Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-27
MANY CROPS SEEM TO
HAVE BEEN SAVED BY
YESTERDAY RAIN
Fall Was Light, But Farmers
Agree That it Helped for
the Present.
TOTAL HERE WAS % INCHES

| Although slight, as compared with
what is actually needed. the rainfall
yesterday had a very beneficial effect
upon what crops and all growing
things throughout New Castle county
according TO reports received this
morning. While the precipitation was
not heavy enough to penetrate 10 any
considerable depth, it did refresh tho
surface Of the grounc and will tide
over the dry spell until another good
rain puts everything in good shape.
| According 10 the records at the local
Weather Bureau, as maintained by
the Street and Sewer Department. the
rainfall yesterday totaled 20 of an
! inch The fan last light amountea
| to 90 of an inch. or total OF % OF
an inch for the day. This is the first
and heaviest fall this city ami section
has experienced for several weeks,
II is far below normal, however. and
II is estimated ii will require a preci
pitation Of at least an inch or more
to do any real good BY soaking
through the ground to the same depth
as the excessive heat has dried il ont
Professor c. A. McCue. director OF
the State Experiment Station at New
ark and Dean OF Agriculture at th..
University Of Delaware, stated this
morning that the rain Of ycsterda,.
brought much relief and viii help the
corn and the cut crops a great deal.
He said the rain would help new seed
iEg. but that il probably came too lata
TO be OF much beneas to the hsy cron
lie said Il would help the soy bean
crop and would prov. Of much benefit
20 all tree growth.
Professor McCue rcporfad tba. !,
some sections in the lower part of
the county the rai9faH was var,
heavy, while il was only ngh. in IN.
not 'aeFh section He explained thar
the rain would help pastures in the
southern section Of New Castle coun-
" and in the northern part would
serve 70 tide over things until a heavi-
er storm should come.
AT the worlshouse Warden Plunrne~
said the storm helped the worlxhous.
iarm considerably, bur the fan was M,
near enough to meet the actuaI "a
quirements of crops. He said with .
good rain the county farms v.s,;3
produce some excellent crops and h..
IS hopeful that yesterdays slight rain
wllI help all growing things to revive
suniciently 10 maintain life until
there should be more rain. The work
mouse farms cut their wheat crop lax,
week and they have also cut much 81
the hay crop.
In the northern section OF the co,,r.
~ It was reported by farmers thai
the rain did refresh crops to a grea.
extent, but 1t was not heavy enough 10
penetrate the ground to am depfb
IL was said there thar the weather
has been so dry that for several morn
lngs there has not even been any de,y
on the grass, which is very unus,,..
1or that part Of the country. especial
y at this season of the year. This
morning, however, there was much
oew IN evidence and the moisture an
parenIy had greatly refreshed eyerv-
thing. The farmers are hopeful thar
there will be heavier storm within
short time. They are busy cutting
thelr wheat this week and want to ger
thelr harvesting completed befor.,
lhere Is too much rainfall, however,
IN nearby Pennsylvania consider
able rain fell last night, when tber
was a severe thunder storm.