The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-03
A .CoNDITION"-N0T A THEORY.

uplands; altogether, however, the rain
has done great good, the earth being
warm and thoroughly saturated with
water.
Farmers arc about through putting
| up hay; some on the border seemed to
be in tho midst OF hay harvest first OF
week: hay looked to be worthless.
Marion-Quite n storm occurred on
the 9th, scattering our shocks OF hay
over the meadows. Grasshoppers have
como by the hundred thousand, injur-
ing our pastures and corn fields some.
Marshall-Excessive rain and wind
storm on Sunday night from 0 o'clock
till 1880; 8.G3 inches OF rain fell, great
est flood ever known in this vicinity.
One family Of six persons drowned on
Long Run. Weather warm and sultry;
too wet for haymaking.
Mason-The past seven days have
been extremely hot and has retarded
growth Of corn. Fruit still dropping
Potatoes have nearly all dried up.
Mercer-Excessive hot weather, Their
mometer 92 degrees, weather dry, rain
fall light. Storm OF wind on Goth; blew
down corn and oats. Plenty OF black
berries; potatoes yielding we'll.
Monongalia-The past week has been
q very hot one. Temperature 95 to 100.
Hay about all harvested, which is a
light crop. Rain badly needed; all
kinds OF stock doing well.
The weather for the past week has
been exceedingly warm. Tho tempera-
ture on Tuesday was 90 degrees in tho
shade. The farmers are busy cutting
their grass.
Ohio-Tlle past seven days have given
US three remarkably severe rain and
wind storms that injured the corn by
prostrating and breaking it of. Oats
damaged by blowing down. Wheat in
shock and ricks slightly damaged.
Preston-The past week has been
very warm, more so than common, four
fine showers; corr very fair, promises
heavy crop; a number Of farmers have
finished haying, a fair crop, about
equal to last season. Oats good and
will do to harvest next week. Buck
wheat very good potatoes, fair crop ex-
pectcd.
Corn is progressing rapidly; a large
amount Of hay has been taken care OF,
and the farmers are jubilant over the
prospect OF the present crop.
Putnam-We nave had frequent show
ers during the week, but no excessive
rains. Hay harvesting has been some-
what retarded by showery weather, but
all other farminterests benefited. Penn
sylvania horn.fy worrying cattle terri
bly,.
Randolph-The past week has been
very hot and dry. Corn and buckwheat
are suffering for want OF rain. The
streams which usually supply live stock
with water are fast disappearing. Most
farmers are busy making hay this week.
The hay crop will be about an average
one. Clay land too dry to plow for fall
seeding.
Summers-The weather for the past
seven DAYS has been warm with rain in
some localities. Corn and grass most
places suffering for rain. Hay crop
tight but harvested in the best OF order.
Stock doing we'll.
Tyler-The weather has been excess
sivelY hot and haying has progressed
slowly or that account; labor is scare
and hard to be had at farm wages. Lo-
cal rain and wind storm OF tho 2ith
broke the corn and tangled 1t consider
ably.
The past seven days have been warm
aud showery. Northwest wind and
rain storm injurned the corn crop per-
haps 20 per cent. Farmers about
through hay harvest.
Wetzel-0ats and hay harvest is over.
Corn looks well considering the dry
weather. 1t has been extremity warm
the past week. Hard thunder storm on
the "a and very sharp lightning, but not
much damage done.
Wirt-Most opportune rains have
fallen, IN interval of a week between;
rain last night. Temperature bene-
fetal to curing grasses; injurious to
corn and vegetables, actually acalding
tomatoes, etc.
Roane-The first OF the week was
very hot and dry; corn and grass
parched; vegetables were dying; the
Goth and 30th we had good rains which
cooled the air and revived vegetation.
Taylor-Tho drought is not having
much effect now; tho streams and wells
are very low. The weather for tho past
week has interfered some with harvest
ing hay. Heavy wind and Just q touch
OF hail on the 9th, with tho thermome-
tor falling % degrees in less than an
hour.
Wood-Wheat generally housed or
in stack, some threshed. yielding we'll.
Hay mostly secured in barn and stack;
crop below an average. Horsea and
cattle suffering greatly by attacks Of
swarmu Of flies.