The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-20
CROP REPORT.
Made Up Of Bulletins Sent
Out by U. S. Department
Of Agric ulture.

NC "eeh mas oeen very favor
able for preparing fallow land for
seeding, and preparations of this
nature are well advanced excnnt
in some of the extreme soutbarn
counties where very little has vn+
been done. The soil is generallr
in fine working condition, and has
broken mellow and packed picelr
after turning. Some wheat bo.
been sown in nearly every county
and during the coming week t6a
advance made will assume meas
urable proportions. The first sow
ingS are up in parts Of Garrett
county, while the very early rye
is also beginning to show in Fred.
erick county. Corn continues il
the best possible condition and
promise, except that in some of
the eastern counties the yields will
probably be little short of earIiar
expectations: for the section ~ a
whole, however, the crop will nm.
dou btedly be a fine one. and there
is now practically nothing to fear
from coming weather conditions
The storm on Sunday last levpJed
many fields Of standing corn and
did great damage to the cropS as a
whole, except sugar corn. which
was already cut. Cutting is opn.
eral, although many green fields
remain. The coming week Win
see a rapid approach to maturity
and marked progress in the har.
vest. Fodder saving is about fin
ished i'll the south and southeast
and the fodder has been secured
in good condition. The condition
ofpaStureS has generally improved
in the extreme west. where Inc
fields now have quite a SpTiugume
appearance, In the central coun-
ties excellent grazing continues.
but in some Of the eastern districts
rain is needed to revive thr ..gs-
lures, and also to help the growth
Of the crimson clover recently
sown. Generally throughout lie
section, however, the stands of
young grasses are excellent. The
second clover crop recently Sc,
cured in Carroll county is OF line
quality and was saved IN good
condition. Millet and COW peas
are being cut for winter feeding in
the eastern counties.
Apples are plentiful in a few
orchards here and there, but for
the section at large the crop will
be very short. In many localities
there has been scarcely any cider
made, and much of the cider that
has been pressed is of poor quail
ity. Peaches are past the height
of the season in all districts, being
nearly over in the southern c0un.
ties and throughout large areas on
the Eastern Shore, but continuing
with fair marketings from partSof
Delaware and the mountain peach
belt. Pear shipments continue
foom the eastern counties, but
much of the fruit is poor in quail
ity. The storm Sunday did great
damage to the apple and pear crop,
much of the green fruit being
blown off and many trees up.
/ rooted or broken down. The cater
pillars have left the trees i'll many
districts, and are now fast disap-
pearing.
Gardens are doing we'll in all
parts of the section. Canning corn
is still making satisfactory yields
i'll Hartford county. The susprise
of the week, however, is the
marked general improvement in
tomatoes, which are moving to the
cannerles in unexpected quaint
ties, the dry weather and moder
ate amount of sunshine having
FASTENED the ripening of the fruit,
which, although not OF prime color
i'll all cases, is generally large and
solid. Turnips have been helped
by rains in the extreme west, but
will be short in st. Mary's county.
Cabbage continues to rot, and IN
places is being injured by worms.
Late potatoes are quite poor III
nearly all districts. Sweet.pota-
toes are fair to good crop III the