Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-06
CLIMATE AND CROP SERVICE.
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
Report OF Condition OF Crops Throughout
Maryland For The Week Ending
August Goth.


August Goth.
The temperatures OF the past week
have averaged about normal throughout
the entire section. On the warm, clear
afternoons OF the middle portion OF the
week they ranged between S5o and 9oo
AT many stations, but the heat was OF
brief duration, and the nights and morn
ings were cool during the entire period.
The rainfall for the entire section was
in excess of the normal, and ranged from
over one inch to nearly two inches at
most OF the reporting stations. In the
eastern districts no rain had fallen al
number OF places up 10 the time OF mall
ing reports. but the general weather con-
ditions since have been such that the dry
weather was probably followed by good
showers on Saturday or Sunday.
The week opened and closed with
cloudy and humid weather, but consid-
cradle bright sunshine was received on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Heavy thunderstoTms occurred locally
on Saturday and Sunday, and some loss
of barns, harve sted crops and live stock
was reported from Washington and Fred
erck counties. As the rainfall was prin-
cipally confined to the opening and clos
ing days of the week, the preya iling
weather conditions were highly favor
able tor all kinds OF farm work. and
much progress was made in fall blowing
as well as in saving the several crops
that have now just reached their maturity.
Tobacco is locking well in the southern
counties, although II is not expected that
the WELD will come up TO the big promise
held forth in the early part OF the season.
The weather has been favorable for cut
ting and housing, which is making salts
factory progress-some growers having
finished cutting. Curing has not been
altogether favored by prevailing weather
conditions, and some damage Is reported
in the houses. Peach shipments have
continued large during the past week,
with the field OF activity extending notice
ably to the mountain peach belt. The
crop is still producing well in some OF the
southern and eastern counties, but IN
others the period OF heaviest yields has
passed. and in places the season is over
While the quality is reported inferior
in localities. much good fruit has been
marketed Rotling continues in parts OF
| Prince Georges county. Apples are a
short and faulty crop, and are dropping
badly in some districts. Cider making
| is in progress in the western and central
counties. Plums and pears are short in
Yields. Caterpillars are working great
| injury to all fruit trees, and have extend
ed their ravages TO forest foliage in many
| sections. Gardens are generally giving
good yields. Potatoes are variously re-
| ported. but are short yields as whole,
| and are rotling TO some extent in Cecil
county. Tomatoes are almost failure
in all except the southeastern counties,
where in some places an excellent crop
is being obtained.
But few have been picked for canine
ries in Hartford county, and none in
Cecil. but in parts OF Dorchester the
canneries are running full time, although
| peaches come in there to keep the work
going. Some sugar corn is also being
| canned. Cabbages have been badly
hurt by worms. and some loss by rotting
| is reported from ST. MarY's county. Egg
| plants have been attacked by the potato
bug in Carroll county. Melon and can
taloupe vines have been damaged by
blight and aphs in the western and the
| northern counties, while farther south
| the melons are plentiful. but inferior in
| quality. Grapes are suffering from rot
| and blight in Frederick and ST. Mary S
| counties, but in the extreme southeast
they are ripening in good condition.
Turnips are variously reported, some
fields not coming up well. while others
show good stand.