West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-12-28
THE Sun FLOWER STATE.
An interesting Letter From hn Old
PrestOniaD In the West.

EDITOR ARGUs:-As it is ALMOST
impossible for me to get along
without The ARGUS, / will try
and write II few items aud at the
same time enclose dollar 20 re-
new my subscription for another
year.
Our first snow of the season fell
last Monday morning the 1lth,
but the ground being wet from
a fine rain on Saturday and Sun
day. it melted as fast as it. came
down. 1t began again yesterday
morning, Tie 18th, and showed all
day so that this morning there was
about z inches of snow. 1t is now
1880 p. m. bright and clear, and
the snow is melting away. Such
is the kind Of weather we have i'm
sunny Kansas.
We have had very open winter
so far with plenty of moisture.
The coolest that we have had was
about 16 degrees above zero. The
ground is well saturated with
moisture and will be in good con
dition for the growing wheat most
all winter.
There was large acreage of
wheat sown here last fall, and il
looks exceedingly good. in fact,
better than for several seasons.
a vast amount of it is large enough
for pasture and the farmers are
taking advantage Of 1T TO save their
feed.
The wheat crop here the past
season was very light and of poor
quality, while at The same time
Sumner county heads the hst. hay.
ing raised more than any other
county in the State. The average
for the county WAS about ten bush
els, and tested from 40 to 90 lbs.
per bushel.
The oats crop was the best we
have had for several years, making
from 40 to so bushels, and of extra
good quality.
The corn crop was cut Short bv II
spell Of dry weather. but yielded
fairly well IN most parts of the
county. 1t made from % to 80
bushels on upland, to so and GO on
the bottom land.
The best wheat is worth about
90 cts, oats 18c. (9 zoe, and corn
25c., hogs $40 per cwt., cattle
1920 @ $3.50 These are very good
prices. with the exception of wheat.
which should be at least 70 cts.
but Mr.. McKiniry's prosperity has
struck this country, and the farm
ers don reed high prices for their
products. as they can lave on wind.
because 1t don't cost anything.
There IL very little wheat going to
market. which shows that the farm
ers are hoping for octlcr prices.
There Is quitra demand for corn
and bay on account Ola great many
cattle being fed in the county this
winter, which takes lots of feed to
supply them.
The county is building Il $50. 600
jill ~ Wellington. the comfy scat.
which will add 10 the appear nee Of
The city. On the % ofrhis mouth
The city will yoic On the proposition
20 issue bonds for 500. 600 TO pur-
chase the water works snd establish
an electric light plant. The con
tracts with The water and gas com
panies have expired, and the Object
is to get rid Of these foreign com
pnnIes. us they give very poor ser
vice and are continually making
trouble, The city has been without
light for about two months. We
hope nat II the proposition carries.
that the enterprise wlll not f,ll ln
the rut along with the KIngwood
Electric Light Company
Well, fol fear Of cncroaching ON
the EDITORS time ard patience. will
close, wishing THE ARGUS aud lis
many readers merry Christmas. /
remain,
Yours respectfully.
JIMESON SNYDER.