The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-07
49,. vIRarNIA oRoFs.
condition and cIluals for tie Week End
ing Monday.

ing Monday.
pARKERsBuRG. July s.-Followins
& the report OF the crop and weather
conditions for west Virginia for the
week ending July 4;
Moderate 10 heavy rains fell gener-
eliv over the state on the 26th and Eitn
inst. the only exception being oyer lne
eastern Panhandle counties, WneI ,..
drouthy conditions continued. fhu
weather, with high temperature anu
excess in sunshine. preVaileu lle
ynainder OF the week.
Harvesting was delayed some by tne
rains but generally was pushed rapllly
Iniier very favorable conditions Wheat
a mostly In shock. and stacking haS
commenced. The grain is reported wen
fiiled and in fine condition.
oats are fillIng rapidly, and some cut
ting has. been done, They continue 70
sufFer from drouth over the northeast
Panhandle counties. -,
RYE harvest Is In progress over SONY som!
con1ties with good results reported.
Glover harvest Is nearly completed.
Grass is being cut, and the hot sunshine
a. Tapidiy curing IL. Il IS being secured
under most favorable conditions. Pas
lures have been greatly improved by the
rains. 49,,
JThe corn r. IN good condition over
/. nearly all counties the rains ana not
weather having caused remarkaDie
CROWN, Over some counties II is tassel,
ing out. and II is now practically lala
by" over the state. over the nortneass
counties the corn has been damaged
slightly by the continued routh.
Miiiet is generally in good condition.
Buckwheat plowlng is still In pro-
Eresa; the first sown IL up and looking
we'll Potatoes continue 10 DO We'll
Sweet potatoes are very promising.
Gardens are showing decided i'm
provcment aud are in clean and GOOD
condition.
Apples and peaches will be a failure.
Cherries and raspberries are plentiful,
and are being picked.
Nason--Wheat harvested; corn much
improved by rains, being laid by; hay,
cutting about to commence; wheat,
quality not so good as expected.
Jacksou-Wheat being stacked under
favorable conditions; corn and potatoes
looking well; showers retarded harvest
ing. but caused no damage.
Roane-Wheat all harvested; corn
growing rapidly, late corn being work:
cd, early corn laid. by; potatoes and
gardens coming on fast; grapes and
berries abundant
OUbUuT~-N neat llEhAl9 AlhA NI5hNN 0aa'A
being stacked, quality fair, fine growth
OF straw; corn doing and growing re-
marltably well; oats greatly improved;
pastures good; potatoes and gardens In
good condition.
Lewis-wheat mostly cut and curing
out we'll; hne weather for corn; potatoes
and meadows recovering since the rains;
stock doing well.
Gilmer-Wheat harvested, quality
good; corn. grass. pastures and vegeta-
bies made good growth and look well;
some grapes rOttiHg.
Rltchle-Wheat In shock, harvesting
retarded some by rains; corn doing we'll:
oats good; potatoes good; everything
promising except fruit, which Is a fall
ure.
wirt-wheat harvested, a good crop;
oats are short; potatoes, gardens and
grass doing well: corn growing fast.
Wood-Wheat about harvested, a good
crop: oats are short; potatoes matur-
ing, grass, gardens and corn doing well.
Preston-Wheat being harvested; rye
nearly ready to cut; corn doing we'll;
buckwheat still being sOwn, first stown
up and looking well; some rust In oats.
Barl>9--Wheat nearly harvested,
scSscy//y light; corn, pastures and gar
>/ent /aing we'll; oats looking fairly well;
bb/ harvest in progress.
Taylor-Wheat harvest in full pro-
gross, some rust reported: oats not do
ing so well lately, the blades are turning
red: corn growing fast: apples and
peaches have nearly all dropped OFT
Harrlsop-Wheat all cut and stacking
IN progress: corn and potatoes look
well: oats done we'll: meadows and pas
lures good, but need rain.
Doddrldge-WheBt all harvested and
o good crop some In stack; corn look
ing well and growing rapidly; oats are
fair; grass light in meadows and pas
lures good.
Tyler-Wheat mostly in shock; corn
growing fast; oats are good; meadows
and pastures fair; potatoes promising;
fruit failure,
Marshall-Wheat harvesting in pro-
Eress grain large and plump; meadows
clean and good; oats fair; corn we'll
worked and growing rapidly; potatoes
look we'll
ohIc--Corn growing very fast, and all
other crops doing well.
A DOUBTFUL STORY.