The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-10
WEST VIRGINIA CROPS
Condltlon and Cilmnts ter the Week End.
Ing AIondar


ting Monday
PARRERsBURG. ". Va, August s.
The crop anu weather report foE
west Virginla for the week ending
August Is as follows:
Wheat thrashing was completed in
some. = S6a Is nearing completion In all
count \. In soma localities this cereal
was thrashed OUT in a damp condition.
The harvesting Of oats is completed,
and thrashing is IN progress; over some
localities, oats u shock or stack are
gIiirouting on account OF continued wet
n sftirVestlhR3oi hay advanced slow
d ma is nearing. completion; damage
BY rain to this crop was general over all
counties.
Corn advanced rapidly In growth, but
IS beginning to need sunshine Tor pro-
per development; considerable damage
was done to the crop by heavy wind
storms, over some counties, on the 4th
Buckwheat. mIlet tobacco, gardens
and pastures made good growth ana
are IN fine condition,
Early potatoes are matured; the late
potatoes are doing well.
Flowing for fall wheat IS in general
proEFess over the state,wlth the ground
in good condition.
Ranawha-corn and all growing
crops look we'll: wheat and oats injured
in stack by rains; hay harvesting de-
layed and large amount spoiled.
CIay-corn and pastures doing we'll;
hay harvest delayed by rains, not near
all up yet.
Braxton-Eal harvesting delayed and
hay rotting from rains; corn blown
down and damaged 10 great extent By
wind storms.
Upshur-A large amount of hay in
tured by heavy rain on the 4th; oats
nearly all cut, some in stack; buck
wheat and corn doing well, with excel
lent prospects; blowing for fall wheat
In progress.
Lewis-Hav harvest in slow progress;
thrashlng about completed; corn and
gardens doing well; stock in good con-
dltIon.
GIlmer-Hay harvesting in slow pro-
Eress; corn, gardens and pastures do
ing we'll: wheat thrashing out well;
stock in fine condition.
Roane-Wheat thrashlng In slow pro-
gress; all growing crops doing well;
corn, grass and gardens growing fast.
Ritchie-Hay harvesting delayed by
rain; corn doing we'll some damage
from winds: some meadows flooded, and
some hay cut, badly damaged or lost.
Wirt-showers delayed hay harvesti
corn earring well; pastures good; wheat
thrashing in progress.
jackson - Meadows and pastures
growing well: some fields Of corn dam
aged by the late drouth; turnIps, to-
bacco. buckWheat and cabbage doing
we'll; thrashing nearly completed, with
good yield; fail blowing In progress
Mason--Part OF the county still very
dry, while In the remainder, wheat and
hay that have not been secured rotting
from wet weather; corn in fine condi-
ton.
Lewis-TIaV harvesting retarded by
rain and considerable. hay damaged:po-
tato crop well matured, and all growing
crops doing well.
Preston-oats and hay harvesting
well along with fair yields. some dam
age from rains; corn, buekwheat pas
\ lures and potatoes doing well.
Barbour-Oats and hay harvesting de-
layed by rains; corn. pastures, potatoes
and gardens making growth and look
ing we'll; some damage to crops from
rain and wind.
Taylor-Hay harvesting retarded by
rains; oats In shock and stack; buck
wheat, corn and pastures doing well;
potato crop will be light; some damage
to crops from ralns.
Harrison-HaY harvest about COM
pleted. some hay damaged by rains;
| corn and pastures growing well; wheat
thrashlnE is In progress.
Marion-COrn, gardens and pastures
doing well; harvest retarded BY rains;
potatoes win be light crop.
Notwithstanding in progress
wheat fairly good: showers have dam
aged hay considerably; corn and pas
lures looking well; peaches plentiful in
sections.
Doddridge-Hay harvesting IN slow
progress. nearly over; oats all harvest
ed; corn, buclswheat and pastures in
good condition; hay damaged some By
rains.
Tyler-Hay harvesting delayed by
rains; onts starting growth in stack;
pastures and corn doing we'll.
Pleasants-Corn and pastures doing
WELT grapes rotting some.
WetEel--Thrashlng wheat IN progress
turning out good yield; oats fairly
good; hay harvesting not completed
corn in good condition. 1
4 Is 4. OhiO-Rains have delayed harvesting
and caused great damage TO hay and
OATS corntin good condition.
Brooke-Oats nearly all ruined by
rains, some not yet cut; wheat damaged
In stack. thrashing and trying TO save
the grain by spreading out and stir.
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Marshali-Hay harvesting delayed bS
ralns. corn and pastures doing we'll
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