The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-14
WEST VIRGINIA CROPS
Condition aud ciiulaisfsr ti'e Week End
ing Monday

ING aANAANAg
PARRERsBURG. W. Va, Sept. IA
Following is the report OF the crop ard
weather conditions for the week ending
September y:
Rain occurred generally over the state
on the 9TH, 9Th and 7th instants, being
heavy over some Localities. During the
remainder OF the week fair weather
with very cool night temperatures. pre-
vailed.
The rains were especially beneficial
in placing the ground in good working
order for faas blowing and seeding.
The corn crop has mutured rnpidsy
during the past two weeks, and Is now
beyond DANGER from frost Corn cut
ting Is IN general progress over al sec
lions, with good yields reported. Corn
Is In excellent condition ever all coun-
I ties.
Buclswheat harvest continues, with a
good yield reported, and crop is in good
condition.
M.aet harvest is nearing compilation.
with a good yield 80 far as reported.
Irish potatoes are being dug With far
TO good yields. =,
Sweet potatoes are turning out well.
Tobacco has been cut and housed In
good condition, with fair Yield.
Pastures are IN excellent condition.
and stock IL doing well.
Fat piOwing is well advanced, and
the ground Is In excellent condition TO
seed.
! Gardens are In good condition. Cab
bage is reported rottlng to some extent.
Turnlps are doing well, and making
a good growth.
/ AL kinds OF fruit are plentiful, except
I apples, which are very scarce.
Cabell-Corn cutting In generai pro-
gress; tobacco well cut ard housed, q
| fair yield; not much seeding done yet;
| sorghum cane being worked, crop and
mOlasses good.
Mason : Abundant rains and much
cooler; vegetation green and bright
corn cutting In progress.
Jackson-Raln, then much cooler;
! corn cutting and blowing In progress;
some rye sOwn; pastures good and stock
| doing well; buckwheat looking well.
Calhoun = Farm work retarded by
wet weather; corn cutting In progress;
cane; crop is being worked Into molas-
SEES; pastures much improved and stock
in fine condition.
Gllmer - Corn, so far, cut very
heavy yield; late corn ripenlng rapid
ly: pastures In good condition.
Lewis - Corn being cut and yielding
Well; all garden truck doing well and
growing: pastures In good condition and
stock doing Wei.
Upshur-wet, followed by fair and
cooler: hard wind on the 9Th threw
down all buckwheat uncut, and consld-
cradle corn; ground in fine condition
ana flowing in rapid progress; but lit
Tie corn cut yet; potatoes yielding well.
Wilt-CorD cutting in rapid progress;
pastures good; heavy wind and rain,
with cool nights. during the week.
Roane-ShOwcrs, then much cooler;
corn cutting is in general progress with
n good crop; sorghum cane Is being
worked, with good yield.
Wood-Corn cutting In rapid progress;
pastures good; gardens doing well.
Harrison-COrn is being cut, with
splendid Yields; blowing in progress;
pastures generally good.
Hancock Rains have placed the
ground In fine condition for seeding;
some blowing is sta to be done; corn
not yet being cut.
Barbour--Corn being cut, II very good
yield! blowing in progress, with ground
In good condition; sstd clover mostly
cut.
Taylor-Ra!r, then fair and cool;
buckwheat being cut and thrashed, with