The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-08
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Week.
PARKERsBURGs w. Va. July Il
The temperature during the past week
was lightly above the normal. ayerag-
Ing about one degree per day. The first
half OF the week was close and sultry,
ture In the air. During the last; half,ja
greater amount OF 3cloudiness3 occurred
the air became drier and felt cooler. /,
The weeks rainfall was wholly from
showers, and was very unevenly dis.
tributed. At some stations only q smnll
amount fell. while others report
amounts varying from one-half to three
fourths, OF an inch. Several! heavy local
showers reported, chiefly those OF Fri
day and Sunday In the Ohio Wiley,
where some damage was done, princi-
pnlly to railroad property. In8Other
parts OF the! state, the rainfall was gen.
orally light, but enough fell to answer.
all crop needs.
Tho amount OF sunshine received DUR
Ing the week was considerably above
theSaverage,i tho first three or four days
having been almost wholly free from
olouLs. Tho latter part OF the week was
cloudy, but with intervals of sunshine.
Improved weather conditions during
the past week have been highly 'fayora-,
Bile to crop growth, and haYe9given ex-
Icellent opportunities for the completion
of the wheat harvest and working out
of the Corn fields. Without exception
the whole corps OF correspondents note
improved conditions In nllythe' growing
crops. Tho wheat harvest was finished
under favorable conditions. This crop
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little dissatisfaction Is expressed be-
cause OF tho great improvement during
the spring months, the crops having
turned out better than was at one time
thought possible. Some farmers have
begun threshing In the fields, and gem
orally the grain Is OF good quality. Tho
oats crop Is ripcnlng and harvesting will
soon begin. This crop is said to be very
good, Some heavy fields in valley dis
,tricts have been beaten down by rain
and wind, but tho damage does not seem
to 10 great or extensive. Indications,
point to IN average yield, II not better
Meadows are still improving and hays
making will soon be general. Some
'haymaking has been done. and the crop
is reasonably good.
The corn crop was never known to be;
in a better or more promising condition
than at present. The fine weather dur
Ing the past week has given the farmers
an opportunity to give It the last and
much-ncedcd working. The field
growth Is splendid and OF fine color and
tho outlook is most encouraging. 1t is
coming Into tassel and is said to boz
fully two weeks In advance OF the usual
season. This crop has suffered very
little damage from insects or unfavora-
BILE weather except in localities where
violent rains, wind and hail storms Che
fore reported) have occurred; and while
the injury there was very great, 1T waS
not such! as to affect the general crop.
An unusually large yield Is expected
from the potato crop, 1t being excellent
condition and comparatively free from
bugs. Vegetables OF all kinds are plen-
tiful, and have matured well.
Fruits. berries and grapes are plenti-
full and promise fine yields. Grapes are
not rotting as badly as during previous
weeks and now some correspondents say
they were never more plentiful thnn at
present.