The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-03
CLIMATE AND CROPS.
Report Of Department Of Agricnltur
for West Virginia.

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!PARKERSBURG. W. Va. May o.
Following Is the climate and crop re-
port for West Virginia for the week
ending May /:
Generally fair, much warmer weather
prevailed over all portions Of the state,
Interrupted only. by scattered local
showers and thunderstorms, on the 24th.
eth. eth and Goth insts.
Conditions continued favorable for
the rapid advancement OF farm work;
plowlng for corn is practically COM
pieted, though hindered over some To-
calitles BY heavy local rains, or In 9TH
ers By hardness OF the ground. Corn
planting has been rapidly pushed for
ward, and over many counties Is about
half done. Wheat has made good
growth. the late sown improving under
the favorable weather conditions. Some
counties report unfavorablr, due TO In
Jury from hot weather and lack OF
rain.
Grass. oats. and rye have made
rapid growth, and with spring sown
clover are In good condition. Meadows
and pastures are growing. but need
rain. g.
Gardens are in good condition, with
early potatoes coming up well.
Fruit trees are blooming out abund-
antiJ and give excellent prospects for
good yields.
Upshur-Wheat improving. late sown
thin on ground; grass doing well; pota-
toes planted and coming up; ats COM
Ing up nicely; some corn planted, fruit
crop promising.
Barbour-Wheat and grass growing
well. corn planting In progress; oats
coming up, gardens nearly all made;
fruit promising.
Harrison-Wheat and grass needing
rain: spring eown clover no. a good
stand; some corn planted; fruits bios
sJming very abundantly: potatoes
coming up: grapes badly winter killed.
Lew!s-Wheat, oats. and grass doing
fairly well. but need rain: corn plant
Ing advancing rapidly: sone early corn
and potatoes coming up: apples and
cherries promising.
Gilmer-Wheat and grass made good
growth: grea, deal OF corn planted, lar
ger acreage than usual; prospects for
an abundance OF fruit. save peaches
and pears. 50. les ..
Doddrldge Wheat and grass looking
well. and made good growth; ground
very dry. and rain needed: corn plant
ing in progress: oats looking fairly
we'll: fruit trees in full bloom.
R!tchie-Wheat and grass growing
finely: corn being planted: plowing
mostly done: apple and cherry trees In
tuli bloom.
Calhoun-Wheas and grass in fine
condition: oats not doing so we'll: corn
planting well advanced: apple and
cherry trees IN bloom.
Wirt-Early gown wheat looking well,
late eown In poor condition: oats start
ling slowly: corn planting In progress;
good apple prospect.
Wood-Wheat on low Erourd looking
finely. on high ground looking. fairly
well, but with oats. pastures. and mead
ows needing rain; early potatoes COM
!Es up: come corn planted. but planting
delayed by hard ground; fruit naI
strawberries blooming.
PlGasants-Wheat ard grass looking
finely: corn planting In progress; fine
apple bloom.
Narshal,-Wheat and grass growing
nicely. but need rain: apple trees in
ful,' bloom; corn planting well advanc-
ed.
Ohio-All crops have done we'll, and
farmers have advanced their corn
planting.
BrookC-Oats cor!inT up; meadows
and pastures growing very fast; corn
planting progressing nicely: fruit pros
pect good.
Marlon-Whent. grass. and oats max
Ing Il fine growth. corn planting In
progress: apple, cherry. and plum trees
In fall bloom.
MonongIlia-Whcat and grass grow
Ing finely. owing to good showers; corr
planting well advanced: meadows
making good appearance: heavy apple
bloom.
Taylor-Wheat doing well: oats COM
Ing up nicely: grass making slow
growth: some corn planted; gardens
doing we'll: good fruit and strawberry
prospect.
PrestoH-Whcat looking we'll: oats
seeding about done: also potato plant
Ing: uood apple and early cherry pros
pect; many ready TO plant corn.