The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-24
MEArHER oRop Pu11ETIN
OF the West Virginia Wsdther Service for
tho week Fading August ~

F. IS
OF the West Vlrglnia Wsather Service for
tho Week Fading ApEnit ~.
PARgensarso, W. Va, August 20
Temperature Above the average and
injurious to corn, grass, new nleadowa
and vegetation generally, but beneficial
TO tobacco and harvesting.
Rainiall-Below the average; few
very light showers on Friday revived
vegetation slightly, but not sufficient TO
overcome the effects OF the long contin-
ued drought which has been injurious
TO corn, especially on upslands; pastures
are suffering severely and II felief is not
Forthcoming, feeding will have to DO
resorted to; late potatoes, bucky heat,
and in fact all negotiations are feeling
the effects OF the drought Small
streams and springs have nearly dried
up. Some few localities in mountain
GUS counties had heavy rainfall Friday
afternoon, otherwise there has been no
precipitation TO be OF benefit; the
greater area Of the state has been with.
out rain
Sunshino- There has been too much,
making tho ground too hard to pillow;
plowing has generally stopped; corn
burnt on uplands to some extent; IT
has been beneficial for the ripening OF
corn and grass and harvesting.
Wheat-NeFy little plowlns done for
wheat, owing to tho ground being hard
and dry, but we'll along in tho northern
Pan Handle.
Oats-Not full crop, in some dis.
tricts, but Of good quality.
Comfortably injured by drought and
severely suffering; rain needed badly.
Tobacco-Weather past week, bene-
fetal to the ripening Of.
Pastures-Drying up and getting
scourged with drought, injured by grub
worms in some localities.
Stock-Cattle need longer pasture
and moro water, otherwise in good con-
dition; bothered by dies in some local.
tiles.
Miscellaneous = Grasshoppers are
very numerous and in places are iniur-
ing corn and pastures considerably.
Late lambs attacked by an unknown
disease aud many are dying. Grnb
worms injuring corn in some localities.
HEPoRTs By COUNTIES.
Berkeley = Vegetation is becoming
parched with great amount OF dust
settling over it; corn is,sufering most; ;
cattle need longer pasture and more
water; small streams and springs dry
ing up. An unknown disease has at
tackled the late lambs and many are
dying.
Braxton - Drought still continues;
water very scarce; as dry asst ever gets
in this country; corn damaged badly;
grass very short: in fact all vegetation
Is suffering for want OF rain.
D oddridge-The past week was bene-
fetal Tor ripening corn; pasture very
short; more rain needed good weather
for cutting tilth.A1
Doddridge-The days continue very
warm and at nights the temperature is
below the normal. Streams almost
Gilmer-Ths hot and dry weather
has injured the corn badly; pasture
drying up; tie heat ranged from So to
"a in the town
Grant Corn on slate and uplands
generally suffering by the drought;
riyer-bottom corn doing well; some
early crops rpening; grass injured by
drought and worms ;pine timber near
" ali dead, which has made quite a
change in the forests.
Greenbrier-The week has been very
dry throughout; days hot and nights
cool. Drought greatly injured corn and
grass.
Hampshire The drought is very se-
we're; corn and buckwheat are appar-
emily ruined; pastures injured very
much by grub worms and drought.
Harrison-We are having the first
drought OF the season; late corn will be
badly injured; pastures are burning
out; grasshoppers numerous In some
parts OF the country.
Jackson-All crops need rain badly;
hill crops will be short ii the dry
weather continues.
Kanawha- The favorable weather re.
ported in the past is now being followed
by drought, which is seriously damag-
ing to corn and other growing crops I;
the river is low and small streams are
driving up. Ground becoming too hard
to pillow for wheat.
A slight rain within the last three or
four days would have been an advant-
age toall crops.
Marion-corn is willing; pasture fail-
ing.
hot up till Friday.
Marshall-Rain badly needed for
corn, pasture and blowing. Threshing
about over and blowing. begun.
Mrshati-Dry and dusty this week.
rain threatened; blowing we'll along;
threshina nearly done; corn needs rain.
Monongalia-Meado not doingJvery
we'll; farmers are threshing; crops turn
ing out well.
Mercer-Horse-hies numerous thresh-
ing in full blnst, yield is generally good ;
nights cool, wind from west and north
west; atmosphere heavy and smoky.
Monroe-All crops needing rain
badly, corn being the only crop not
really suffering; very fine week for
threshing and securing wheat; wheat
threshing out well; live stock doing
we'll.
ohio-Intense heat and no rain the
past week has injured the late corni is
drying up the grass rapidly and making
pasturage short. Thrcshing progress
ing and grain turning out well except
oats.
rain badly unless rain comes soon corn
will be injured very much; some tarm-
ers have finished blowing for wheat,
but the greater number have just COM
-. oad : s,rotItId 0attfnO hard an avar-