The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-06-25
CROP BULLETIN.
CONDITIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK

GRAIN AND GRASS.-Wheat made
splendid progress during the week. ac
CawIing to Il majority of reports it is fill
ing well. 1t is ripcning fast in southern
districts ana tn" early iicl,l> are begin
ming to turn in North.ccntrnl Maryland.
Harvest will probably begin in the >unth-
crn NEST couEtic@ IcXt week. and few
of the earliest fields. may he cut in North
central Maryland; but the harvest Will
be later than usual generally In Ale
g:ny county the crop promises to he very
good and in Washington county a full
average yield is anticipated. iN>ivhtt"
the irrcgumrity previously noted p,.si>t
but some fields are looking fine, many are
indifferent or poor. Considerable L.lIn-
age from the fly is reported in c~ml@Il.
| Frederick and Cecil counties; mM from
rust in the two cpunts> hast famed.
The seeding of huckwhcat WAS coVtiuu-
ed in Garrett county. but is not wei adj
vanced. Generally speaking oats CON
tinue to do we'll and are heading in most
districts. The crop seems to be lady
affected by rust in .Allr@lny county, and
unless Il good rain comes soon it will
probably be light in parts of South. IN
Maryland. There ar. 10 adverse rrpc.t~
regarding rye. The prevailing dry w,I-
| Their permitted the much nyp!rl cu.tiya-
tCn Of corn and the work Of cleaning
the fields made good progress. While
the nights in northern districts were still
too cool for corn, it grew fairly we'll,
and though small for tire St&eln is every
where Il good color Insects cultinl>
their ravageS on the hate planted iie.s.,>
Meadows have made excellent growth
since the rains of last week aIlSl Il good
crop of hay is assured in most parts Of
the section In Hartford and Cecil coun-
ties, while showing great improv, ment
/ recently. meadows are still short and the
yield viii likely he below average.
y few early meadows were cut dur
! ing the week and the hay was secured
in good condition generally. Timothy is
heading and clover is blooming in West
crn Maryland. the outlook there is for Il
large crop. Some alfalfa was cut the
first of the week in Garrett county. PAS
lures are good except i'm the extreme
| southeastern counties, where owing to
the prolonged dry weather grass is be-
coming tough.
| FRU1T.-The prospect for peaches;
! and early apples is not encouraging, in
a majority of districts they will be
scarce. In Allegany County plums are
plentiful, but pears are scattering. Re
ports regarding early cherries are not so
good as a week ago. In North Central
Maryland they are ripening and promise
to be plentiful, but in Washington Coun-
ty the crop is almost a failure. Grapes
are promising in the southern part of
the Eastern Shore. The condition of
Strawberries in northern districts is far
from satisfactory. The season is appar-
emily at its best, but the berries are not
perfect; in parts of Frederick County
they are practically failure.
MINOR CROPS.-Potatoes maintain
ed their former good condition and give
splendid promise though some fields i'm
Allegany County appear to be going
largely TO tops. EARLY potatoes are COM
ing into use in Southern Maryland. To
matoes made good growth and are in
satisfactory condition; so also with gar
dens and truck in general.