The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-22

N f~' Wv '''NfN W" ~ vs. wow
ly worthless; potatoes la,o and badly
injntod; fruit bNilv duinagcI, but on
hirh land apples and pears look wall.
Owing TO bad crop prospects farmers
fool i llttlc d%cspondcn,. but otherwise
busineR ~ improving slightly, Tho oil
business 10 making money plentiful In
a great part OF this county.
Weston. LOWS county-Whcat bid,
iairto mako moro than an average Yield;
grass very short, which 10 hard OH u
RfaGing community.
Tho business outlook Is slightly better
than last o
Wcst Union. Doddridgo county
croniin general not more than ono.halt,
wheat scarcely that; %soasonRble rains
will holp luto vegetation,
Dusino's Ia rsvivluE owing to local oil
speculation. Money 10 scarce md hard
to got, snd farnOn still complain Of
hard tlmos.
Wortnington, Wood county-Crops
AFRO In tolorably good condition In most
places.
The business outlook Is very dull.
Silinnston, Harrison county-Wheat
one.half; corn, oats and grass about tho
sane proportion. Apples and Other
fruits will DO nearly II failure. Tho
business outlook Is Encouraging.
Simpson, Taylor couuty-Wheat, one.
h~alicrop; oats, almost MI entire failure;
grass. about one.haIf crop; corn. re.
planted since tho frost, looks well now;
apples, a very fair crop; other fruits q
failure. Business Ia dull.
Spencer, Roane County.-Corn, dam.
aged by frost abd cut worms; wheat, n
larger crop than usual; grass, short aud
docs not look we'll: meadows arc full oi
cheat, q small yield Of grass expected;
anp!O,. an abundant crop; small fruits,
nearly all killed by frost; email acreage
OF oats sown, outlook not good. Busi.
ness outlook considered good, although
money Is scarce and tho prevailing rate
OF interest high.
ST. Mary's Peasants County.-Recent
rains have greatly encouraged the farm.
crs and n fair all around crop 10 expected
in Peasants county. Busincs, mon,
80. feel encouraged. although the pros.
pect carly in tho summer was discour.
aging. .
S~i,teravlllc, Tyler coun,y-Wheat,
short crop; pastures burned up, but
late rains will help greatly; good pros
| pect for fruit OF all kinds. Business
Could not DO better. Sistcrsville being
the centre OF the largest oil field in the
United States, tho community has no,
felt the hard times.
Sutton, Braxton county-Tho princi.
pal crop IL corn. more than the average
acreage, more than average crop wheat,
average acreage and average crop; grass,
an unusually good crop Is expected, the
pastures being In the best condition
known for several years. and meadows
will NOW 20 per cent more than average
yield; oats, prospects for average as &c
acreage and yield; potatoes, average
crop; apples in fine condition; peaches
almost entirely destroyed by frost anC
young trees killed. and tho condition O.
peaches applies to plums aud cherries
Taken altogether, tho prospects
for the farmers is better thar
Tor several years. The business
outlook is improving slowly bu'
steadily; lumber moving at fairly good
prices, but not SO good as two years ago
Cattle arc In demand and bringing faii
prices, and merchants report trade i'm
proved as compared with business si1
months ago. Locally, improvement i.
attributed in q degree to the construc
ton OF the c., c. Is. railway. which i
on its way from Charleston up the Ell
to Sutton. Grading and track are com
pleted up from Charleston TO Clay G
H.. within iorty-eight miles OF Sutton
and the right OF way from Clay 10 thi;
place has been purchased and paid for
There is some oil development In THU
county on the Little kanawha river
and prospects for more extensive devel
opment In the near future.
Richie c. r., Richie countv-Corn
injured by frost and had to be replant
ed, and cut worms have also damage
the second planting. Wheat Ia no. in
jured, prospect for good crop; oats, Gu
short BY drou,h: apples about three
fourths crop; cherries, one.half; peache
very few; b%lackberries will be acarce
meade VS. will not yield one.iourth crop
The early June rains were badly needed
The business situation not good; none,
vsry scarce; no sale for horses, cattle o.
sheep; wool at IL cents and the farmer,
dissatisfied. The oil development i
the only bright spot in the situation il
this county.
Rockport, Wood county-Fair pros
pect for all crops except corn; wheat
fine crop; grass short and not good; ap
pies. good crop; other fruits killed b,
frost. Tbs business outlook is some
what better.
Rowlesburg, Preston coun.y-Th,
business outlook is far from encourag
ing. Hay, less than on0.half crop; oai
and corn. ono.half crop; apples, les
than one.fourth the usual yield.
Salem, Harrison county-Wheat, two
thirds or three 'fourths; corn, an aver
age crop; oats and mcdows, about ono
hall; potatoes and pastures, abou,
three-fourths; apples. almost an entir'
failure; peaches and cherries, none
plums aud pears, about one-tenth tn,
average. The Business, outlook is goo,
on account OF tho nearby oil field, which
has made business good for two years.
Poca, Putnam county Wheat Gro,
will be fair, bu. not full; grass not vcr,
good corn, probably full crop potatoes
outlook good; full crop Of apples. Bust
ness is improving.
Point Pleasant. Mason county,
Wheat will not DO one.half crop; oat
and hay almost an entire failure; pota
toes. an average crop; corn, planted
twice on account OF cut worms, but i
now doing well. The prospect for n lars,
apple drop was never better; peaches
are u failure. Dusinos. Is improving
and will continue to improve. None,
Is close.
R~avenswood. Jackson County.-Crop!
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