Smyrna times., 1921-07-13
'aIIfS SUFFER BIGGEST
| I'I|II Loss N A GENERATION
.,n,rED THAT STATE FARM
ElaAiDI IoSE FULLY S1O,OOO,OOO

| SlNA1ED 9TH THAI rI-I1Y II1 s1O,ooo,oOo y
Freeze and Prolonged
's ..r Drought Plays Havoc With
Tenants Face Bankruptcy
.Tp u's,,re farmers face this year the
DeaS'.ri ,'isis of a generation, says
peaiss 'is ,llS Star, Wilmington. Caught
Dslnania, ,.trom of falling prices of
% nsS nr"d1cts on which they had Law
bn \" highest recorded prices for
ihsa 'l;,ar .ns accompanied by lofty labor
f'llS,, =. ruu of their bitterness was
Ssls .a, ,a,t ~ week when the wheat crop
hsG !. ~, r,onev crop on which they
Hs ~ sone to retrieve in a small de-
''au ..rss nT Of their immense losses
~ I tSs late spring freeze and the
ll'D a...tsd % June drought, proved to be
y onIT failure, but insufficient zen ITO TO
n'' ts,; ss.ir fertilizer bills. $1O,OOO,OOO
W.. Conservative estimate of the
ios.es to the farmers of Della
- Tenant farmers are being rap
~ w., mt out Of existence, while own
ny ,l-n,srs ~ await a tremendous deficit
!. \ H. .s rIose of the year. With the ex-
'...or = If few cantalOupe and sweet
a '.,,+o matches in the vicinity of Laur-
I'm hare is not a single money crop
y, which Delaware farmers can re-
w. their losses. There has not been
.i,cle money crop for the farmers
4, yssr. Everything is gone. Grain,
s,,.tables-all are failures. Wheat
...,si tbe climax last week, when
sra,bing reports throughout the
S,ts showed a ten to fifteen bushel
*, per acre as a result of the
inugbt. More foreclosures have been
,0rBed than in the 2 two years. And
Il aid to be only the beginning. Not
nrDer in the State will open its
Sns this season, with the exception
4 three who will pack a limited acre
vs One at Dover, one at Blackbird,
mi one here. Conservative estimates
hare the total loss in the neighbor-
nOd Of s1O,OOO,OOO. This does not
N the whole story for with the agri-
atun Of the State at a Standstill,
asrs is no work for canning employees
pkeH, drivers, basket and package
rakgs-in fact all kinds of workers
u the agricultural districts which
unpnse the State outside of Will
Hngton.
Resume Of Colossal Losses in State
A short resume will show the colos-
"a losses, and will show the impossi-
hhF Of any stroke which relieve the
ztaiOn: Cherries-A complete fail
m. alphabetically none. Grapes
"A complete failure. Peaches-Ar
ibs0lIte failure. Plums-A failure
Rars-All pears gone, even the Kief.
ieS Strawberries-A light crop
WITH some few growers in Sussex get.
ing falr return. Other berries-A
azure There are practically nC
nuts Or berries of any kind in tn,
Ase. Early potatOes-Killed By
Gought. Complete failure. Late DO
aNes-AHected all over the State by
peculiar blight, not yet identified
nasat-lndcatiOns are that the 100,
=" acres Of wheat in the State vii
: snort 10 to Is bushels of a crop
we % drought. 0ats-Small acre
y caught by drought. Scanty crop
While hot weather and late rain.
4'' revived t 2 crop all over tn,
sss 70 some extent. Crop, however
~ Oe thousands of bushels short
a'ag nelds are now only six inche.
9 making it problematical whethe
IVY viii mature in time. Stunted b,
-'agn' IN early growing season. To
.s -aeS-Aaln crop could not be Sc
MI. .4 'aiy |, unlikely that they will
. .a.ale IN time for crop. Canneries
\. is0,er' planned only light crop, ow
= . nuge stock held by Government
'ss pack claimed. Hay-Timoth,
1. Short while clover is a dea,
s''l' Webb Cites Crop Conditions
!, [loiessOr no. S Wesley Webb, secretar,
a,ts5 s S'a'e Board Of Agriculture
u 'a mat there would be a $4,000, ,OOr
SSs.. y IN i fruits, $1,5OO,OOO loss .,
M Is, !, y. 100000 loss on tomatoes
A. s '.OOO,OOO loss on potatoes. Thes
ssn ',usefVative estimates, and t,
s,v r must must be added the great defici
man,. sApscIed In corn, the berry loss
ED5' ',, \. ana general shortage of al
Jss 4ss s,o . o.c curtailment of growth il
nats ,'ss Sisu'OOO'OOO is a probable esti
lone. ''''e at this time in produc.
'A Is DiScOuraging to Farmer
dty y'a9 a Os;.. :; A. Mccue, of the Unive,
Ca'tIs y Delaware, and director Of oTiye, Ne,
aatersnassm nssm bureau, in county aeen
slovinas, a,s on Friday, revealed tn
dastoDs = survey of the agriculturs
ae W.. W. n S, this state. The confe,
Dsavss,,ss a. aeld S.i at the University - q .
tadoD nl DIVISION of agricultural ey
slsWss. Dean o.'.1 McCue reported d a !
dsour,,..ou outlook for the farmer :
tsne, 's.ng, g :, but not dismaved III