The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-04

per bushel Old wheat commands sew
enty-iiye cents. The yield throughout
West Virginia, eastern Ohio and west
ern Pennsylvania is unusually good,
Below will be found the reports from
nearly every county in West Virginia,
Tomatoes have come down the sliding
scale of price at a terrific rate during
the past week, and are now selling at
wholesale at seventy-fve cents and 81
per bushel. There win be still further
reductions within the next few days
and In less than a week the several To-
cal catsup manufacturers viii be re-
celving tomatoes In large quantities
The Yield this season is very large and
a heavy output Is likely nj the cat
sup factories,
Corn has generally made good growth
and In all parts Of the state Is now In
promising condition. In some counties
the stand is said to be quite uneven and
the growth short but the plant has Il
good color and with favorable weather
will make fair yield,
Oats harvesting has continued slowly,
Reports show only fair yield al the
best, and In many counties the Yield is
light
Hay-making in the interior counties
has been considerably delayed by the
wet weather and some correspondents
report q loss from failure to cure prop
erly.
Apples are reported to be dropping
from the trees as badly as ever and II
appears that the yield will generally be
q poor one except In n few counties.
Grapes are said TO be rottlng on the
vines, but to what extent cannot be de-
flniteiy stated.
The West Virginia station OF the ag-
ricultural department gives out the fol-
lowing weekly crop bulletin:
Hancock-Wheat and hay all har-
vested and oats partly cut about an
average crop of oats. Corn growing
very fast and looks well. Good growing
weather and meadows quite green.
Fruit falling badly, apples not plentl-
full and no peaches.
Wetzel-First of week wet and un-
favorable for hay-making, All crops are
I'm good condition. Wheat threshing be-
gun and yields well and of fine quality,
Pleasants-Corn all laid by in good
condition. Weather favorable to grow
ing crops
Wood-Heavy rains during first OF
the week and also Sunday night. Some
local damage to crops. Corn doing
very well and promises good crop.
Oats harvest about finished. Gardens
have yielded well.
Ritchie-weather favorable for all
growing crops, but rather ZOO much
rain for hay-maklng. Meadows are ex-
ceileni. Wheat and oats being thresh-
ed and both are turning out well, Out
look favorable for a good crop OF corn.
wlrt-Heaviest rain for years fell on
the 2sth. doing great damage on all the
small streams. Hay harvesting pro-
crossing slowly on account Of the wet
weather. Corn and pastures are grow
ing nicely. Cabbage, tomatoes and Gu
cumbers are, promising crops.
Gllmer-Hay-mnkl about finished
and most Of 1t In stack. II is heavy
crop. Corn has made good growth this
week. Gardens and potatoes are good
crops. Some complaint OF grapes rot
ting.
Roane-weather fine for growing
crops and grass. Heavy rains on the
26th and 9th, but no damage was
done,
The Southern Counties.
Jackson-Good rains mad fine growing
weather during the week. Corn is look
ing fine and with favorable weather the
crop will be a large one. Apples are
falling rapidly in some localities, Some
wheat has been threshed and turned
out very well. oats generally a light
crop.
Mason-Past week has been dry and
corn IL needing rain. Wheat Is being
threshed and yields well. Oats not SO
good, Some buckwheat and turnips
have been sowed, but too dry to come
up well.
Cabell-weather during the most of
the week was unfnvorablc for hay
making. but nearly all the crop has been
made. Latter part OF the week iine
growing weather. Wheat thrcshing
shows good yield. Corn Is doing well
but some fields broken down by etorms
Oats generally light crop.
Kanawha-Week generally cloudy
wet and unfavorable for hay-maklns
and oats harvesting. Considerable dam
age to hay and oats from lnck OF sun
shine. Corn making good growth ana
mas a good color but Is quite uneven.
Potatoes not more than half crop
With few exceptions, fruit Is n poor
crop. Wheat threshing shows a very
fine yield
27th was followed by faircr and warm
or weather. A good crop Is now al
most assured. Late oats and grass
considerably injured by wet weather
Apples in some orchards are falling
badly.
Ralelgh-Raln has delayed oats and
hay harvest. oats crop light. Corn do
ing well. Latter part Of the week dry
and cooler. Apples stu falling In
come localities a good denl OF hay has
spoiled, owing to the wet weather
Summers-Tho apple crop In the We
cinlty of Virgins will be a fair one, de-
tplte the curcullo. Weather during the
week has been favorable to the growing
crops Farmers are busy threshlng
wheat
pochhontna--Hay-m making progress
ing rapidly and crop very good Corn Is
generally looking fine. Early oats belnD
harvested md yield below average.
Fruit crop light, greater part OF the
crop fell on the trees. Pastures are In
good condition ana stock Ia doing well.
WyominE-Weck rather too wet for
the growing crops. but corn 10 doing
well, Some local storms but no dam
age done. Mlllct and gardens doing
very well.
Interior Counties.
Preston-1laln fell every day, but one
and has delayed hay-moklng Corn
looks nnc. oats turnlna and viii soon