Evening journal., 1901-06-27
ideal WEATHER.
FOX HARVESTING
Farmers If PENINSULA En-
outraged by Condition
Of Crops

For the week just ,ndcd the Climate ana
Crop Service for the Delaware ana Mary
land section gives the following report.
The early part of the past week was
cool ana the low night temperatures were
somewhat against growth OF vegetation.
ESPECIALLY OF corn. From Friday, however,
until the close of the week warmer wealth
er prevailed. with midday temperatures
above ninety degrees at many stations on
Friday and Saturday. The rainfall was
very light. consisting OF Hight scattered
showers measuring from a trace to about
a tenth OF an inch. brief wind gust ao-
companied hy hail occurred IN Allegheny
county on Saturday afternoon. but with
this exception there were no stormy con
diuons reported, although light thunder
storms were general throughout the sec
tlon on Friday night. Clear TO partly
cloudy weather was the rule during the
week and in the early part the atmos-
phere was exhilarating and favorable for
outdoor labor; later the heat and humidity
were rather oppressive
The harvesting OF wheat rye. barley and
hay has begun under ideal weather cendi-
tions in the Interior eastern and southern
counties. in the oxtrem me west the wheat is
filling nicely ana promises good yields. The
advanced fields in the northern counties
are being cut, and operations are rather
more general east and south. The OUTLOOK
is generally good except In a few of the
southeastern counties whore the early
wheat is not expected to be up 20 the aver
age in grain yield. Some or the lowland
crop stlll remains tangled where thrown
down by high winds aud rain. but Ia many
places the lodging has proved TO be a
much less serious matter than was feared d,
and the loss win bc light Some barley
is In shock In the interior counties. and
a fsw fields of rye are now ready to cut;
both crops promise excellent yields. Hay
making viii begin In the extreme western
counties about the middle of the coming
week, although In parts az Garrett and
Allegany it win be ten days before any
timothy is cut. Considerable clover and
some timothy have been cut IN the IN
terior: the yields have been light to fair.
but the quality OF that saved during the
past week has been very good. In some OF
the southern and eastern counties both
timothy ana clover have improved and arr
lheing saved I'm good condition. For the sec
ton. as a whole however, the hay crof
will be below the average. oats are do.
ing we'll except in parts OF Delaware AMI
in some OF the southeastern counte.
whore the crop IS poor. Some rust is re.
lported I'm the lowlands. but the dry wealth
cr viii cause Improvement The crop /.
looming into head except i'm the extrem,
west Corn has improved a. a marked ex
tent during the week. although the nights
we're too cool I'm the early part The ia.
vorable weather has permitted much cultl
walton, and the fields are now cleaner thar
az any previous time during the season
Much OF the crop has been worked for th'
third time Buckwheat seeding IS IN prog
/ rcss IN Garrett county. and ground is be
INK broken FOR the crop In Cecil county
Peaches continue to.drop in an districts
but the fan has not reached serious
stage IN any part Of the section. AMI ir
most localities the trees stll hold enough
fruit 90 make a good crop. Apples ala.
continue TO fall and medium yields ar,
an that are expected whore the outlool
is at the best while IN many places thl
crop IN evidence hos already become
light. Pears are in fair prospect but vii
3 not yield largely Cherries have produce,
abundontly.the early varieties are passing
and later varieties are taking their plac
E considerable rottlng IS reported from IN
western and southeastern counties, but 4
e the northern-ccntral counties the fruit
generally firm and Of good quality.
- Gardens have been well cleaned durin
the week, and field work has been vigoI
ously pushed IN the truck-growing dis
" tricts. Ear.y potatoes are unusually prom
ising. and some are now being dug in a
4 except the extreme western COUNTIES Tn
8, late potatoes have come up we'll tn
X strawberry season IS about over IN the di.
p tricts where they are largely raised for tn
S markets, but many patches continue
=, bear in the northern counties, while in n
extreme west the wild strawberries al