Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-07-21
HoRAcE's Gar, jeff. Co., w. Va,
july Is, 1877.

| July IL, lct
The farmers in this vicinity are not
quite as far advanced with their sum-
mer work as are some of those in the
vicinity of Leetown, where there is so
much more rush or vim or some other
volitional popularity distilled into the
composition of the farmers, than our
agriculturists can boast Thus one of
the above named active farmers, has ac-
cording to Dame Rumor and the certfi-
cate of John Price, of Egypt, variety
of wheat that Can be cut ere the bloom
has fallen from the heads, but with us
we have to wait until the grains have
been formed in the heads before We can
cut the wheat But "sich is life" In
day or two, nearly all of the wheat
in this vicinity will be in the stack.
Nearly every farmer hereabouts is COM
planning of smut in the wheat, varying
in quantity from damaged head here
and there, to nearly fifth of the crop,
though happily the heavily damaged
fields are not very frequently met with.
We don't feel as much elated over
the fruit prospects as we did few
weeks ago, for the peaches and apples
are falling from the trees 10 disagree
able extent, and we begin to think that
we will not have more than half crop
of either peaches or apples.
The tramps, if any tramps there be,
about Leetown, must be more anxious
to work than it is generally supposed
that the average tramp is guilty of feel
ing inclined to be, Judging from the
number of tools surreptitiously borrow
ed recently from Mr.. Huff, while he
was engaged in the laudable business of
building plank fence near the Brick
Church. Mr.. H. says that if the Dor
rowers will Immediately return the bor-
rowed articles, no impertinent questions
will be asked, but if the parties have to
be looked after, there will be trouble
for somebody.
We still have a full supply of musical
enthusiasm about here, and there is
quite little stir among the members of
the Mt Zion Singing School, over the
preparations for the Singing School Pic
mic to come off at Gerardstown on Sat
urday of this week, and two weeks la
ter we are to have one of the same sort,
at Mt. Zion.
The hail-storm of last Thursday, gave
US light brush of hail, and heavy
fall of rain which did some damage to
cornfelds, and in some localities the
hail did some injury TO the corn and
oats.
Aside from the damage by the late
storm, the corn prospect is quite f1atter-
ing, and with continuance of favora-
BILE weather, a heavy yield, of this, the
most important crop to our farmers,
may be anticipated.
Mr.. Joseph L. Roberts has the finest
patch of squashes that have seen for
long while, and Mr.. r. also harvested
five or six acres of wheat, from last
years stubble ground, grown without
any cultivation whatever. We assisted
to harvest the crop referred to, and found
the quality of the grain superior to any
raised on AIR. Rs farm, entirely free
from smut.
"Joe" is very much elated with his
success in raising volunteer" wheat,
but we would not advise farmers to
generally follow his example.
July l6, 1877.
The members of Mt Zion Singing
School are making ready for a grand
Pic Mic on the 2Sth instant, to be held
in the Grove near the church. Six
Singing Schools are to participate in the
exercises of the day, each school singing
according to its own programme, and of
course, of the best pieces learned by