The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-26
cRor REPORTS.
Condition Of Wheat, Corn and Other Grains
In West Virginia.

Condition Of Wheat, Corn and Other Grains
In West Virginia.
C9u0poadenes or The EHtsl9tca'osr.
WAsHlSdToN, D. O., August 94.-Ths re-
port OF the condition Of growing crops
Just issued by the Agricultural Depart
msnt, for August, gives some interesting
data regarding the crops in West Virginia
The wheat crop throughout the country
does not show as good an average as last
year, although 1t is very good and should
not cause complaint.
There has been a heavy decline in the
condition Of corn since the first Of July
The average, which was then 95, lsFeduced
to 81.
The following are quotations from volun'
tary remarks by West Virginia country
correspondents, and will enable the IN
TELLIGRNCRR's readers to form an estimate
Of the average condition Of the corn crop
in our State;
Mcdowell: viii not be as good as last
year; too wet, Webster; Too much rain
to make good corn, Monongslia; Recent
rains have improved 1t SO percent promise
Of an abundant supply, Clay: Greatly
injured by dry weather OF past few days
Jefferson: Season good prospects oil fine
crop, Marshall; Improved BY reCen
rains; crop late owing to replanting once
or twice, but looks well and has o gooC
color. Ohio; Present weather is favoTa
BILE; crop little late because oil low tenn
peratuIe and wet weather IN June ant
July. Richie; Crop generally neyel
looked better. Roane: Though not vel
worked in June, the indications are good
for fair crop, Wayne; Much improved
by favorable rains. Mercer; Did not go
the usual cultivation, and 1t has been dry
during the past fortnight, hence We shal
not raise a full crop. Morgan; All early
paintings look well F; great deal Of shor
corn resulting from late planting and pool
stand. Cabell: Present season very fay
orable and crop Is coming along rapidly
Fayette: Could not be properly WORKED
because OF wet weather, Greenbrier
Some little corn above the average. Put
nam: Too wet for working and 10 Conse
Quently weedy, Raleigh: Gut short By
wet weather. Summers: Too wet weedy
Brooke: Very short and badly damageC
BY q recent wind ana hail storm. Wood
Late; growth has been retarded by cole
nights during Junei some fields damaget
by Cut-Worm,
The acreage Of buCkwheNt Is nearly the
same as in 1885. 1t Is slightly increased
In New York, New Hampshire, Maryland
Virginia, West Virginia, and Dakota. Il
is reduced In the most Of the Western
States, with Bligh, effect on the total pro
duct, as very little is usually produced in
that region.
The condition OF the oats crop in West
Virginia Is excellent. The average being
l0l.
The condition Of barley, cotton, tobacco
potato aud sweet potato crops are re-
ported generally good.
In West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland
and portions OF Western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio, tho crop Of hay is OK
cellent, but a considerable amount was
damaged by an excess Of rain. Following
is an extract from the report from Wes
Virginia.:
"The frequent rains since May have
made 1t difficult to harvest and preserve
both wheat and grass. The grain that Ii
being threshed has been very damp art
much OF 1t unstable. As TO what quantit!
is going to be merChantable will depend
greatly upon the future condition oil the
weather. Many farmers have not ye
finished gathering in the grain and grass
crop"