The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-19
CROPS AND WEATHER.
Conditions Tor West vifEiaia Daring
the PnSt Week

lQllUNNN0Al9 N4I - - ' - 49,
the PaSt Week
PARKERsBURG. July iA-FoiioEins
are the weather and crop conditions for
West virginia for the week ending
July Il:
ShowerS or thunder storms occurred
az scattered points over the state 9h
the i2th. 18th. 18th and 18th; high nilo-
day and cool night Temperature PIE
vailed during the week, Win oI0u1H
conditions. ,,,.
Farm work progressed rapldly
thrOuEhout the state. and AZ the close
OF the week wheat stacking and tafesn-
ing was nearing completion. TIE eoa-
tinued drOuth Of the past nTe OF bi3
days has damaged all growing crops.
Wheat Is harvested and generally
stacked in good condition: threshing Is
in progress over all sections. with an
average 70 q poor yield. the yield not
being 50 good as anticipated a rev
weeks ago.
Corn Is IN good condition. and is gen
orally laid By: early planted e2rtnG
well and has good color. and healthy
stalk: the plant was injured some py
the drouth and Is making slow growth.
Oats are ripening rapidly ana mar
vestIng Is IN progress. with an average
yield over some sections. Rye y SLACK
ed and will have a good yield.
Meadows are IN fair condition. but
continue Weedy: haying Is IN progress
throughout the state.
hiillet and buckwheat are being soWn,
and IN a few districts are making good
growth and are very promising.
Gardens are needing rain badly.
Potatoes are In good condition: sweet
potatoes are looking well.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS continues: hay
better than expected; corn tassellnB and
doing well: gardens very good; potatoes
looking well.
HarTison-Wheat stacked and some
threshed; the yield very light; corn do
ing well, has a strong stalk and gooa
rich color: oats Tipenlng; hay being cut,
L,swis-Oats ripening and promises to
be a good crop; grass cutting In pro-
gross; corn doing well; gardens look
ing well.
GHmer-corn, potatoes and gardens
injured by drouth: hay harvesting well
advanced. with a fair yield; wheat be-
Ing threshed. quality fne and q fair
yield.
Doddridge-Oats are being harvested:
early corn taGseling and making rapid
growth: hay cutting about completed.
wirt-Wheat threshinR IN progress;
oats and mec dowB harvested: oats good:
meadows fair: corn and pastures In
tured by drouth.
Ritchle-Corn making good growth:
grass cutting In progress; oats being
harvested; pastures good.
Wood-Wheat being threshed. Yield
not as good as expected; corn doing
well: oats hpeninE and some being cut.
~ Z.
able for the growth Of crops: corn doing
well: potatoes In fair condition; hay
cutting In progress. with poor yield.
Tyler-Wheat IN stack: haying In pro-
Eress: oats improved wonderfully by
late rains: corn looking well; potatoes
looking we'll; fruit scarce.
OhIo-wheat stacked in good condl-
ton; grass being harvested. and pros
poets good; oats ripenlng rapidly: corn
doing well.
Brooke-Uheat threshed, with poor
Yield: oats improving and will make an
average crop: pastures and meadows
improved by late rains.
Hancock = Harvesting progressing
rapidly; oats turning; hay cutting COM
pleted: corn making rapid growth.
Marion-Wheat stacked; oats being
harvested, with good prospects for q
fair yield: meadows being cut; corn
doing well, early planted caring fine.
MonOngalia-Onts ripenInG and ready
for harvesting; hay cutting progress
ing rapidly; potatoes and gardens do
ing well.
PreSton-Wheat stacked: corn IN fai-
condition; grass looking well: oats look
ing well and very promising.
Taylor-Wheat stacked IN good con-
dition: oats turning: hay cutting in
progress: buckwheat being sown; gar
dens doing well.