Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-10-14

of pure bred hogs is making a con-
siderable progress both as to quality
and quantity, mostly Durocs and
Berkshires.
Howard: Drought has put pas
lures to the bad. And it has also DIM
inished production of tomatoes. Late
white potatoes suffering for rain.
Wheat is in bad condition after being
thrashed owing to fly in it.
Kent: Severe drought has hinder
ed quite number of farmers from
getting. their fallow plowed. Corn
fodder in bad shape. Also young pas
lures. But the two months drought
has not injured corn so badly as might
have been expected. Wheat yields
range from fair to average mostly av-
rage, but quality is poor. Wheat
growers are discouraged by low prices
and there is considerable talk of cut
ling down the acreage another year.
Apples rs to 80 per cent of a crop.
Asparagus rs per cent.
Montgomery: Conditions generally
lnfavorable; too dry. Corn about 85
per cent of full crop. Pastures have
Tried up. Soil too dry for seeding
winter crops. Early potatoes a fail
ire. Apple crop spotty and short;
OTIS of scab reported on all but best
sprayed fruit. Pears about 60 per
cent.
Prince Georges: About 40 per cent
IF tobacco crop is of very low grade
owing to excessive rains during sea-
son. Potatoes were planted late and
n wet soil; chances are that % per
:ent will not mature. Late potatoes
show very little blight, but good
rain is needed to bring full crop.
Corn prospect fair; considerably less
than average yield. Too much rain
Tor COW peas and field beans planted
for grain, but an abundance of hay.
Queen Annes:. Farmers have COM
pleted threshing wheat; some of the
grain in very bad condition. Corn
cutting about completed and the ex-
| pectation Of big crop will reach full
| filment. Dry weather has made the
orn land very hard to pillow, and seed
| ng of winter grains will be delayed
/ lnless rain comes in the near future.
apples are short and of fair quality.
Somerset: The wet season put late
potatoes to the bad; about 65 per cent
| a crop. Because of the excessive
aims clover seed is said to be near
allure.
St. Mary's: All field crops were
,verrained at the beginning of the
| eason, and the dry weather that fol-
owed added somewhat to the injury,
Excepting hay and pastures. Corn
md tobacco did not attain their full
| growth on rich stiff soil. Because of
he soggy weather and the high tenn
| 1eratures tobacco damaged in barns,
md corn in shocks nodded. Apples a
)out 40 to so per cent of a crop.
Talbot: Corn is about all in shock,
and in generally good condition. Dry
weather. injured it at the last.
Drought is drying up the pastures.
Apples are being harvested and were
| good crop this year. Tomatoes all
gathered. Canneries closed for the
eason.
Washington: Corn crop exception
lily good; exceedingly heavy in fod-
der. Pastures poor-burnt up. Very
little rain since July. Very dry for
wheat seeding. Apples that escaped
the April frosts dropping very much
owing to rotting at the core. Pears
particularly poor-nearly failure.
Late potatoes harmed by drought.
Farmers are seeding as many acres
rs usual notwithstanding crop short
age this season. Alfalfa seeded last
August up and looking we'll, but needs
moisture.
Wicomico: The weather has been
excellent for saving fodder and hay.
Sweet potatoes are being dug with an
average yield and grade. This is the
last crop to harvest this year except
ing corn. In some portions of Wi
comico county corn and other crops
sustained considerable damage by hail.
Corn about 81 per cent. Tomatoes
short crop and quality poor. Com
mercial apple orchards were hard hit
by frosts but some orchards have
fair crop of poor quality.
Worcester: The torrential rains "a
bated and conditions resumed normal
cy. At the close of the month the
dry weather was favorable to sweet
potatoes, and for the most part grow
ers are expecting good crop. On
low lands corn is poor; on high lands
good. Late Irish potatoes are coming
on well and the prospect is good. To-
mato crop poor both as to Weld and