The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-24

PARKERsBURG, W, Va, May 23.-
eather-The past week has been an
unfavorable one for the farmer. Ex.
cessive rains and low temperature com.
bined have hindered farming opera,
tons and greatly retarded the growth
OF all vegetation, except wheat, oats,
and grass; the week closed with more
favorable conditions,
Rainfall-Above normal; owing to OK.
csssive rainfall garden vegetables and
corn were seriously affected; low lands
and bottoms along creeks and the Ohio
river were overlooked, iniuring wheat,
grass and all spring crops planted
thereon, considerable OF which will
have to be replowed and replanted.
The following rainfalls are reported
lin inches); Parkersburg, go; Central
Station, 1926; Glenville, l.4S; Ella, 1906;
Fairmont, 0.75; Clinton, l.S0; Wheel.
ing, 2.6l; Green Sulphur Springs, 075i
Bluefeld, or; Spencer, 0.65; Grafton,
LIS; Buckhannon, 1852; Selden, 1.90;
Union, 097; Charleston, 1907; Marlin.
ton, 092.
Temperature-Below normal. Vege.
tation growing slowly on account OF
low temperature; frost on morning OF
10th did little or no damage generally,
although potatoes were reported killed
in Randolph county, and garden Vege.
tablesin Upshur and Randolph coun-
ties; fruit damaged in Hancock county.
Mean temperature Tor the state So de.
grees,
Wheat oats-Has improved very
much and growing nicely; in fact, a
phenomenal growth is reported; wheat
heading in some localities.
Grass-Reported growing slowly in
some districts and as having a phe.
nomenal growth in others. Meadows
well advanced, but weedy in some sec
tons (the great pest, white top, is
abundant); pasture short, but looking
well;h worm in u few localities re.
ported eating and destroying leaves oil
clover plant that was sown last year.
Corn-Considerable to be planted yet I;
has advanced but little over last week;
late planted will have to be replanted
and some ground will have to be re.
plowed; corn has been seriously injur.
ed on account OF heavy rain causing the
grain to rot; cut worms dong consider.
able damage to corn in some sections.
Fruit-All kinds promise an average
crop except peaches; fair crop peaches
on high land; apples dropping in few
localities on low lands; but few melons
planted.
stock-Cattle doing we'll, although
troubled somewhat with the horn.hy;
sheep shearing in progress; lambs look.
ing we'll; hogs scarce and in great dc.
mand.
REPORTS ny COUNTIES.
Barbour-Wheat, oats and grass grow.
ing nicely; corn up but not worked yet;
pasture looking well.
Berkeley-First OF week wet prevent.
ing work in the ground; light frost
morning OF the 10th, but did no damage;
some corn being planted, although the
larger part OF crop has been put in; a
few planting potatoes and covering
them with straw; wheat has improved
much; grass growing slowly, and a
worm is eating and destroying the
leaves on the clover plant that was
sown last year, something entirely new
and never known in this section before
pasture not abundant; fruit prospect
good, except peaches.
J Cabell-Owing to excessive rains and
low temperature, corn aud garden vege.
tables were retarded in growth; corn
not all planted; wheat, grass and pota.
toes doing fine and bid fair to be an
average crop, wheat heading out; fruit
falling of in this vicinity, plenty in
vicinity of Ohio river; vegetation grow.
ing slowly on account OF low tempera-
ture.
Calhoun-Cold rains and wind made
three first days very unfavorable for
crops; fruit OF all kinds promise an
average crop.
Clay-E Excessive rain has delayed the
planting OF corn to some extent; fruit
OF all kinds reported to be not damaged
by the freeze OF last week.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cold rain has
greatly retarded corn planting and kept
all farm work at a standstill some corn
will have to DO replanted; meadows
short and growing slow light frost 10th,
but did no damage; prospect for apples
is, think, good; cut worms doing some
damage to corn; wheat aud grass look.
ing fine.
Fayette-Ali crops for the most part
iavorablei applies in the vicinity OF
Gauley Bridge, fully an average crop
fairly good yield OF small fruit; growth
OF vegetables retarded, owing to the wet
weather; corn rotting rather than
sprouting.
Gilmor = From reports the wheat
crop will be fine, probable yield 30 to
1901 per cent; garden vegetation looking
we'll no complaint oil potatoes rotting
in the hills; corn coming up we'll; cat.
tic doing llne; horn-hy troubling them.
Grant--An uniavorablo week for tho
growth Of vegetation; planting about
finished. q few sheep shorn; tho week
closes with moro favorable conditions.
Greenbrier-W Weather for tho past
soven days has been untavorable to
growing crops, except wheat; stock
keep tho pastures very short: gardens
doing badly; too wot TO work in the
ground; frost on the 10th, but no dam.
age reported.
Hancock heavy rains during
first part OF week, together with cold
the form; considerable corn to bO
planted yet; frost on morning OF 10th
did some damage to fruit
Hardy-Sheep shearing in full pro.
CROSSE corn blowing begun; weather
too cold for grass to do we'll.
Jackson-Too much rain and too cool
corn planted last week not coming up
oats, grass and wheat doing we'll potato
crop extra good in stand and growth
sheep shoaring commenced lambs look.
ing we'll; prospect good for apple crop