The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-09-13
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Prepared From Reports Issued
by the United States De
ma rtrnnent OF Auricnltlre-

week, and in most sections the 7
soil was in excellent condition tor
working. Some seeding has been .
done in many counties, but the /
amount sown Is as Vet only a
small part of the entire acreage.
Farmers intending 10 SOW corn
ground in wheat find the land
badly grown up IN weeds and
grass. owing to the large amount
OF rain that has fallen lately. and
1t is believed that after the corn
is cut il will be necessary to pillow
many fields before the wheat can
he pat IN. Seeding will be gen
cral in the principal wheat grow
ing counties during the coming
week. Local shortage III yields
i predicted. but the majority of
the reports indicate that >atistac,
tory returns will be obtained.
Corn continues TO be the most
promising crop of the year, and
j. being helped towards maturity
by the dry and sunShiny weather
now prevailing. Very little has
been cut IN the northern counties,
tut operations Will increase next
week. In the more southern
counties cutting is under way,
while in the districts where top
ping and stripping Is done, this
word has made good progress.
The fodder thus tar saved i of
excellent quality. Pastures have
Lad ample rainfall for many
weeks now. and continue III fine
condition. while the timothy and
cloler >oWn last spring have
been kept green ana thrifty by
tile abundance OF moisture re-
ceivcd. NoMe lall seeding OF
grasses Is beng done now III
man. localities. j ne second
crop OF clover Is >tllI BENG matte
ln the western counties, while IN
tine northeast there are fields OF
miIIet and Hungarian grass Yet
to Doe naTNe>tcn
Ine season has passed Tor
peaches III the southern counties,
although some shipments are
still being made. Inc buIk OF
the crop Will have been moved III
the mountain peach belt WITHIN
few lays Fairy good returns
are beng received III Delaware
and many counties OF the Eastern
Shore, where the peaches are be
ing marketed freely. On the
WHOLE the season mas oeeh only
moderately satisfactory TO the
growers, and much OF the frult
was small IN SIZE ana much dam
aged Oy rot, owing 10 Tue pre-
NalIlng wet weather during the
period OF rlpenlng. Apples are
I stu dropping III places; the crop
Is generally poor III prospect,
ranging from scarce TO almost an
entire failure. Pears are OF good
, quality, but are not plentiful Ill
any section. The cateiplllarS
continue their raVages, ana nave
been quite destructive TO irult
trees ana hedges, ana III places
have attacked forest trees.
Gardens continue to produce
bountltulll, hut many are badly
choked by weeds and grass. 20
tatoeS are stlII yielding poorly,
although some OF the late varle.
ties are expected to turn out bet.
ter than hdOa1ly crop. iona
Toes continues very short, with
practically the entire crop pres
eht on the Vines IN the form Of
green trmt. The SunShlny weather
OF late has favored rlpenlng, but
the recelptS.of matured fruit have
not appreclably enlarged, and
many cannerieS have not opened
at all TINS season, Operations
have been OF limited nature III
tanned in narrs Of Carroll and
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