yield is yet possible. For the great.
er part of the section, however, the
outlook Is only a trife less gloomy
than a week ago, and of the field crop
yet TO mature very few can give any.
thing approaching average yields,
Some plowing was accomplished in the
lowlands during the week, but on
higher ground the soil was too dry.
GRAIN AND GRASSES.
A continuation OF good yields has
followed the wheat threshings of the
week. The oats harvest is not quite
finished in Garrett county, where a few
fields are still standing. Corn has i'm,
proved somewhat in limited localities,
but throughout the greater part of the
section the stalk and blade are with
cred and the ear Is poorly filled; a very
short crop of both early and late corn
is the present outlook. Some fields IN
the northern and central counties are
being cut for feed, before the leaves
are entirely dried out, while the usual
fodder saving has begun in some of the
southeastern counties, and will be-
come fairly general there in about ten
days. Pastures are still brown and
short in all districts except where the
heavier rains fell, and stock is being
helped by an addition of dry food The
shortage In grass has affected dairy in.
terests. and caused a decrease in the
yield Of milk and butter. Milk pro-
ducers are feeding large quantities OF
bran TO keep their shipments up to tn,
standard Late sown clover has not
come up, owing to the lack Of mois.
ture, and many fields reserved for q
Fail crop Of cloverseed will not be cut
The buckwheat crop of Western Mary,
land has not been much hurt by tn,
dry weather, but high winds accom-
panying the thunder storms OF thl
I week did considerable damage by fiat
tening the growth to the ground.
All fruit is from a week to ten day!
in advance Of the season, having beer
hastened to maturity by the hot, dry
weather Peaches are small in size
but are generally sound and of gOoI
flavor. Shipments have been Iarg
, during the week: those received hav
been found in good condition, excep
that some are too soft, due probably Il
the fact that they are rlpening fastei
than they can be handled by the pick
, ers, 80 that part OF the crop does no
leave the orchard until after it ha
, passed its prime. The season is ap
! preaching its height, which will b
reached between the 1st and 18th o
next month. Pears and plums are fair
ly plentiful in most counties Apple
, are falling badly, and in many local.
! ties the Winter varieties will be scarce
Grapes are ripening, and are of goo
quality.