The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-20
WEST VIRGINIA CROPS
Condition and Climate for tn: week Enid
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Condition and Climate for the Week Enid
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PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July "a
Following is the report of the crop and
weather conditions in West Virginia for
the week ending July IS:
Partly cloudy. and very cool weather
prevailed until Tuesday, with light
trust reported, over u few localities. on
the morning Of the 18th inst On the
18th inst, cloudiness increased with
rapidly rising temperature; showers
and heavy local rains set in and con-
tInued until the close OF the week.
The harvesting and securing OF crops
was delayed some by the heavy local
rains Of the last half Of the week.
Wheat Is about all stacked and thresh-
ing Is in general progress over the state,
with good results reported. Over some
counties the wheat 10 not threshing out
up to expectations.
oats harvest Is being pushed, except
over a few counties, where 1t Is delayed
by the heavy rains; where cut, was Sc
cured in good condition.
Rye harvest is finished, with rye Sc
cured in good condition.
Hay harvesting Is in general progress,
ard the hay cut secured in good order:
some clover cut was poorly dried, and
some timothy down damaged by local
Millet IS doing fair to good. being at-
fected injuriously by the drouth over q
Corn continues to grow rapidly and is
generally In excellent condition.
Buckwheat is about all sown, and is
Potatoes of all kinds are In fine con-
dltIon, the late potatoes being greatly
improved by recent rains.
Gardens are doing well. Grapes con-
tinue TO rot and drop on. Blackberries
are very plentiful.
Tho drouth over the northeastern
counties was partially broken by show
erS but more rain Is badly needed.
upshur-Showers have retarded hay
harvest; oats ripening slowly. apparent
~ well filled; corn booking we'll; pota-
toes and gardens good.
,LewIs-Wheat stacked, and being
threshed; oats and hay harvest in prog
ress: corn in 6ne condition; pastures
good.
Rltchie-Corn doing we'll; oats and
hay harvest retarded by rains; potatoes
moi 30 good as expected; meadows ane
and pastures doing well; berry crop
light.
wood-wheat threshing progressing;
oats and hay harvest In progress; pota-
toes good; corn growing well; pastures
good.
Preston-Wheat mostly IN, fine crop;
corn never promised better; oats only
fair, damaged by rust: potatoes very
fine; grass being harvested, good yields;
buckwheat doing well; blackberTies
plentiful.
Tayior-COrn doing we'll; oats light;
buckwheat Bown, and coming up; hay
harvest aud wheat threshlng retarded
by rains.
Doddridge-Hay harvest retarded by
rain; buckwheat coming up; corn doing
We'll: drouth hard on crops but all doing
well again.
Tyler-Drouth broken by rains; hay
harvest In progress; some oats harvest
cd: corn and other crops doing wen.
Sfarion--wheat stacked; corn dolnA
well; oats rlpcHnE; meadows ready to
harvest: gardens doing well.
Mnrshail-WhCat nearly stacked; hay
harvest In progress; corn growing well;
oats nearly ripe
ohlo-Whtat not all stacked; corr
looking better after the rains; pastures
holding out well.
HnrrlsoH-N neat stacked; oats ready
10 cut but Light; corn looking fine; hay
harvest In progress; pastures heavy;
potatoes Only fair.
ononEaiin-weather cool and dry;
light rains on Wednesday and Thurs
day benefited pastures and corn, but
more moisture yet needed for all crops.