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Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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In North Carolina, farmers report a severe blight on wheat crops caused by early heavy rains, leading to near-total failure and inability to save seed, as per Edenton Miscellany.
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North Carolina
Outcome
almost total blight on wheat crops, rendering them scarcely worth gathering; farmers unable to save seed despite earlier expectations of high yields
Event Details
Early heavy rains, possibly with other causes, produced a general blight on wheat crops, severely reducing yields from expected 30 bushels per acre or thousands of bushels per farm