The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-13
WE5I VIRGINIA cRoFs
rond,tlOp and Climate fer the Week End
ing Monday

rendition and Climate fer the Week A'ilu'
ing Monday
PARKERsBURG. July i.-Fpllow-
M, & the report of the crop and wealth
y conditions in West Virginia for the
week ending July Il:
Moderate 70 heavy rains fell over the
.sstern and western sections on the 4th.
M and stff insts.; during the remainder
n me week fair, and very warp wealth
> nrevailed. over the northern sec
Ion with the exception Of Light show;
~ on the 4th, the weather .conliII .llslL
IN and dry, Intensifytng the preceolns
drouthy conditions over the eastern
counties. ,,,,,.,,,or
horded excellent conditions for the rap
n advancement Of harvesting Oh me
eTops. and their securing In good ORDER
Wheat harvesting is nearing compile
tion. and It is being rapidly stacked
fhreshlng Is In general progress over the
western section, with good results re-
ported. .,,.-
oats harvesting is In progress over
come counties; the recent rains nave
materially advanced Its growth, ana II
d heading out and fllAng we'll. Rye mar
vest Is stlll In progress. and is being
well secured. ..
Hay harvesting Is in general progress.
and the hay that has been cut, secured
IN excellent condition; the yield Is re-
ported as very good. Pastures ana
meadows show Improvement from me
recent rains. The corn has grown rap
idly, It Is tassellnG and shooting out
over some counties, and Is mostly IN
good condition. y..,.
Aiillet is reported as doing well. Buck
wheat IS coming up and Is doing Well
Potatoes continue in good CONDITION.
and are very promising.
Gardens are doing wen and snow
marked improvement from the eftects
OF the rain.
Grapes are rotting some, but they
promise fair yield.
Biackberries are Plentiful
Over the northeastern counties the
prevailing drouth Is causing the corn to
curl up badly, and a=SScilng the oats,
pastures, potatoes, gardens and millet
|lnjurlously; streams are becoming very
low, and rain Is badly needed for all
vegetation.
Mason-Corn growing rapidly. but
needs rain; wheat threshng and hay
cutting well under way, hay rather
.wsedY: fruit scarce; potatoes and pas
lures need rain.
Jackson-Very dry; favorable for
wheat threshing and hay making, but
hard on the corn, potatoes and gardens;
meadows rather short.
Gllmer-Wheat being stacked, fine
Icrop both for quantity and quality; corn
has made rapid growth; meadows very
promising; grapes rottlng badly IN
places.
Upshur-Wheat nearly all stacked, IN
good condition, not filled as good as eX-
pected; corn, oats and meadows I'M
proving; haying has commenced,
Lewis-Wheat stacked In good condi-
tlon: oats ripening; clover up In good
order; hAylng in progress, with medium
crop; potatoes promise only fairly; corn
needs rain.
RItchie-wheat all in stack, in fine
condition: oats nearly ready to cut;
corn doing WE'LL hay harvesting In
Nrogress.
good condition; oats being cut; corn. po-
tatoeB and gardens suffering from
drouth; streams drying up; apples
EearceS some peaches.
Prestur-Wheat harvested, a good
crop well saved; corn very promising;
oats damaged by rust; potatoes good;
buckwheat sown, and early sown up;
meadows. pastures and gardens doing
we'll.
Taylor-wheat nearly ail in shock,
nnd some in stack. corn doing we'll;
e
well; potatoe doing we'll.
Barbour-Whe0t stacked; corn laid
By and looking wely; some hay being
cut ari very fine; buckwheat sown;
gardens fall
Msrion-Wheat beiHg stacked, not as
good as expected; oats heading out, and
looking well; grass growing well; mead
ows fairly good; corn needs radn.
Doddrldge-W Wheat harvested and
nearly all in stack; corn being laid by
looking we'll, and some tasseiing: hRy
harvesting in progress. mostly clover
and loWIand; some buckwheat sown;
rain needed.
Tyler-Wheat stacked; oats good; po-
tatoes only fair; gardens needing raini
corn doing very well and a good color.
Ohlo-Very dry; wheat, oats and tim
othy ripening; corn doing fairly we'll;
rain needed badly.
Hancock-oats need rain, but look
well yet; corn doing well; wheat cut,
and is a good yield; hay harvesting in
progress.
Marshall-Wheat Is feeling effect Of
heat, which is having bad effect on all
Vegetation; corn is curlet upi potatoes
aryIng up.
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