The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-14

All kinds Of vegetation doing finely.
Rainfall for the past week has been
light, an occasional shower having been
reported here and there.
REPORTS by COUNTIES.
Berkeley-The weather for the past
week has been dry, but the corn does
not seem to be suffering from drought
Garden vegetables are drying limo
thy hay is being cut, the crop is good.
Peaches are beginning to ripen. A
good week for farm work. About one
half Of the wheat has been hauled in
and the crop is the heaviest yield in
many years.
Doddridge-The uaat week has been
very favorable for all farm work. Wheat
nearly all stacked in good condition.
Oats fine, will be above the average.
Meadows badly eaten by grasshoppers,
in some localities not over so per cent
OF a full crop now left. Haying has
commenced; corn looks fine; pastures
doing well; stock fattening we'll.
Fayette-The past seven days have
been very cool for the time Of year, the
nights have been almost cold enough
for frost. Corn has not grown much
this week. Oats and grass seem to be
doing we'll.
Giimer-The last seven days have
been favorable to farmers. Wheat about
all in stack. Corn worked out and
growing fine. Potatoes, early planted,
about grown and will be bountitul
crop. Tho farmers are beginning to cut
their hay.
Grant-The wheat crop all cut and
partly threshed; excellent quality; fair
yield. Hay crop generally light; pas
lures good. Cattle doing well. Horn
fly somewhat troublesome.
Hampshire-This week has been the
most favorable week for farm work that
we have had for some time. Wheat all
cut and some OF it stacked. Hay cut
ting commenced. Lightning struck
more trees and killed more stock in the
month OF June than ever known here
before.
Jackson-wheat all stacked in good
shape. and is threshing out we'll. Other
crops are in fine shape and doing well.
Farmers are generally well up with
their work. 4.,.y
Kanawha-Weather highly favorable
to saving the wheat, to threshing and
to hay harvest, which has commenced.
Mysterious damage from drought yet,
but rain is much needed for corn, pota-
toes, pastures and gardens.
The week has been without rain, ex-
cept gentle shower on tho 10th, and is
much needed. The weather has been
too cool for corn and vegetables.
The past week has been delightful
weather for saving hay and housing and
stacking wheat. Rather dry for grow
ing crops, but not affected seriously as
yet. -
Mercer-Weather conditions favor
able for harvesting and blowing corn,
the latter soon to be laid by"
Monongalia-The past week has been
one OF sunshine. W heat all harvested;
about all stacked and will be tine crop.
all crops doing well.
Monroe-The weather for the last
seven days has been dry and cool, Civ
ing farmers splendid chance to har-
vest their wheat and cure clover. Wheat
harvest about over in this county; crop
full average. MeadoYs ready to cut;
crop light.
Msrshall-Weather has been all that
could be asked for. cool and pleasant.
Wheat all cat. Grass harvest this week.
Apple crop short Other crops abund'
ant.
No rainfall the past week, ground
baked on top. Excellent week for cut
ting wheat; wheat nearly all cut and in
shock. Rain much needed for corn,
pastures and potatoes.
0hio-The past week was dry and fine
harvest weather, which the farmers
took advantage Of in making hay and
cutting wheat Wheat harvest will be
ovor this week. Corn, oats and pas
lures coming on nicely: