Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-02

Crop Bulletin No. 9, covering week
ending May IS, 1894. Issued by
The West Virginia State Weather
Service.
General Summary-Cool, cloudy
and showery conditions existed during
the entire week with a tendency to-
ward fair and WARMER weather Satur-
day and Sunday; another quite heavy
thunderstorm occurred early this morn
ing (2Sth). Light frosts of 24th did
but very little damage. Taken alto
gether, the weather was unfavorable
for crops although exceptions are not
ed in some districts. Theground is too
wet to be worked and farming opera
tons have been greatly interfered with,
some tobacco, however, was planted
Weeds are getting a start amongst all
crops. The floods on low lands caused
some washing but not as much as
was anticipated at this time last week.
The rivers are now falling and danger
from flood is now thought to be past.
Cereals and Grasses Too cold and
wet for corr some turning yellow and
rotting in the ground; much will have
to be replanted on that account and
also because of the ravages of cut
worms. Showers benefited pastures
and meadows and oats show some
slight improvement. Too wet for rye
but other conditions were favorable.
Grasshoppers and flies working on
clover, crop only fair; hay, generally
does not appearto be in the best shape.
Wheat, where the straw was heavy,
has fallen badly and the rains have
also done considerable washing; the
crop, on an average, is in fair condi-
ton.
Vegetables-Gardens doing fairly
we'll but very weedy. Vegetables
made but little progress on account
Of deficient warmth and excessive
moisture. Potatoes, generally condi-
ton but weather has been too wet fol
plants to make a good growth; bugs
doing much damage.
Fruits-Grapes continue to show
promise ofgood crop. Much fruit O.
all kinds dropped badly during the
week. Apple trees being injured BY
a bug or worm which stings ends o
limbs. Blackberries very promising
Some vurieties of small fruits in the
line of berries have been injured by
bronze rust and hail. Good crop o
strawberries but some have rotted OF
account of too much moisture.
II. w. RICHARDSON, Observer.
Parkersburg, w. Va, May 20, 1894
Mr.. Jacob Johnson of this city is on
of our most prominent members {
the G.. A. r. He was born in Ne,
Jersey Aug II, 1850 and enlisted j
the Union army Sept. IA, 1864. H
carried a musket till the Summer {
1865 when he was h~onorably dischare
ed. He claims to be the youngest
the G. A. r. men. He and his fam
ly have been living here some year
Mr.. E. E. Kilbourn, president of tt
{ Kilbourn Knitting Machine Compar
q spent a few days in this citythis weel
( He informs us that by virtue of r
; cent improvements in his knittir
0 machines he will be able to very larg
; ly reduce the cost of hosiery, pract
I, cally eliminating the cost of knittin
: Mayor elect J.. B. Wilson and A.
Smith, of the Herald left Wednesd;
evening on a business trip to the 81
4 t%ersville oil field.
II Miss Margaret G. Smith, of Bur
Il street extended, is spending the we'
with friends in Washington.
al Rev. VIM. Evers will preach for t
U. B. pastor at Greensburg SuDdi
next, at II a. III.
t. Why pay the price OF extorti
when you can get the very best &C
Y filings for n dollar and up at I
Warferfells'