The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-21

weekly Weather-crop Bulletin for the
Week Ending september ~. 1893.
PARKERsBURa. September 10.

PARKERsBURG, September ID.
The droughty conditions that have
existed during the past three weeks
have been broken by the rains that oc-
CURED over the States on the IL, 10, IA,
10 and 16. The rains greatly bene-
flied all kinds Of vegetation and soft
ened the ground To such an extent that
fall blowing is now general and many
farmers are sowing fall wheat. Streams
are quite low and the drought still con-
tinues in some sections Of the State.
however; notably is this the case in
Grant, Hampshire and Hancock coun-
ties.
TEMPERATURES. About average for
this season Of the year. The nights
have been quite cool and the days were
fairly warm and pleasant. Frost oc-
Cured in Preston county on the 14th
inst, but no damaging conditions have
been thus far reported.
RAINFALL. Generally about aver
age. Precipitation was above the nor
NAL in Wood, Upshur, Preston, Bar
bour and Hampshire counties; below
normal in Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant,
Hancock and Kanawha counties. The
rainfall wasfairly well distributed ex
cept over the districts already men,
toned and crops ard vegetation were
generally benefited.
SUNSHINE All reports show an
average amount for the week, but
Monongalia and Doddridge counties
report an excess; in Kanawha coun-
ty there was deficiency.
CoRN.-The same general conditions
exists as given inlast weeks bulletin ex-
cept that the usual amount of sunshine
has caused the corn to mature little
more rapidly and the benefit derived
from the general rains. On low land
corn win be q fair crop but on upland
: light yield is probable. Farmers are
busy cutting. Prospects point to .
Light crop. In some sections farmers
are cutting.
BUCKwHEAT.--High winds ON 18th
and hail on the I5eaused SONS injury
and the effects Of the drought are also
felt. Prospects points to 4 light crop.
In tome sections farmers are cutting.
| PASTURES. The rains Of the past
week were too Kate to be Of any ma
terial benefit, although in some dis.
ltricts pastures and meadow land were
considerably fresbened. The drought
just past has dried up nearly all of the
pasture land and what remains is very
short.
GARDEN Truck AND FRUIT. Rains
benefited all garden products 80 far as
fall vegetables are concerned. The
low temperature helped potatoes, cab
bage and turnips especially was this
the case in Wood and iilmer counties.
Potatoes, generally speaking, viii be a
fair crop. Apples are an entire fail
ure in Preston county.
Stock. Generally in fair condition
In Monongalia county cattle are low.
Yearlings are quoted a &c per pound
and heavy cattle range from 2ac to
&c.
NOTE. The Director desires to state
that with this issue Of the Crop Bulle-
tin the condition Of crops in West Vir-
ginia warrants the discontinuance of
the Bulletin for the season of 1892.
That the bulletin has been a pro-
nounced success there is not doubt.
This is shown by the large increase as
to publication and the demand in all
sections for reliable agricultural news
and facts regarding crop conditions.
To the newspapers the Director is
under many obligations. Some papers
have published the Bulletin entire,
while others printed such data that
particularly interested and referred to
their immediate and individual dis
tricts. In this manner especially has
the interest in the Bulletin been kept
on the increase until now the Director
feels that the West Virginia Weather
and Crop Service compares very favor-
ably with other Services throughout
the county.
Thecrop season for 1893 will proba-
bly, begin ip April next, at which time
the publication Of the Bulletin will be
resumed and the crop correspondents
and newspapers are asked for the same
assistance that has been so cordially
given during the season Just past. In
this connection the Director desires to
say that he has in mind several plans
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