The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-03
NAY AND oAra.

HAT AND OATS.
The meadows ere, 50 short that nothing
but Superior, or some other machine
mower will be able 10 cut them, and then
the hay procured will hardly pay for
stacking. Oats, generally, are so short
that they will have to be reaped by the
sickle, and even then the reapers will
have TO roll away the olods to get at the
grain. This Is not all hyperbole, because
. farmer In this neighborhood, Mr.. L. N.
Lowe, told me that out Of over thirty acres
sowed this spring he did not expect TO cut
more than three or four, and that would
be In patches where the ground was very
moist. The late rains may be OF some
benefit to these crops, yet l am afraid
they are too far gone
ABOUT THE WHEAT.
We had splendid chance for wheat this
spring, but this grain being subject to
more vicisitudes perhaps than any other
cannot be safely counted on until threshed
and marketed. lear we will not have
more than an average yield the drought
was at its worst when the wheat was ip
blossom, and In consequence the grain
will not be so plump or the heads as well
filed. I saw some fields that the flies had
worked on 10 q considerable extent.
POTATO BUGS,
It will not do TO pass the potato bug
In silent contempt because the papers are
teemiDg with accounts Of their ravages.
Even religious papers are filled with po-
tato bug poison advertisements. all the
farmers and nearly all the housewives are
engaged in the delightful pastime OF
crunching them between two paddles.
Well, all / have 10 say is that the potato
bug Is working away utterly oblivious to
the fact that the entire animal kingdom,
from the hard. listed farmer 10 the liniest
insect that preys upon their eggs, are
their bloodthirsty and inveterate foes. i
THE OUTLOOK FOR CORN. gaI
The corn, under all circumstances, Is
standing the drought better than any
other grain. We were late planting ow.
ing to the character OF the spring, some
OF the farmers only finishing last week.
Knowing, as some do, that proVender OF
all kinds will be very scarce the coming
winter, some thought 1t would bels good
idea to continue planting all summer, as
It would make fodder II nothing else. We
are looking for the balance oil the summer
and the fall TO be wet, and II we are not
disappointed our corn and late crops will
be good.
FRUIT PRoePEcTa.A . Z 81
Il 10 TOO early to say much about the
fruit prospect further than this: Bios.
SONS were abundant on all except peArs
and cherries; the sets were tolerably fair.
II we have plenty Of rain we will have
an average crop Of apples and the best
peach crop We have had for several
years.
POLITICS.
Political matters are beginning TO look
up, and candidates are flying around like
those insects which hEblnger the APP
proAch Of spring.
THR REMOVAL OF THE COUNTY SEAT.
The only item worthy Of consideration
on the tapis Is the removal Of the county
seat A convention was held the other
day OF Wiley d Bonars store a Ia Graf
WI AVA eAo Ha4 POoo VI pSASSbAuR q 1ullhul6
location, and strange to say they picked
on that part Of Little Fishing Creek VAL
ley In which Wiley & Bonar's store Ia sit.
uGted, and notices were posted asking
each District to send i've delegates there
yesterday, "lor the purpose Of locating the
ground Of the county seat" We have
Been troubled 90 much about the removal
Of the county. seat that q proposition
TO move It TO Texas would be heartily
seconded. We voted two years ago on
the subject and majority were in favor
Of removing the county seat to point as
near the centre Of the county as practlca.
bic; but the Court granted an injunction
restraining the Supervisors from carrying
out the wishes Of the people, because the
exact location was not defined as pre-
scribed by the Constitution. Since than
matters have remained In the old situa-
ton, nor has the convention accomplished
anything. We reached . point two years
ago when We voted for the removal,
which We will hardly attain again In my
opinion.
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