The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-12
CROPS AND WEATHER.
Conditions for West Virginia During
tho Pnat Week

NuU ; ~ " l9IAN
PARRERsBURG. ". Va. July H.
The weather and crop conditions for
west virginia for the week ending
Monday, July 10. are rs follows:
Showers or thunderstorms occurred Of
scattered points over the state. on the
ord, 4th, 9th and 9Th; the remainder OF
the week was generally fair with high
midday temperature and cool nights.
Farm work has advanced rapidly I'M
der the existing favorable conditions,
and tho harvesting OF wheat, rye, oats
and grass Is progressing rapidly
Wheat harvest Is completed or near
ing completion throughout the state,
stacking is in progress. and wheat has
been threshed at a few points. The
wheat yield Is very uneven in some
sections being fair on an average, and
In others very poor.
Corn IS In good condition, with early
planted tassel out and being iaid Dy'
and late planted being worked.
oats are ripenlnB well and being har-
vested; rye cutting Is In PROCESS with
good prospect.
Meadows continue to improve, but
are more or less weedy; hay harvest Is
in rapid progress. 80
Potatoes and tobacco are generally in
Apples continue to drop badly and
promise about half crop over many
counties.
Tucker-The week was favorable for
farm work: corn looking well; wheat In
stack; buekwhent being sown; gardens
Barbour-wheat stacked in good
condition: corn doing we'll; grass cut
ting in progress; clover short and thin
on the ground.
Harrison-corn and grass needing
rain; hay being harvested; clover cut
ting about completed.
Lewis-Wheht harvested and stacked
In good condition; corn making rapid
growth and being laid by; gardens DO
| ing well: oats growing well; potatoes
looking well,
GIImer-Corn growing finely; early
sown laid by; grass cutting In progress,
and will be fair yield; gardens. pota-
toes, and pastures in good condition.
Doddrldge-Crops have made an av-
ernge growth during the weekday cut
ting in progress; clover being cut; CUR
dens looking we'll; corn Injured by hail
storm on the 9Th.
RItchle-The week has been favor
able for farm work; corn making fair
growth; meadows improving; potatoes
and gardens looking well; apples
scarce.
Wlrt-oat and hay harvesting in
progress; corn needing rain; potatoes IN
good condition; gardens looking we'll.
Wood-Corn making rapid growth
and looking we'll; potatoes in good
condition; oats in fair condition; pas
fttrpa UoOd. wheat Stncked,
Plensants-Corn injured by gruo
worm and will only make half crop;
gardens in good condition.
Wetzel-Wheat being stacked: corn
and oats looking we'll; hay cutting in
progress, with good yield; pastures
| looking we'll.
Marshall : Corn making rapid
growth aud tasseling out; early pota-
toes growing we'll; pastures short on
hill: gardens excellent; meadows being
harvested.
gocd condition; hay harvesting conttn-
ues; clover being cut; corn doing well,
but needs rain.
Brooke-Hny harvesting progressing
rapidly: pastures very good; gardens
looking we'll: potatoes growing well.
Monongalln-Hny harvesting in pro-
gress; corn growing rapidly, though
looking only moderately we'll; potatoes
and oats looking well. - .
Marlon-Wheat harvesting about
completed and stacking in prosressi
oats ripenIng, with good prospects fetii
an average yield; potatoes doing well;
gardens looking well.
Taylor-Wheat stacking in prOEresn:
corn growing we'll; oats looking well
and beginning to ripen; potatoes .nei
buckwheat being sown.
Preston-Wheat harvesting contln-
ues, with an average yield; corn and
oats in fine condition; gardens doing
we'll; meadows looking well, but very
/ weedy,