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West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry ExperimentStation BulletinsDavis College of Agriculture, Natural ResourcesAnd Design1-1-1890Meteorological report for August ; Reports ofcorrespondents upon meteorology and crops forAugustJohn A. MyersFollow this and additional works at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/wv_agricultural_and_forestry_experiment_station_bulletinsThis Bulletin is brought to you for free and open access by the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources And Design at The Research Repository@ WVU. It has been accepted for inclusion in West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletins by an authorized administrator ofThe Research Repository @ WVU. For more information, please contact ian.harmon@mail.wvu.edu.Digital Commons CitationMyers, John A., "Meteorological report for August ; Reports of correspondents upon meteorology and crops for August" (1890). WestVirginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletins. 10.https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/wv_agricultural_and_forestry_experiment_station_bulletins/10BULLETIN NO. 10.OF THEWEST VIRGINIAS^ridulttiAl Experiment $tktio:q.AUGUST, 1890.I. Meteorological Report for August.II. Reports of Correspondents upon Meteorology and Orop3 forAugust.By John A. Myees, Director.The Director does not hold himself responsible for the opinionsof Correspondents.CHARLESTON :Moses W. Donnaxly, Public Pninter.1S90.£54BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYDistrict Name of Regent. P. O. Address.1. J. B. SOMMERVILLE, Wheeling.2. CLARENCE L. SMITH, Fairmont.3. PEREGRIN HAYES, Glenville.4, D. D. JOHNSON, Long Reach.5. JOHN G. SCHILLING, Spencer.6. EDWARD A. BENNETT, Huntington.7. WIRT A. FRENCH, Princeton.8. M. J. KESTER, Union.9. D. C. GALLAHER, Charleston.10. THOMAS J. FARNSWORTH, Buckhannon.11. JOSEPH MORELAND, Morgantown.12. JOHN A. ROBINSON, Patterson's Depot13. DR. W. W. BROWN, Kabletown.MEMBERS OF THE STATION COMMITTEE.JOHN A. ROBINSON, JOHN G. SCHILLING,JOSEPH MORELAND, THOMAS J. FARNSWORTH,DR. W. W. BROWN.President of the University. Treasurer.E. M. TURNER, LL. D., JOHN I. HARVEY.STATION STAFF.JOHN A. MYERS, Ph. D., Director.C. F. MILLSPAUGH, M. D., - - Botanist and Microscopist.D. D. JOHNSON, A. M., .... Agriculturist.H. R. BALDWIN, Jr., Chemist.A. D.HOPKINS, Etomologist.SUSIE V. MAYERS, - - Stenographer and Book-keeper.REPORT OF W. C. KJSEN—FRANKLIN, PENDLETON CO., W. VA.For Month of August, 1890.Weather warm and dry. Very little rain. Frost on the 25th.No damage done. Corn. not more than half a crop. Wheat half cropOats medium. No barlev. Buckwheat not harvested, but willbe short. Grass good. Fruit a failure. Cattle in fine conditi >n,but no market for them. Horses, good condiiion, prices low.Sheep, condition and prices good. Swine scarce. Poultry notdoing well. No new enterprises being developed. The princi-pal i arming industries are raising cattle, feheep and horses. Noth-ing else can be made profitable without a railroad running throughthe county, which we have not.R3PORT OF A. W. WESTFALL—AUBURN, RITCHIE CO., W. VA.For Month of August, 1890.Weather changeable. Plenty of rain for vegetation. Cornabout three-quarter crop. Wheat one half an average crop.Fruit almost an entire failure. Stock generally in good condition.Market good, especially sheep and poultry, no disease attackingthem. No new enterprises being developed, but there are a num-ber that cculd be profitably carried on in this county. Stock andgrain raising are the principal farming industries. Everythingexcept grains and iruits in fair condition.REPORT OF J. W, CARTER—PLEASANT DALE, HAMPSHIRE CO., W. VA.For the Month of August, 1890.Temperature' above the average. Mostly dry.Corn promises about one-half crop. Buckwheat the same.Fruit a failure. Should frost be late buckwheat may make three-fourths crop. Wheat is being threshed and yields about as re-ported for la^t month. Condition of live stock go >d. Market forcattle flat. Large good horses bring g sod prices. Sheep high andscarce. Swine and poultry command good prices. No new en-terprises being develeped.REPORT OF W. A. MORQAN—SHEPHERDSTOWN, JEFFERSON CO., W. VA.For Month of August, 