The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-30
SHORT CREEK.
The Crop Prospects ont ThGre-An on
Year for AppIes-wheat Looks spotted
But win Average TOIerably Well
Everybody a Work.

The Crop PrOSpeefa ont Th0re-An on
( Year for Apples wheat Looks Spotted
But VIII Average TOIeFably WELL
Everybody AZ Work.
SHORT CREEK, April 2s.
Editor tnttllIgSaeer.
! know that the INTELLIoESCR Is always
anxious to publish news about the crops,
and I accordingly proceed to give you the
result Of my observations as to the pros.
poets for this season. First then, the sea.
son is fully three weeks late. Vegetation
Is very backward, but during the last few
days, under the influence Of agcnial sun,
has come forward rapidly. Tho complex.
ion OF all nature has been changed. The
fields and trees are "wearin' o the
green" aud the air Is filled with the
aroma Of bursting buds, and flowers in full
bloom.
The outlook now Is that we will have O
good crop Of small fruits. Cherries and
plums seem to DO in great abundance, Az
10 apples, the indications are so far only
about half crop. Where there Is nc
bloom there can be no fruit, and from
very careful observation find that fully
% per cent OF the apple trees have nc
bloom at all, and very many others only
a little. A half crop Of apples, however,
is no loss to the producer. In fact, it Is
worth more In dollars than full one.
1t seems that In years offull bearing, OF
Of great growth Of wood, thatthe fruit pro.
ducing vitality Of the tree is SO much ex'
haustCd that the following year is fail.
ure. We have what Is termed a full and
an OF year in the apple business, which
might DO remedied to q certain extent,
In the full year let the trees be pruned
when in full bloom, to dwarf the growth
for that year. In the off year let them be
pruned in February or March, SO as mol
10 retard the growth for that year.
The wheat fields are n little spotted
yet we think the prospect fair for ar
average crop.
Every farm is now a scene OF activity
Every man and horse on the farm Il
worked carly and late, to try to make up
for lost time.
With another week Of good weather the
majority Of good farmers will be ready tc
plant corn. 1t will be at least two weeks
and perhaps three, before hay will be any
cheaper in your market. Quite differ
enCe between $l2 ton and 81 last winter
The past winter has been avery ex
pensive one 10 the farmers. 1t has nevel
been the experience Of the writer to feeC
so much grain and hay to the same mum
be- Of stock MS in the past winter. Stocl
in general looks well this spring.
cannot close this article without say
inga word about the botCh made OF tink
ering at the school law by the Legislature
last winter. 1t does seem to me that when
the average man is elected to the legisla
ture, that he is much more impressed
with the importance OF his greatness than
ether people; and in order to impress hi
constituents with his own idea he mus
do something, and that something wher
nothing else can be found, is the sChoO
law. The State OF Ohio has not changed
her school law as much in ten years a
our legislature did in one session.
As the busy season is here very little il
said about the Short Creek road. There
is not an intelligent man in the Communi
ty that does not condemn the location O.
the committee.
The Hon. Chairman Of the Road Com
mittee for Ohio county has very paten
argument in favor OF the present location
and the only one ] ever heard him ad
vance, and that is: "Uncle Jim pointet
out this location forty years ago." mean
: ing Mr.. James McColloch, of Richland
who, unfortunately for the honorable
member from Richland, goes back on tina
ancient location, and says the committee
is all wrong. 1t is more than possible, Mr.
Editor that when the honorable memhe
from RiChland gets to be great man
perhaps Governor Of the great and grow
ing State Of West Virginia, or is elected Il
Congress, that he will then have forgotten
those little prosecutions, as he terms them
in regard to his pet road project.
SHORT CREEK.