The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-31
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Tx Monday
PARKERsBURG. Aug. 2O.-Fonov.
Ing is the report Of the weather and
crop conditions for West Virginia for
the week ending Monday, Angus, .:
The drEt part Of the week vas marked
by high temperature, deicIent rainfall
and excess IN sunshine; the latter part
by cool night temperatures. scattered
local showers ard increased cloudinerS.
The conditions were favorable Tor ia
maturing q crops and rapid advances
ment OF farm work.
Wheat thresting Is competed except
over feW counties In the northern sec.
ton; much damage was reported 10
wheat In Kicks and II was rapidly
thFeshed out In order to save II.
Dat threshing ie nearly completed.
with poor results reported; the crop q
almost q failure over some counties.
Hay harvesting Is completed, except
over q few localities; the crop secured
was In poor condition, but Will give sui.
fcient feed for the winter.
Corn coRtlnuedtto do Wei, and Is rap
Idly maturing. with ears well filled and
large. Fodder corn Is being cut. The
crop Is the best one for many year,,
and Is practically made.
The btickwheat ls in hne condition
and Is maturing and being harvested.
AIillet is being secured In good condl-
ton.
Potatoes are being dug, with good
Yields reported; the damage from re-
cent rains was less than was expected.
Tobacco, gardens, and pastures are
doing weh and are In good condition.
Some early cabbage IS rotting, and
some grapes are damaged by mIldew,
but generally a good prospect Is re-
Flowing for faii wheat is in general
progress and advancing rapidly, With
ground In good condition for seeding.
Mason-corn has improved rapidly,
and beginning 10 ripen; wheat ground
Is being rapidly prepared With large
acreage; potatoes IN poor condition;
fan pIowing advancing.
Jackson.-Corn ripening fine and some
early corn being cut; buckwheat doing
well; turnfps promising; pastures good;
blowing advancing.
Ca.hOuU-ThreshinG OF wheat and
oats completely; potatoes being dug
with good yieid; pastures good; corn In
good condition.
Gllmer-Corn, pastures and gardens
in good condition; threshing about
completed, wheat not damaged as much
as expected; cattle In good condition.
LeWis-Corn, pastures and gardens
doing we'll; some buckwheat harvested;
fall blowing IN progress; early corn
ripening and late hlllnS We'll
Ritchle-Corn made, and good; pota-
toes rottinG; p5owing for wheat In
progress; plenty OF hay secured not
withstanding the rains.
Wood-Corn about made, and In good
condition; plowing for wheat In prog
ress; pastures and gardens In good COM
Jefferson-PaEtures In good condl-
ton; late corn has improved very
much; ground In good condition for tall
BerEeley-corn, pastures, gardens
and buckwheat looking we'll; fan plow:
ins in rapid progress 5000 crop OF
1orTap-corn and pastures growing
rapidly; piowing for fall wheat rapidly
advancing; gardens In good condltion;
grapes ard pears good yield.
Hardy-Threshing being rapidly az,
yanced; a great deal OF wheat spolleo
In the Kicks; blowing for fall wheat 10
progress; corn and pastures dolhs Ws.i.
misunderstanding completed oaS
damared by rains; not half Of crop
saved; glowing adVancingi corn dolnS
well. ,. 1,
| excellent condition: threshing ABOUT
| courpleted. with a good yield OF wheat
nats almost worthless; fall plowing IN
! rapid progress,
Preston-Curn, pastures and gardens
/ doing well;i some blowing done Ior
wheat: oat threshlng in progress, oals
damaged; potatoes turning out wen
grapes plentiful.
Barbour-Corn, pastures and gardens
doing we'll; corn caring out good aha
| nearly matured; some powinB oonS LOT
faSl wheat; hay harvesting STU III
progress. - 49,
,rrSs In good condition; pluwing Tor
wheat in prdgress; wheat threshihS ~
nrogress, crop badly damaged; nay
Gbout ali irIpcane and turnips In sooa
MonongaIla-Fali erase and corn
worry rnrk growth; wheat mosU9
threshed and fairly good. ,.-
Uarrison--Corn, buCkwheat ana pas
t,,res in good condition; some danlaSs
10 corn and tobacco by vino on s''a
inst fall blowing In progress ,
Doddridge-COrn Is u very hessy
growth; pastures and gardens ~ BO0u
condition; fail plOwlng In progress, So.
Tyler-Fayorable to growing SFop''
corn grass and gardens doing We'll ia,
Brooke-Corn in fine condition. VA
coon be ready to cut; potatoes IN iS.s
condition; all grain unthreshed is pau"
| spoiled; stock scarce, ,,,,,, In
OhIo-Very favorable; ploWlns ~
progress; corn and grass In gooo coHu'-
Warshall-Very favorable for IoW. InS
ami tnreshlng nearly cOmpletedi eo'p
- -, a. trnod, condition.