The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-21
CROPS AND WEATHER.
Conditions for West Virginia During
the Past Week

the Fast w eek tfs
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, June 90
Following is the report OF the weather
and crop conditions for West Virginia,
for the week ending June 10:
Showers or thunderstorms occurred
almost daily over the state, being very
heavy over some localities. Moderate
midday temperatures and cool nights
prevailed until the latter portion 8 OF
the week, when q decided fall In tenn
pcrature occurred. 3.S
Farm work progressed slowly, being
retarded b. the wet condition OF the
ground. and us q result harvesting and
the working OF corn We're delayed.
Wheat Is ripenlng rapidly. and har-
rcstlng Is In progress; low land wheat
has suffered from rust, and is very
thin on the ground: in other respects is
In good condition, late sown wheat is
beginning to color. and IN some sections
Is damaged by rust and fly, and not
worth cutting.
Corn Is In excellent condition, and far
advanced In growth; blowing the Sec
ond time continues, In some sections.
while in others is hndered by the wet
ground.
Oats, rye nnc grass are In good condI-
ton; oats have improved slightly and
bid for n fair yield; young grass is be-
Ing cut. i sII
Meadows are making rapid growth,
but very weedy; pastures continue In
fine condition: clover Is being harvested
with fair Yield. "a
Potatoes and gardens are very prom
ising: beans. peas. radishes young po-
"a ~ nd n q In ava r..
tpshur-Wheat harvesting In pro-
Eress; corn In good condition: mead
ows !mproving. ground too wet to work
crops. ass 5TIsl
Barbour-The continued wet and cool
weather has delayed farm work: corn
growing rapidly; meadows!and pastures
very good. lsi " 80 n 4
Harrison-Wheat ripening rapidly
and harvesting Is In progress corn
work delayed by the wet weather and
sorae fields are weedy; oats, and grass
iourish!ng.
Lewis-Wheat harvesting continues
and will be an average crop: corn do
ing we'll. but ground too wet for work.
Ing the second time: oats short: pota-
Toes and gardens doing well rs.
Gilmer-Harvesting delayed by wet
weather; corn, grass and gardens max.
ING good growth
Calhoun Harvesting In progress:
corn looking well: grapes will be good,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wet weather
delayed all farm work: crops have made
an excellent growth: meadows thicklng
and Will make, good crop. 5-
latchie-Wheat in good condition and
being cut; corn. potatoes and gardens
doing well: meadows short and weedy.
Wirt-Corn making rapid growth;
wheat being harvested: potatoes grow
Ing we'll.
Roane Wheat harvesting continues.
with light crop; corn looking well: oats
improving; potatoes and gardens fine.
Wood = Wheat harvesting continues;
corn. potatoes. gardens and oats In
good condition: grass shortlN =;
Pieasants-Wheat being harvested,
and fair crop expected: pastures
short. corn backward and damaged by
grub worms.
Marshall-Whent being harvested,
and is we'll filled: pastures good; mead
ows improving. 4s
Ohio-Wheat colorlng. late sown very
poor: corn doing well; oats good; mead
ows improving. f'
Brooke-Oats and grass growing well:
corn Injured by grub worms. gardens
looking well.
Monongalia-Wheat harvesting con-
Hnues with fair yield: meadows i'm
proving: corn good oats heading and
look we'll
Marion--Wheat being harvested; corn
very weedy, but growing we'll; oats
doing well: meadows continue weedy,
and prospect poor.
Taylor-The wet weather has retard-
ed all farm work: oats looking mod
e.rately well and heading: early grass
being cut.
PFeston-Wheat looking well; oats
and corn. growing fast: potatoes and
plentiful.