West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-10-04
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

with brief Resume OF the
General Conditions Ex.
isting during the
Season.
Generally dry, light showers occurred
later portion; fairly warm days and
cool nights with perhaps "a trihe less
than the usual amount of sunshine
Light frosts 25th and 2Gth-no damage
conditions not altogether favorable.
Zoo dry for corn, cereals in GROUND,
turnips, potatoes, garden truck. pas
lures and stock Corn cutting well adj
vanced and much i'm shock. Some corn
on new land is yielding more and bet
ter than last year, but that on old and
poor soil is hardly worth the cutting.
Buckwheat a failure in Roane county.
Preston county correspondent SAYS.
"Buc<wheat about all threshed. the
finest crop in 80 years, the Weld i'm no
case is under 30 bushels per acre. with
some fields above that" Meadows a nd
pastures are in tolerable fair shape,
some very good Cool crop of mast.
FAN blowing somewhat backward on
account.of dry soil; considerable wheat
already sown, some up and looking
green. Gardens are in need of a good
rain, but are still holding up pretty
we'll In Grant county potatoes are
turning out nicely Sorghum yields
fairly well. Wells are somewhat low.
In Green bricr much stock is being fed.
very favorable week for farming ope-
Fations except where blowing and sow
ing has been RETARDED. Very few ap
pies and peaches. Fruit of all kind.
except grapes, will be scarce.
NOTE. AS crops have mostly matured
this will be the last issue of the bullc.
tin during the present season.
The season opened very promising
During the greater portion of March
the weather was extremely mild and
pleasant; indeed, summer temperatures
were experienced up to inclu ling
the 10Th. Under these conditions
vegetation made splendid showing
until the hard freeze and frosts that
followed later in the month and which
almost completely PROSTATE plant life
for the time being; most of the fruit
was killed and all crops received Sc
rious check. The winter being rather
open cereals were notas well protected
by Snow as usual. Daring the first
weeks in April farming operations
were confined chiefly to the Resolving
OF crops injured by the freeze and
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Some snow 10th and 1lth. April list
proved bcne Gcial to cereals Enrlv
outlook for berries promising. and oy-
ing TO the poor pro poets for fruit lar
ger gardens were made. During the
latter part Of April crops began 10 im-
prove and fruit trees again came i'm
bloom and shade trees and shrubbery
began leating out, but gardens were
somewhat late, cattle put on pastures
Conditions generally favorable up to
the latter portion OF May when cool.
moist weather proved rather unfuvora-
bic and retarded farming operations
Some ice and heavy frost May Goth
damaged corn and tender plants Dur
ing June some heavy local storms, but
conditions were fairly favorab BILE. Hav
aud grain harvest VIII along by first
week in Jlly. Weather warm during
this month, but mostly favorable cx-
cept in western counties and in por-
tons Of northern AMI southern where
drouth conditions appeared Corn and
potatoes showing up badly. Warm in
August. The worst drouth in years
prevails in northern central and wes-
tern counties Threshing about com.
Plcted-quantitv and quality of wheat
and oats fair September opened dry
and extremely warm. Conditions inn
proved slightly during 3rd week when
the most distressing drouth in many
years was generally broken, though
some counties complained of drouth
until close OF season The season cam
not be considered an altogether favor
able one, precipitation was rather def
cient, and that, together with freeze
and frosts early in season, had ten
dency to shorten crops. Berries and
grapes good crop. Fruit scarce Corn
somewhat less than usual. Melons fine.
Crops in eastern and southern counties
were fairly good fact, fine in some
places.
II. w. RICHARDSON, Director.
Parl<ersburg, w. Va, Oct. 1, '94.