Evening journal., 1903-08-06
WHEAT HARVEST
IS NEAR AN END
Yield Was Below the Average
and Condition of Grain
Is Poor
SOWING BEGUN DOWN THE STATE

SOWING BEGUN DOWN THE STATE
The United States weather and crop
service bulletin for this section reports
that the wheat harvest Is nearing COM
pletion and threshing has begun in the
extreme West: elsewhere threshing Is
practically finished. The yields for the
section are considerably below the av-
erage and the condition Of the grain is
generally poor. Flowing for next years
wheat crop is now going on as far west
las Washington county, and is already
well advanced IN the interior of the
section. The soil is generally in good
condition for this work, although too
wet in some of the lowland fields. Rye
continues to give comparatively light
returns in Frederick county. The har.
vesting of oats is over except in the
extreme west, where the crop is prom
ising but viii not be ready to cut for
a week or ten days. The results of the
harvest have not fully justified the ex-
pectations based on the general ap-
pearance Of the crop as it stood in the
field, as a rule the heads have not filled
well, and the returns while good in q
number of instances, are on the whole
short as to the grain, and much of the
straw is affected by rust. In Garret
county buckwheat is in bloom and
promises We'll; sowing has just begun
in Southern Delaware. Some cultiva-
ton continues IN corn, but the crop is
generally laid by the fields are very
grassy in the bottoms, where yellow
ish appearance prevails to some extent,
but the crop is cleaner and Of healthier
color in the uplands. Fair growth is
reported for the week under the stimu-
lus afforded by two hot afternoons, but
the cool nights We're a drawback, and
some damage resulted from the high
winds of he 29th and 30th. The early
corn is in tassel; the late is doing well,
although apprehension is felt that It
may not mature before frosts come
Haying was interfered with in The
west where the crop is not half saved
yet; elsewhere it is nearly all cut. The
timothy yields have been an agreeable
surprise. the steady Improvement fol-
Fie~ing the May drought hasilas resnl "a
tHs fair to full crops in the Elority saf
c'tses. Cf1Stdering the ffeQi1efiry y .of
SHOWERS, pi3lJ6 the hafvest 4lerisd the
loss bsfNee7Tttss not hseli laage.; Spring
4rfwp slsisses ~ plIi Is ealtehf 81 stand
and gr6Nth3 '1Ipiaaafian and millet hook
well. Pasturescare in fine condition
throughout the entire section.
Although the plants are small for the
time of year. tobacco is making fairly
steady growth. and may be ranked on
the whole as a clean and healthy look
ing crop. There has been too much
rain during the season for the tobacco
growing in light lands. and for proper
cultivation generally although in parts
of Charles and ST Marys counties Local
drought has hurt the early crop. The
plants are buttoning low as a rule, and
the leaves are small. Topping has
commenced in the more advanced fields
Early apples have given average tc
good yields; the winter varieties are
still promising, although some dropping
continues, the local loss by wind gusts
occurred during the week. Pears arc
scarce, and as a market crop are mol
Of any consequence. Early peaches are
labout gone many having rotted before
lripening. The peach crop will be very
lshort and the quality as a rule is lnfe-
lrior, although in some places the frui
is reported to be of unusually fnl
grade.
Gardens and truck patches are yield
ing well, though grassy. Celery an,
cauliflower are going to market from
the western counties. Early cabbag,
Is heading nicely, and the planting o
Hate cabbage for winter use is we'll ad
vanced. Some turnips are being sow
in the south. Sweet corn has had al
unfavorable season but Is now doinl
fairly welh Tomato plants lost most o
their nrst blooms, but those coming az
ter held on well, and gave way Il
enough young fruit to make a GOO
crop if maturity is safely reached
Some loss by rotting is reported fror
the south and southeast, where tn
fields are yielding. but the quality O
the tomatoes reaching market is gen
orally good. The crop for the cannerie
is several weeks late. and the estimate
advanced as to yields vary from ligh
to very good. Early potatoes have rot
ted badly i'm the extreme west, but else
where the yields are satisfactory bot
in quantity and quality; late potatoe
are still being planted. Sweet potatoe
lare doing WELL Small shipments q
watermelons and cantaloupes have bee
made from the southern and easter
counties, but the yields win be ligh
lGrapes have set well. and the loss b
rotting has been small.
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