The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-09
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
Fer The Week Ending Monday. Au.
gust 1905.

The first part of the week was clear
and cool and the latter part was show.
cry and warm. The maximum TEN.
peratures ranged from 20 degrees on
Tuesday to 90 degrees on Sunday. and
the minimum temperatures, from a
to ca degrees. Thundershowers oc.
CURED on Friday, Saturday and Sun.
day. but We're generally light. The
mean temperature averaged about 3
degrees per day below the normal and
the precipitation was deficient. The
sunshine Was about normal.
The clear. cool weather during the
first part OF the week was very favor.
able for the completion OF harvest.
ing. and the showers during the latter
part We're very beneficial for crops.
Oats are mostly in stack or shock
with a good yield; hay is mostly in
stack, and the crop will be below the
average; some hay was somewhat
damaged by wet weather. Wheat
threshing is progressing slowly. but
seems to be making an excellent yield
of good quality; some complaint is
made of stacked wheat being in poor
condition for threshing on account of
so much wet weather. Corn looks
well, and sugar cane is promising.
Pastures are holding up we'll; and
stock is in fine condition. Millet is
doing well. and is almost ready to har.
vest; buckwheat is growing nicely
with good prospects, and COW peas
and gardens are doing well. Fall
plowing for wheat is progressing nice.
ly. and turnips are being sown. The
fruit prospect is not very f~iattering.
the prospects are that apples will
make less than a half crop, and that
other fruits will be rather scarce.
Grapes are ripening. More rain will
be beneficial, especially for corn.
Extracts From Correspondents Re.
ports-Northern Section.
BARBOUR: Hay harvest about
done; much stacked in fine condition;
oats nearly all In stack; orr will not
be a full crop; apples about a half
CROP. d. Dadisman.
HARRISON: Hay harvest complet-
ed; crop fair; corn looks well, but
needs rain; grass getting short in
some localities; apples scarce, and Of
poor quality; threshing has COM
menced.-Allen Smith!
LEWIS: Very dry. no rain for two
weeks; oats all gathered with good
yield; potatoes not as good as last
year; hay harvest well along, but not
as good a crop as expected; pastures
short. but stock doing well.-N. F.
Linger.
MARION: Good harvest weather;
oats all in stack; hay all up; oats and
wheat average yield; corn doing well;
some wheat thrashed; apples half
crop.-James B. Wilson.
MARSHALL: Hay and oats in
stack; hay rather light crop, but of
good quality; pats fair crop. and corn
doing well; pastures in good shape;
SsNS aNthS VIII opPASS VI Pooi quhii-
ty; plums and peaches will be light
CROP. E. McCleary.
PRESTON: Weather favorable for
hay making fore part Of week; corn
and buckwheat doing we'll; potatoes
blighting; some oats badly injured
by rust.-T. B. Taylor.
RANDOLPH: Fine weather for hay
harvesting; hay rather light crop;
oats all cut, and a fair crop; corn
never looked better; pastures keeping
up, well; stock doing well; fruit is
scarce.-W. o. Triplett.
TAYLOR: Fair week for harvest
ing: oat and hay harvest about done,
good crop; meadows light: corn max
ing fine growth.-S. w. Wilson.
TUCKER: Weather has been dry;
fruit is a failure; oats will make a
good crop.-G. B. Purnell.
WETZEL: Oats in stack; haying
about done; fall blowing will be begun
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