Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-16
K.p.es sfs Lsster TO Gentleman in tai. Gig.

Extyses sfs Esffsr 10 a Gentleman IN this City.
A. the .usjeet Of the growing OF Tobacco in Viz
sins h.. been frequently discussed OF late NO think pro-
per TO avail ourselves Of the following extracts OF letter
on that SUBJECT from Col Thomas NJ Bondurant. TO friend
in ,b,. CITY The Colonel will he observed has taken
GOOD deal of trouble ascertain ss possible, the
ue ,,n,o of the prospects his county His plan tor OBJ
tanning such information will DO acknowledged on all
hands, to bc good one.
Extract Of Letter from Buckingham.
"BucktSonAn, l2ih August, lSi5.
81 have seen several communications recently in the
whg specializing upon the growing crop OF Tobacco some
Of which think, are calculated to msead the public
Yesterday being our Court day endeavoured TO ascertain
the the crop in this county, by 'nqung OF esne
men from every section the county. As facts are worth
more than cuaon, will give the result ct my enqui-
res together with the OF the gentlemen ana 'het
answers To the following inercgaory, which was pro.
pounded separately each gentleman What portion oil
an average crop OF Tobacco will he made IN your hes'
bourhood1' -
.c.ors. w KYLE not more than OF n crop; William
A. Miller of a crop may be made; Richard Gillian act
ing as D. Sheriff. the season Ia very favorable ana inc
fall late of crop may possibly be made Rolie hldndge'
Clerk OF Buckingham, the seasons continue iaNoraoe'
may make of crop; Richard q. Morris, thinks he may
mako crop, and that more than that can be made
between his house and Lynchbue; Mai Charles fancey
not more than of crop be made II the season con-
Times favorable; Willis Chambers, thinks crop in his
neshbouhood; Ambrose Ford, more than 81 crop,
under the most favorable circumstances, can be made IN
his neghbourhood George Booker, states that not more
than of crop can be made in his neishbourhood James
NJ Pa,e.op not more than /; Thomas r. Perkins, not
more than 4; Tho. H. Perkins, not more than :; william
A. Jones' not more than /; Stephen Hooper, not more than
=; Col. Edmund w. Hubbard. than !; William IL.
Tapscot, not more than L. Maj. Philip A. Boiling, thinks
horc not prospect, under the most favorable circum-
stances for than ii crop in his neiehoourhood'
VIM W. Forbes acting ID. Sheriff, states that m the
mar, of the county in which acts under the most favor
able circumstances more than crop cannot be m'es'
W. NJ Moseley, acting as ID. Sheriff. that not more
than OF crop planted hatit is late and stands bad
w. and that not more than OF crop be made' COL
Fuqua in the lower end OF the county, speaking
as TO himself Mr. Lei,ch, Mr.. Wooson, and the Mess.s
Gait on opposite side OF the rver, says the prosPeet
good for an average crop The gentlemen above named are
intelligent respectable, and from all parts OF the county
In every requested them 10 state 10 Their own and
neighbours crops. also met with gentlemen from Gum
berlsnd AppomattoS, Prince Edward Charlotte, Camp
bell Amherst, Nelson, Abomare and Fluvanna and upon
enquiry being made the crop in those Counties they
answered by saving Varying from To OF crop also
met with gentleman who had recently travelled through
Halifax PIt,sylvana, Bedford Henry, franklin and Camp
bell he stated that he did think than OF crop
would be made in countless that certainly under the
most favorable circum it would not exceed OF an
average crop. The Information thus solicited leads TO
the conclusion that than > 5ths OF average
CROP be the remainder Of the favorable,
be made in Virginia this year
"Nery respectfully yours,
"TH. NJ. BONDURANT."