Evening journal., 1902-07-17
TOMATOES NOW
ARR PLENTIFUL
Farmers Getting in Their
Crops Of Grain
JerSOVmen Bring Large Quantities Of
Vegetables and Fruit Into
Local Market

Market supplies continue to increase,
and the farmers are making money.
Between market days the farmers are
getting in their wheat and in a short
ime oats will be ready to harvest.
The hay crop is failure this year,
and it does not have to be bothered
With.
Charles Wright, of Centreville, said
yesterday: "All our wheat is in and
we expect to cut our oats some time
next week because they will be ready
about that time. Our potato crop Is
good and surprised us by the way it
came up. Corn will be plentiful be-
cause the crop has come up fast, and
it looks well. Our apple orchard was
broken to pieces by the sleet last win
will turn out"
The Jerseymen continue TO bring
their products to the local market, and
this in part accounts for the large
quantities for sale.
They now have their tomatoes on the
local market, but before the Delaware
garden tomato is ripe the Jersey to-
mato will have run out.
In speaking OF the market yesterday,
Frank Stirling, of KirlwOOd, a we'll
known farmer, said: THE prospect for
the corn crop through our section of
the country is very good. The wheat
is turning out we'll and in fact is doing
better than we expected in the spring
Tomatoes are growing and the crop
will be a big one. Apples are plenti-
full and think pears will also give a
big crop. The price of tomatoes is
rather low now because the Jerseymen
have their crops on the market. This
will not hurt the local farmers to any
lextent because their tomatoes will not
come in until the Jersey crops have
been exhausted"
Thomas Mccormick, of Little Balti-
more, said yesterday in speaking Of his
farm; I'VE have a full line of goods
this year and my farm has grown re-
lmarlIably WELL We had a pretty good
rain last night, which did everything
lots OF good because the ground was
Just beginning to dry up again. We
hope the favorable weather will con-
tinue and we can then get our crops in.
THE only thing that caused us any
worry this year was our hay crop.
Everything grew well but that, and it
was complete failure"
This seems to be the general saying
of the farmers. All their crops were
profitable except the hay, and the long
dry spell killed that Those farme.s
who have not enough left over from
last year will be Obliged to buy what
they need this year.
Despite the tickle character of the
weather during the past month the
fruit crop in Pennsylvania, Delaware
and elsewhere has not apparently been
lafected TO amy material extent Com.
mission merchants here unite in de-
claring that fruit is more plentiful
and cheaper this season than it has
been for a number of years.
The unusually cold weather which
|, prevailed a fortnight ago retarded the
, ripening process, but did not i'm any
way damage the crop.
The annual cry concerning the ruin.
alton of the peach crop has not vel
reached this city and it is presumed
that this little joke has been perman.
emily shelved. In which event it is
reasonable to suppose that the luscious
Delaware peach will be more plentiful
than ever. According to the merchant.
the smaller fruits are very promising
in character and the prices will 10,
very low.
From Florida numerous crates OF or
anges are being received. Jersey. az
usual, comes we'll to the fore with
luxurious crop OF blaclSberITies, canta
loupes and watermelons. Apples ar,
plentiful and are being received in un-
usually large quantities.
Locate your Home at The Cedars
. Ernllnd chnnn T.,nr.rn,n mann.