Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-18
CROP PROSPECTS.

WHARF.-The farmers have finished
gathering in their wheat, and in this
section it has been a magnificent crop,
both of grain and straw, although ripen-
ing rather later than usual. 1t has
stood I'D well-never lodged less-not-
withstanding the continued wet wealth
er of this season, and stands thickly, in
short, wherever there is a field. All
will remember what a dry fall we had
last season, and people generally
thought we would have no wheat this
season.
GERMAN AdBER.-A business man
in the city of Wheeling once remarked
to us: "Why donot you farmers stand
by the Agricultural Department? They
deserve to be upheld if they never did
anything more for the country than the
introduction of the Fultz wheat" We
replied that some of US were doing what
we could. The writer of this
has been a correspondent OF the
Agricultural Department for some
wears, and in the distribution Of seeds
gets something valuable, now and then.
The seed of greatest value, so far, has
been the German amber wheat, OBJ
tanned three years ago. 1t was soon on
our farm. This season we had several
acres in field alongside of the Fultz
wheat.
1t beats the Fultz in appearance,
although ripening few days later. 1t
is a white smooth wheat, straw of beau
tihll gold color and the berry is hard and
will certainly be the delight of the mil
er in making flour, and greatly superior
to the once famous Delhi, Clawson or
even the Fultz.
THE SICELE-In a field opposite to
where we now write, is where We carried
water for thirteen men who were cut
ting oats with sickles, and We are not
very old either. Cradles for cutting
grain were then in use, Of course, but
everybody knew how to use the sickle.
To-day could thirteen men be
found who could make a days
work with a sickle? In few years we
fear the cradle will be among the things
of the past, in fact is almost so now.
But half dozen years ago few fields
were cut with reaping machines. Peo-
pie thought they could never be used on
these hill sides. This season the field
that was not cut by reaper was the
exception. We could hear their clatter
on all sides. 1t is even thought that
moving machines would never come
into general use; now every farmer haS
them, and some two or three. They
are simply indispensable in hay cutting.
TwINE BINDERs.-"Well, Irvine
binders never can be used" says the
practical taEPleF- o ian 8tiiddiyiss Cove,
Hancock county probably has the honor
of introducing the first one into West
Virginia. They are enterprising people
up there, you know. This year We
have had one in Ohio county, although
late getting into the field, it did its work
we'll when in. Some of our steep hill
sides are against it, yet it was run over
ground that loaded wagon of hay
could not be driven over without up
setting"
Two HORSE PowER.-Some of the
first moving machines could only be
used on our hills with four horses. This
year we had "Deering Light Reaper"
which two small mules pulled over
ground so steep they could hardly stand
up, day after day, without rest, and the
work was done as well as by any reap
er ever brought into the country.
We used two horses to the Twin
Binder Out cut mostly with three. They
worked right along without rest or
change of team. The Binder did its
work as we'll as any machine that was
ever brought to the country, making the
sheaves evenly in size and tight and
missing less than many hand binder,
in fact, it seems to NOW over the hills
like a thing of life, kicking the sheaves
of grain off to one side when bound, in
more compact and better shape than
any hand binder, and that driven by
man who had never seen binder until
he started this one.
Corn, POTATOES, ETC.-Thecorn now
has fair start, and is growing finely.
Potatoes promise to be an immensecrop.
Oats, although not much of a crop to be
depended upon, looks well, and will be
more than average. Fruit will be al
most failure.
Wool MARKET. - Manufacturers
seem to have struck for lower prices for
wool. They say they must have the
wool for less than forty cents. Growers
demand forty cents, and being busy
gathering in their harvest, are not in
hurry. So with the exception of a few
sections where buyers have the courage
to pay forty cents, the wool market is
quiet all over the country.