The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-03
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ing Monday
PARKERsBURG. August 1.-The
crop and weather report for West vlr-
sinla for the week ending August / Is
as follows:
CLOUDY weather With showers and
thunder storms occurring daily over
nearly all counties, with the high tenn
pera4ure prevailing, formed peculiarly
suitry and favorable conditions for the
development Of crops,
Wheat threshlns Is nearing compile
tIon, and except over few counties,
the results reported are very favorable
both as to quantity and quality Of the
grain.
The harvesting Of oats has been pusii-
ed at intervals and 10 nearly e0mpleted,
except over a few localities where cons
tInuous rains nave delayed the harvest
ing and caused damage to the grain;
threshlng Is in progress with light yields
mostly reported.
The harvesting az hay Is wen advance
ed, but It has been secured In POOR con-
dltion owing TO me unfavorable wealth
er; the yield has been good.
Conditions were especially favorable
for the growth and development Of
corn, buckwheat, millet, tobacco. gar
dens and pastures; corn 10 earring out,
and buclSW4ieat 10 in bloom.
Drouthy conditions were relieved by
showers over oil counties, except JEFF
ferson, where the drunth continues In
full force and Is badly damaging all
Wood-Rains improved corn, pastures
and gardens; oats and hay about hnr-
vested with medium yields; potatoes
matured, medium crop.
Rltchie-Corn doing we'll; hay hGr-
yestlng retarded; thFeshlng reports
show wheat turning 0ut well; pastures
Gilmer-oats about all harvested;
haying well advanced; corn never prom
Ised better; gardens fine; grapes rot
Braxton-Hay harvest delayed: corn
doing well, blown down some by storms:
wheat threshing mostly done, not turn
ing out we'll
medium; corn doing we'll, also late po-
tatoeS and gardens; oats harvested, a
medium yield; pastures growing last
Upshur-Corn, potatoes and gardens
good, but damaged come by rains; oats
and hay harvest in progress only medi-
UNI yields: pastures good.
Preston-Corn doing well and tassel-
ing; buclZwheat looks well and bloom
Ing; wheat and rye In stack.
BarbouF-Corn looking well; harvest-
ing delayed by showers; pastures start
ing web: potatoes scarce; buckwheat
looking well.
Taylor-oats and hay harvest In prog
ress. corn and buckwheat doing well;
potatoes scarce; gardens doing we'll
Harrison-Cor and grass growing
well; harvesting still In progress; oats
all in stack; fall blowing has COM
menced
Marion-oats and hay mostly cut, .
medium yield; corn and puckwneat
looking well; gardens and pastures
growing fast.
Monongalla-Hay mostly harvested;
corn, pastures and gardens doing well'
potatoes will be a short crop; stock DO
Ing we'll.
vested; corn, pastures and gardens do
ing well; corn is caring out; potatoes,
only fair. late potatoes making Soou
Pleasan,s-corn Is doing well, falling
down some from rains; harvesting de-
layed. -
Tyler-Harvestlng about done; corn
growing well with fine prospect: wheat
and oats threshing out good.
Marshall-Excesslve rains have dam
aged wheat and oats in stack; hay oeing
saved in poor condition.
ohIo-Hay not all cut, harvesting ees
iayed by rains; corn doing we'll WI . a
fine prospect.
mountaineering delayed ser"'usly
by rains: oats cutting and thresh!ng N
fiii operation; corn looks well; p'tatoes
badly bllghted; grapes promise wen
Hapcock-Corn doing well; ditncult 70
harvest hay and oats owing to rams
some to cut yet.