Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-22

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Damage TO wheat crops IN Mont
gomery and Bucks counties rs res i'
of the prOtraCtcd rains Is already '>''-
mated at one million dollars, and farm
ers fear worse results II tn" sun comes
out too soon and steamS N" crops tNa'
haven't been spoiled by tn" n0od.
From statistics obtained from 'h'
Montgomery County Farm Flrr'n. ".
which A. X. RothNnb'rger. "t ''nt'.
Point is manager, that county bear
the heavier loss. 1t = said at n"
farm bureau that forty n"r cent " m"
entire crop in Montgomery county Is
total loss. Some part ct the "h'at IN
tne county was PuI lH.o "" ~
the start OF the daily rams "r"N age.
VI thdt remaining III nv n''"l,
greater part Is SP'l'e"' II l. St''''
ing anu ["''lns'
90 Per Cent Loss in Bucks
7, Rrcks ronrtr Y T CARRIER
county farm agent, states that UPWARDS
from 90 ner cent of the crop is n total
loss He states that the loss is greater
in the lower end of the county than
the upper. He saws that some farmers
in the lower end Of the county report
a go per cent loss.
The acreage in wheat this year in
Montgomery county is about 10000
acres. The acreage in wheat in Bucks
county is $4,000 acres. Figuring a 40
per cent loss in Montgomery county and
q ~ loss R1IrkG county AT an
average FleId OF twenty .mo ""Sne'I ~
the acre ana th' 'aluP at H-.'' pn-hel'
tne to.al ioss .,,! y. '', ,-,I. wv
At both the Nontgororv ard Bucks
County Farm Bureaus it IS said that
the hay and rye are also damaged as
result of the rains; that oats are
fattened by the rain, but will likely
come up again.
1t is agreed that the rain is tonic
for the corn unless the water stands
in puddles. In some of the fields in the
lower lands the corn has turned 'yel
low" Potatoes arc reported in good
condition so far. but few more days
of rain will cause them to rot.
The farmers of the Perkiomen valley
In MONTGOMERY county are the most
foftunate. for, tbey got the largest part
of their wheat into the barns before
the rainy spell.
Seek Shipysrd Jobs
Tn Rucls county tbe lower end farm,
ers are the greatest sufferers This Is
nrobah1v duo County AGENT CARRIER
go ~ +La soorci+, of forr, labor in
.Lo+ Ia oho.ors sooI. ;obs IN +bo sbinrorde
a. - Pu;-.ol o,,J IIorr;,,.,,,
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Around PHILADELPHIA fields are stand .
ing in puddlps.
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"ii'S are ''oseu
All the mills along the Mana7unk
cana and the lower SrhuyIkllI river
remain smut hoWn To-Day because or the
nood' NlrtuallV all OF the twenty or
more mills IN tHdt section nave nooded
easements. Inc properly damage was
cut down by prompt ac'ioh on the part
OF ,he h"A owners IN removing thelr
gooos stored IN the easements. The
lower ocnuS lhi'i rtachen tS hlShest
point III II CLOCK last night when
seven ana nan rect OF water poured
over the comm at me TAT R"ck dam
Inns Is SIX ana hait f'et above nor
mai. Al mat tine the lower Schuylkil
was t"elVe leeI deep. Al ~ clock thi
morning the water mad fallen two feet
The 9.4i Inch downfall that is re-
corded for July mas resulted in throw
Ing thousanos ldle' mas tled up indus
tries in and about Philadelphia, auc
caused the loss OF life, suffering anC
much inconvenience to storekeepors anc
householders through flooded cellars anC
drains.
SchuyIkilI at High Level
News of washouts and Of tho co,.i,,
in and flooding of small sou.ors no.. -