1890.Unusually wet, with frequent heavy washiag rains. Much cold,cloudy weather. Corn growing finely and promising a heavyyield. Very little in the way of fruit of any description. Wheaton low ground inferior in quality and yield to that grown on highor rolling land. Live stock healthy and in good order, there be-256ing fine grass and pasture. Market fair to good. Stock, cattleand sheep in good demand at fair prices. Morgan Grove Agri-cultural and Mechanical Association growing rapidly in impor-tance. The principal farming industries are wheat, corn, oats,potatoes and hay. Fruit marketing and dairying more profitable.Farmers much encouraged at the prospect, of better prices. Butfear the passage of the McKinley tariff bill.REPORT OF R. A. ALEXANDER—CHARLESTOWN, JEFFERSON CO., W. VA.For the Month of August, 1890.Rather dry first of month, but have been having fine rainslately. Corn very fine. Wheat where it was not struck by hailis turning out very well and the quality is good. Live stock infine condition and market good.- The new enterprise is to boomOharlestown and Shenandoah Junctions. The principal farmingindustries are wheat, corn, cattle and sheep. Since the effort toboom this section, iron has been found in large quantities andgood quality.REPORT OF S. A. HOUSTON—PICKAWAY, MONROE CO., W. VA.For Month of August, 1890.Weathery very very,dry. Corn one-half crop. Oats one-thirdcrop. Hay good. Pasture burnt up in many sections of thecounty. Rather seasonable in others. Very little fruit of anykind. Condition of live stock good up to this time. No diseaseamong them. Market about as last year at this time. Ourcreamery has been established. Stock raising is the principalfarming industry. All farmers have come to the conclusion thatthere will have to be a great change of some character beforefarming can be made to pay.REPORT OF M. L. BRYTE—BRTJCETON MILLS, PRESTON CO., W. VA.For the Month of August, 1890.Much rain during the month. Streams full ; roads washed.Never knew a greater rainfall during August. Corn good gene-rally, large acreage, best prospects for several years. Wheat nota full crop, but better than farmers thought it would be—yieldbetter. Appearances indicate an enormous crop of buckwheat.Oats almost a failure. Grass good. Hay plenty. Condition, oflive stock very good generally, no diseases. Market for cattle me-dium ; for sheep good. But few sheep unsold in the county. Nonew enterprises being developed, but the creamery at Terra Altawhich is about completed. The principal farming industries arestock of all kinds. Wheat, corn, oats, grass and buckwheat profi-257tably raised. Creameries could be profitably introduced. Thecontinued wet weather injured the wheat and oats. Wheat isyielding much better than farmers anticipated. Pasture excel-lent.REPORT OP GEORGE T. IGBERT—RAVEN'S EYE, FAYETTE CO., W. VA.For the Month of August, 1890.Frequent showers of rain. Frost on 24th instant. Buckwheatpromising. Corn fair. Fall pasture much improved by late rains.Fruit crop an entire failure. Condition of live stock good. Nodemand except for sheep, which are scarce and high. No newenterprises being developed. Stock raising is the principal farm-ing industry.REPORT OF ADAM FISHER—MOOREFIELD, HARDY CO., W. VA.For the Month of August.A little rain has fallen in the last two weeks. The corn cropwill average twenty-five bushels per acre in the valleys, but onthe hills will be very light. Oats less than half a crop. Wheatabout one-third. Grass crop unprecedented. Live stock in goodcondition. Sheep in demand. Hogs unusually dull. Some in-quiry for cattle. Some strangles among horses. No new enter-prises being developed. The principal farming industries aregrain and stock raising. Fruit an entire failure. Potatoes sell-ing at 75 cents per bushel.REPORT OF J. P. HALE—CHARLESTON, KANAWHA CO., W. VA.For Month of August, 1890.Usual summer temperature. More than average rain fall. Corncrop will be less than usual on account of late planting and toomuch wet weather for working. Wheat crop three-quarters crop.Oats about 90 per cent. Barley and buckwheat none raised.Grass above average. Fruit nearly a failure. Live stock condi-tion very good. Average market. No new enterprise being de-veloped. 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