Evening journal., 1902-08-28
FARM SEASON
NEARLY OVER
Commission Merchants Pre-
pairing for Fall Trade
HAS BEEN PROSPEROUS YEAR
Many Valuable Suggestions to The
Local IilIerS Of the Soil and
Stock RaiSerS
has BEEN PROSPEROUS YEAR

The summer season. which has been
so profitable for the Farmers, is on the
wane, ana the market although well
illled, has not the appearance It had
two or three weeks ago Peaches are
becoming scarcer, and the piles OF
baskets are not seen ON the street. The
tomatoes are still plentiful and cheap,
and the housewives are buying them
up to turn into catsup. The local COM
mission merchants report a successful
year but say the summer season is
drawing to close. and they are maxi
ing preparations for the fall business.
Late Corn Pro gressing Slowly
owing TO the cool weather late corn
has made slew growth and the adj
vance OF the early corn towards ma
turity has not been rapid. while in the
extreme West the unusually backward
condition of the crop lends weight to
the fear that some of it may yet be
caught by frost in that section. The
rains have been sufficient in the west
ern counties, but elsewhere more mois-
ture is needed TO make the corn in tho
late fields. The early corn Is made in
the South and in parts OF the interior,
and shows a we'll filled ear. The crop
as whole WILL in all probability, be
a large one.
Grass an important Crop
Grass is always an important crop.
and also an evidence OF good farming,
as no soil will produce a large crop
of grass every year unless the land is
well manured or treated with fertiliz-
ers. Grass Is the foundation for all
other crops. as it not only produces
pasturages and hay, but furnishes sod
Tor the assistance OF the crops that fol-
low When the land Is in grass it is
really mulched and humus accumu-
lates. The shading of the soil by the
grass IS beneficial, aud the roots 70
down deep into the subsoil for plant
food, which is brought to the surface.
deposited in the plants and thus rem
dered available for another season.
some farmers reduce prices OF hay
by the practice Of placing inferior hay
IN the centre of the bales whenever il
can be done This causes distrust on
the part of the purchaser. and he re-
sorts TO straw. salt hay and other foods
that can be used as a substitute for
clover and timothy.
Many good COWS give but a small
quantity OF milk because they are NOT
properly managed Some persons allow
"a certain quantity of feed, from which
no variation is made A COW should be
FED all SHE will eat, and IL she improves
IN the quantity OF her milk she should
be induced TO eat more.
dee ON onfffa indicate 1,,l. - 49,.
ltion and poor feed. Grease OF any kind
VIII destroy lice on cattle, but grease
should not be used If it can be avoided.
First wash the animal with kerosene
lemulsion and follow with clear water.
When the skin is dry dust every por-
tion of the body with a mixture of n
peck OF carbolate OF lime and a bushel
of clean, dry dirt. II a single animal
is infested with lice the others will
soon be in the same condition unless
remedies are used as preventatives.
Garden Growing Not Favored
Low temperatures and a generally
: light rainfall have not favored garden
growth during the week. Early pota-
toes are made crop over much OF the
section; the yields have been very ir-
regular, from poor to exceptionally
fine, with an average result that is
quite satisfactory. Late potatoes are
+, promising in the districts where ample
= rainfall has been received. Sweet corn
for oanneries is doing well, and Will
give fair to good yields. but needs rain
in places. Tomatoes continue of excel
lent quality, but they have not recov-
cred tne loss that occurred in the sud-
-en falling of in yield OF a few weeks
ago. Canning is being done in various
parts OF the section, but none OF the
t houses reported upon are running full
time yet, and it is a widely expressed
opinion among growers that the to-
mato pack will be light this year. The
crop has ripened slowly during the
! week on account of the cool weather
r Some leaf blight is reported but it
4 does not appear to be on the increase.
b Grapes are good and plentiful. Melons,
cantaloupes and late cabbage need
rain In some districts, and sweet po-
tatoes are also in general need OF more
Z moisture to insure good yields. Lima
a beans are yielding well. Turnips. where
n sown early are doing we'll, but the
patches sown more recently show un-
even stands.
h In Northern Delaware a full crop of
n apples is promised. but elsewhere light
bearings to none at all are the reports.
In Kent county, Md, and in southern
Delaware a better condition exists, and
Il fair to good yields have been made in
e many localities. Pears are now plenti-
Is ful and of good quality over much OF