The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1899-03-29
ALL KILLED
Entire peach Crop Destroyed by
tile Blizzard.

b. the Blizzard.
:, MIR. ID Nj Sullivan, Secretary
of The State Board of Agriculture
has issued the following crop and
stock report for March 18th,
/ WHEAT.
Eighty per cent of our reporters
say that wheat suffered greatly
from the severe cold which pre-
vailed in February. The early
sown came out of the cold weather
seemingly uninjured and is start
ing off nicely since the. warm
weather and rain has set in. Late
sown wheat suffered greatly and in
many cases, will be almost if not
an entire failure. The recent
floods which prevailed over almost
the entire State did much damage
to the wheat along the river bot
toms and low lands of the tribu-
taries. From careful investigation
since the cold weather and floods,
our reporters estimate that the
condition of the wheat will not ex.
ceed sixty-fve per cent, of what it
was previous to the cold weather
LIVE STOCK.
The effect of the unusual severe
weather on live stock, was to a
great degree overcome by the
abundance of feed, which seems to
be unusually plentiful throughout
the State; yet among tie young
stock and stock unprovided with
shelter, the loss has been heavy
and the suffering intense. The
heaviest loss has been with lambs
and pigs. Some reporters esti-
mate the loss of lambs as high as
twenty-five per cent. The past
winters experience should impress
farmers with the necessity of pro-
viding necessary shelter for stock
during winter. Fat cattle, year
lings and sheep are in demand at
fair prices. The demand is great
er than the supply. Prices in
horses are improving nicely.
FRUITS.
Our fruit men have discovered
since the mild weather set in, that
ninety per cent OF the peaches are
killed and the trees injured to
great extent. A few localities re-
port the peaches uninjured, but we
fear after careful examination,
they will find that about all are
killed. Small fruits of all kinds
are injured more or less-to Just
what extent our reporters are not
prepared to suy as yet. Apples
are thought to be injured less than
any other fruits, but it will require
some days yet to determine the
amount of damage. The last years
crop of upples is scarcer than for
many years. Potatoes-last years
crop is about sixty per cent, of an
average crop and great many
were frozen during the cold
weather.
Flowers will last much longer if
the stems arc set in dish of sand
Arrange the flowers in the usual
manner and then carefully pour in
to the vase by means of funnel
enough sand to nearly fillit Then
very gradually add water till it
stands little above the sand. Re-
plenish the water from day to day.
No matter how many times day
you visit Tippotts Furniture Store
from now until March Both, you
will get ticket each visit, whether
you make purchase or not, on %
yards of carpet to be given away
April 18th. See advertisement in
this paper.
K. & M. engine, 229, recently
turned out of Charleston shops in
charge of engineer Henry Hilla and
fireman Chas. Duling, is fine
specimen of workmanship, and will
no doubt give satisfaction to those
having charge of it.
st. Mary'sis enjoying a veritable
boom in the way of building.
There are about twenty carpenters
there and they are all busy. Still